Normally ahead of each Oscars ceremony we here at White Wall Cinema bring out in depth reviews of each major Oscar contender and earnestly pick apart the relative merits and demerits of each film individually. With 2021/2022 looking to be a arguably lacklustre crop of contenders it felt like doing something different was in order,... Continue Reading →
Oscar Nominations 2021 – FILM REVIEW: Nomadland (2020)
Dir: Chloé Zhao Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Director, Best Actress, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematograpy, Best Editing. Score: ★★★★☆ Chloé Zhao's Nomadland is a minor miracle of a movie, a sunset soaked dusty little diamond that encapsulates the grand beauty of the American landscape, as well as it's numerous vistas of industrial harshness that... Continue Reading →
Oscar Nominations 2021 – FILM REVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)
Dir: Aaron Sorkin Nominated for: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematograpy, Best Original Song, Best Film Editing. Score: ★★★★☆ There's always something deeply appealing about Aaron Sorkin's writing on films like A Few Good Men, The American President, Moneyball etc., and of course TV series like The West Wing, even if it... Continue Reading →