Mike Mills’ latest is a beautifully formed comedy-drama, centering around a household of characters and their lives in the 1970s. It will make you laugh, feel and think, in one of the most underseen gems of the past year. The (Oscar-nominated) script is the star of the show here. Its unconventional structure, and close examination…
Often the term ‘Oscar bait’ is thrown around in reference to films that fit within a certain criteria, created by observations of past Oscar winners and nominees. It’s frequently used as an insult to attack a film as opposed to the Academy, used in an attempt to delegitimise success. It presents the idea that films…
As we reach the final stretch of Awards’ Season, it’s interesting to examine whose reputation has lasted the battering of the race…surprisingly its often those in first place that suffer the most. After gaining traction early on with critical acclaim, followed by audience love, followed by awards nominations, films often start to pick up increasing…
So the biggest night in British film has finally arrived, with a new venue, the same host and the odd surprise. New for the BAFTAs, the show kicked off in the Royal Albert Hall with a display from Cirque de Soleil, before a humorous entrance from host, Steven Fry. Equipped with plenty of jokes and…
One of the last big awards in the lead up to the Oscars, and the biggest night in the British Cinema Calendar. It can sometimes be tricky to predict the winners here; sometimes the BAFTAs like to go in a different direction to other awards, and can tend to favour the Brits. They can be…
***MAJOR SPOILER ALERT, DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU HAVE SEEN ARRIVAL*** Films are always going to be different the second time around. While you may pick up on the odd thing you missed the first time, you know what to expect, you know how it ends and nothing is going to surprise you. For…
After controversy surround the Oscars over the past two years, 2017 seems to have turned things around. In both 2015 and 2016, all 20 of the acting nominees were white, prompting cries of racism and discrimination to be directed at the Academy. This, in turn, prompted a serious examination of the make-up of the voting…
There’s plenty out on DVD this month, ranging from cult rom-coms, to action blockbusters, to a great horror movie, to the first of the Oscar Best Picture Nominees out on DVD, so you’re sure to find something to your taste on this list. Bridget Jones’ Baby This third installment finds Bridget (Renée Zellweger) exactly where…
The latest from M. Night Shyamalan continues his kind of come-back and steers clear of the disaster zone he’s fallen into with a few of his films along the way. It is pretty Shyamalan-esque, but its twist (because of course there is one) will be a huge revelation to some, but non-existent and confusing to…
It’s that exciting time in the film calendar again; the Oscar nominations have been announced (in a new, interesting way), and a select group of people can now add the permanent prefix of ‘Academy-Award Nominee’ to their name. As expected, La La Land leads the pack with a whopping 14 nominations; tying with Titanic and…
