The moral ambiguity of “Corpus Christi” is one of it’s most compelling elements. A film I regret missing at TIFF 2019, despite it’s well promoted debut, is among the most provocative of this years International Films submitted for Academy Award consideration. From Poland, Jan Komasa directs the script by 27-year-old first-time feature film screenwriter Mateusz […]
What is this mysterious foreign film nominated for the best cinematography Oscar? This German entry has landed many of the early foreign film awards alongside the more popular entries “Roma” and “Cold War.” “Never Look Away” is directed by Oscar winner Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, who took home the foreign film prize back in 2006
This visually beautiful and engaging animation from the Ghibli Studio combines fantasy with deep human experiences of loss, loneliness, love, and desperation simply through visual animation, music, and a few shouts. It reminded me of last year’s Swiss Army Man, with a man stranded on an isolated island showing the value of fantasy in survival,
The Bedouin Desert has its own rules, and young Theeb (Al-Hwietal) has learned them well, although he also has a streak of the rebel and is eager to become a man.
Mauritania is a country in West Africa with about 3 million people. This is Mauritania’s first time submitting a film to the Academy Awards foreign language category and obviously their first nomination. However this isn’t director Abderrahmane Sissako’s first time with an award winning film, in 2002 he also was singled out at the Cannes
The official Belgium entry for the Academy Awards is a barebones effort from film making brothers Jean Pierre and Luc Dardenne. Casting Oscar winner Marion Cotillard (Inception, La Vie en Rose) in the lead obviously brings awareness to the film and Oscar attention to the best actress race. Cotillard is beloved by Hollywood for her
If Matthew McConaughey can turn a career around after not being taken seriously in his early work, surely Witherspoon can do the same with one Oscar already in her pocket. With a career built on pop culture, rom-coms and a rocky off-camera life, Witherspoon is one of the actors most people argue did not deserve
There should never be any confusion about which films are by Wes Anderson. He is an auteur in every meaning of the word, as he has carved out a specific niche for his own distinctive creativity. Like a painter who reinvented brush strokes or a vocal artist with a special sound, Wes Anderson’s films are