Lady Bird will likely get a lot of Oscar love… but how about in the editing category?
This year’s Oscar nominations are announced on January 23, 2018. In anticipation of the conventional wisdom the Academy…
Personal Shopper’s awards-caliber sound effects create an eerie atmosphere
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Good Time's gritty camerawork would be a welcome rebuke to the Academy's tony taste
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Sometimes the best-directed movie isn’t among the best of the year
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
In a competitive year for Best Actress, Aubrey Plaza dangles Oscar bait from outside the box
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Blade Runner 2049 brought humanity to today’s most artificial movie gimmick
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 23. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
This year, the Oscars celebrate 60 years of ignoring movies from around the world
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Green Room’s scrappy realism doesn’t stand a chance at the Oscars—but it should
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Academy elitism will keep American Honey’s ragtag costumes out of the race
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
The Academy should consider the farty boner corpse and other frugal effects work
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
The Academy won’t hear The Neon Demon’s terrific sound design over its unpopularity
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
A small, character-based documentary isn’t “important” enough for the Academy
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Ones, zeroes, and a disembodied voice delivered one of last year’s best performances
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
The Oscar-worthy cinematography of Pete’s Dragon is anything but kids’ stuff
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
In the aftermath of an insane election year, the third Purge deserves some Oscar love
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 24. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
In praise of Viggo Mortensen and the interdependent actor
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Why can’t the best documentary of the year be a Best Picture nominee?
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
The Oscars will ignore The Duke Of Burgundy’s score, but they shouldn’t
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. In anticipation of the conventional wisdom the Academy…
Unfriended redefines art direction for the webcam era
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
Tangerine’s all-iPhone cinematography is no cheap gimmick
This year’s Oscar nominations will be announced on January 14. Will the Academy uphold conventional wisdom or think…
