Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 37 minutesDirector: Florian Zeller Quick Impressions:What a sad movie! I don’t know where to begin! If Chadwick Boseman hadn’t tragically died young of cancer, I’ll bet the Oscar discussion right now would be, “Boseman is fantastic in his first nominated performance, but Anthony Hopkins is raw …
Best Picture: # 48Original Release Date: November 19, 1975Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 13 minutesDirector: Milos Formos Quick Impressions:I’ve never read Ken Kesey’s novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and this was my first time watching the film, but I did see the stage play in high school when my …
Rating: Not RatedRuntime: 1 hour, 57 minutesDirector: Thomas Vinterberg Quick Impressions:There’s something you need to know about Druk before you watch, something I wish I had known. I’ve wanted to see this film for quite a while because I love Mads Mikkelsen, and even though I hadn’t seen the performance …
Rating: RRuntime: 4 hours, 2 minutesDirector: Zack Snyder Quick Impression:I’m obsessing over Oscar nominees right now and busy in general, so when I heard the much demanded, once allegedly fictional Snyder cut of Justice League was now available on HBO Max, I planned to watch but not review it. (I’ve …
Best Picture: #47Original Release Date: December 18, 1974Rating: RRuntime: 3 hour, 22 minutesDirector: Francis Ford Coppola Quick Impressions:Watching this movie with my daughter made me realize sadly that we will never get to watch Godfather III together and finish out the series. (Well, I mean, I guess there’s no law …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 10 minutesDirector: Lee Daniels Quick Impressions:I’m relieved that I’ve finally seen Andra Day’s Oscar nominated performance as Billie Holiday because I hate finding myself in the awkward position of unintentionally rooting against an actor just because I haven’t seen her performance yet. For weeks now, I’ve …
Best Picture: #46Original Release Date: December 25, 1973Rating: PGRuntime: 2 hours, 9 minutesDirector: George Roy Hill Quick Impressions:Two things jumped out at me when watching The Sting. One is that the young Robert Redford is so incredibly handsome. I guess I didn’t realize that because the older, present day Redford …
Rating: PG-13Runtime: 1 hour, 55 minutesDirector: Lee Isaac Chung Quick Impressions:My husband and I rented Minari on our date night and enjoyed it so much that we watched it a second time (as I began writing this review) so that my daughter and my dad could see it within the …
Best Picture: #45Original Release Date: March 24, 1972Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 55 minutesDirector: Francis Ford Coppola Quick Impressions:I’m watching The Godfather right now as I write this review. My daughter enjoyed it so much (ranking it #10 on her list) that when our eighteen-year-old mentioned he’d never seen it, she …
Rating: RRuntime: 2 hours, 6 minutesDirector: Shaka King Quick Impressions:Watching Daniel Kaluuya actually get to give his speech for Best Supporting Actor was an early highlight of the Golden Globes. I had no emotional investment in the win itself for the simple reason that I hadn’t seen the performance yet. …
