Tracing the Influence of Grand Illusion
Earlier this month, the Oscars happened, at which, to my great surprise and delight, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite took home Best Picture in addition to three other awards. It bested eight competitors, […]
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Notes on the Nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards
Lucy pulls the ball away once again! What’s amazing about the Oscars is that, for movie fans, Lucy can do this twice in the span of a month or two. […]
The Class of 2019: My Favorite Movies
“How does he do it?” asked no one. According to my painstaking records, I’ve maintained roughly the same pace in watching movies that were new to me during the last […]
Keeping Pace: Editing in Chariots of Fire
To single out the editing in the film Chariots of Fire is, of course, to fly past the two or three most famous and memorable aspects of it. That’s not to […]
Notes on the Nominees for the 91st Academy Awards
Like Christmas morning, the announcement of a given year’s Oscar nominees is all about anticipation. The ultimate results will be uneven at best, but allowing oneself hope for a pleasant […]
Uh … 3 ½? — Selma
The Introduction I first saw Ava DuVernay’s Selma in those pre-MoviePass days when going to a theater by myself was a rare occurrence. This was the weekend after the Oscar nominations […]
The Biopic Performance Conundrum: Capote
On the one hand, the impersonation of a historical figure is the most attention-grabbing and prestigious job any movie actor can undertake. Trying to fit into a well-known persona will […]
Oscar 2018
It’s Oscar nominations morning once again, and the big story, from a personal standpoint, is that I’ve actually seen the movies this year! No more Well, I’ve seen two Best […]
Announcing My 2018 Movie Retrospective: Baby Paul’s First Weekend
Today is my thirtieth birthday. I consider myself something of a late bloomer when it comes to dedicated movie-watching; I’ve always liked cinema, but only in the past eight or […]
Both Versions: Amadeus
Evidently there isn’t much of a story behind the return of Amadeus to theaters in 2002 — with, as advertised, twenty minutes of added footage. By then, the world was well into […]
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