Tag: Academy Awards
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‘Sentimental Value’ and the weight of what is left unsaid – Review
Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve shine in “Sentimental Value” (2025) The latest from Joachim Trier is one of the most astounding and emotionally resonant films of the year – Review contains some minor spoilers for the end of the film – “Sentimental Value” accomplishes what I might say is the greatest praise that I can…
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Is “The Brutalist” Trying Too Hard? – Review
A Complicated (But Ultimately Positive) Review of One of the Most Celebrated Movies of 2024 Adrien Brody as Laszlo Toth in the commissioned library at Van Buren Manor in “The Brutalist”, dir. Brady Corbet After now seeing The Brutalist twice within the span of a few weeks, it’s obvious that much of the plaudits heaped…
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“Well That Was Weird”: A Recap of the Most Bizarre Oscars Ever
In many ways, The 93rd Academy Awards was exactly the awards ceremony that 2020 deserved. It seems only fitting that the weirdest year in modern human history would lead to the strangest movie year in recent memory and an even odder Academy Awards Ceremony. Nothing about this year’s event seemed ordinary, from the decision to…