Watch, then read, unless you don't care about SPOILERS! I love to discuss character and story, which is often difficult to do without touching on specific scenes or a movie's ending.
In order to combat racism and sexism, the Academy have introduced new racist and sexist standards, to the best of my knowledge, as reported on Vox in September. It was touch-and-go to see if Oppenheimer would get a nomination for … Continued
You already know what I’m going to say – I obviously couldn’t see every movie this year and so this is just a list of my least favourite movies, out of the ones that were at least initially appealing enough … Continued
I know, I say the same every year, but it’s been a great year for movies (and so much more than last year). I’ve had a genuine struggle knocking my list of 84 movies down to just the ten best, … Continued
These movies are like my babies now. They’re a part of me. I cared for them, spent valuable time and brain power on them, and as a new year prepares to dawn, I present them to you, in a neat … Continued
No scandals here! No slaps, and all the nominations came through the correct pathways 😆 It’s easy when this is just one guy’s informed opinion on the talented performances spread out across 2022 and beyond. Yes, the Slice Awards are … Continued
Great, now I get to roast some turds. With 91 new movies in my noggin, it was inevitable that I’d find some stinkeroonies – and find some, I did. If you’re a movie that’s rated 1.5 or lower for me … Continued
That’s 91 movies in total, across a 12-month period, that have garnered me five ratings of 5.0, seven 4.5s, twelve 4.0s, twenty 3.5s, nineteen 3.0s, ten 2.5s, eight 2.0s, four 1.5s and six 1.0s – a nice little bell curve. … Continued
Let us try something different at the end of 2022 – my first yearly movie Index! Usually, my year consists of writing reviews, and for those big movies I miss throughout the year, I try to catch up on them, … Continued
I just want to make a point of Emelia Jones; Emelia Jones is basically playing a unicorn in CODA, and, to prepare for this one role, she had to take 9 months of sign language, and learnt the basics of … Continued
So here we stand, 82 movies in the bank, the New Year has arrived, and all that’s left to do is talk about la crème de la crème! 2021; another challenging year for cinema – Melbourne had another months-long COVID … Continued