I have been in a frenzy this awards season, consuming all of the award shows, picking my favorites and checking out movies I’ve never heard of. I’ve even requested seat filler positions hoping to one day join in the fun. I recognize none of this matters in the big picture of our world right now,Continue reading “Best Picture Nominees 2025”
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Nickel Boys
Nickel Boys is based on the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Colson Whitehead. It follows the bond of two young African American boys who are sent to an abusive reform school in Florida in the 1960s. While fictional, Nickel Boys is based on true accounts of the horrors of these schools in the Jim CrowContinue reading “Nickel Boys”
I’m Still Here
I’m Still Here is based on a true story and the autobiography Ainda Estou Aqui written by Marcelo Paiva. He shares what his family endured during the Brazilian military dictatorship in the early seventies. His father, former congressman Rubens Paiva (Selton Mello) disappears leaving his mother Eunice (Fernanda Torres) to wonder what happened to himContinue reading “I’m Still Here”
Anora
Hooray another Best Picture Oscar nominee! Anora is one of my new surprise favorites. Mikey Madison is Anora (Ani), a charismatic young sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries one of her ultra-rich clients. Here’s the kicker – her new hubby Vanya (Mark Eydelshteyn) is the son of a Russian oligarch. His parents are notContinue reading “Anora”
The Brutalist
Here are my thoughts walking into the theater to see The Brutalist today knowing it has a 3.5 hour run time: “No problem, I’m an adult, and if I want to leave I will leave.” Also, “Every minute of this film better be vital.” And of course, “Should I get the bigger popcorn for thisContinue reading “The Brutalist”
September 5
I have faint memories of learning about this event in Journalism class (yes, I was on the high school newspaper), but I admit I couldn’t have told you the whole story without this in my immediate rear view. It’s 1972 and Germany is hosting the Summer Olympics. A sports broadcasting team is on the sceneContinue reading “September 5”
A Complete Unknown
I was impressed with A Complete Unknown, and then I wasn’t. Timothée Chalamet is outstanding in this Bob Dylan biopic. He’s got a brilliant way of sharing the nuanced apathy that Dylan seemed to project. And he sure did nail the voice. I mean – no one is going to be perfect, but I wouldContinue reading “A Complete Unknown”
2023 Best Picture Oscar Nominees
“Hello, yeah…it’s been awhile. Not much. How ’bout you?” I fell out of habit with my weekly movie therapy visits. This happened mostly because my theater changed its hours and made it difficult for me to stick to the routine I liked. I was also putting a little too much pressure on myself to makeContinue reading “2023 Best Picture Oscar Nominees”
2022 Best Picture Nominees
It’s very rare that I have the opportunity to see all of the Best Picture Nominees prior to the Oscars. I was able to do it this year – but I am still missing some of the other categories. The two questions I always have is: Who do I want to win? and Who doContinue reading “2022 Best Picture Nominees”