Why The Oscars Got it Wrong

I was looking forward to hearing Toni Collette for Best Actress in Hereditary. It is man or woman to be the best performance of 2018. My brother loved the movie, my sister not so much. Most people, even some who didn’t like it can look at that performance as deserving of recognition. Collette is already an Oscar nominee….

Notes on 2018 Award Season

This is my list of favourites with the crucial difference of not caring what other critics have to say, I also don’t change my mind 6 months later and suddenly say “yeah that’s overrated/ that sucks” because I don’t like to waste people’s time. I haven’t seen all the films on this list, it’s not…

Platforming; Fruitvale Station Review

Director: Ryan Coogler (debut) Written By: Ryan Coogler Produced by: Forest Whitaker Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Octavia Spencer, Melonie Diaz, Kevin Durand and Chad Michael Murray Plot: A day-in-the-life character study of Oscar Grant III, leading up to the 2009 New Years Day shooting at Fruitvale (BART) Station in Oakland, California. I read about a…