The Oscars are an event for recognizing the most talented artists working in film, but what if the most talented artists aren’t being recognized? Here are 10 different films and categories that were surprisingly ignored by the Academy in 2015.
Jon’s Movie Review: ‘Beasts of No Nation’
War-torn countries and ferocious fighting are often sugar-coated or downplayed in an attempt to make them more palatable to the masses. War is not pretty, and to minimize its true scope and bloodshed takes away the real effects that come…
TIFF Report #10 (A Recap Of Superlatives)
My final day in Toronto included a screening of Vertigo, “the best film of all time,” a game of street hockey, the best sport ever invented, and a steak meal, the best food of my entire trip. It was my best…
TIFF Report #9 (Mr. Right, Taxi, Beasts Of No Nation)
All you need for a movie is a girl and a gun. D.W. Griffith apparently uttered that phrase during the earlier stages of cinema’s development, and years later, the formula is as prominent as ever. Max Landis, the writer of…