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Ordinary People: Love is Complicated

Being a human being is very complicated. For many of us, just being alive may be the most confusing thing … More

1980, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Donald Sutherland, Judd Hirsch, Mary Tyler Moore, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Ordinary People, Oscars, Robert Redford

Hamlet: Another Shakespeare Movie

Without a doubt, the most influential author or playwright in history is William Shakespeare. For a man that lived centuries … More

1948, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Hamlet, Laurence Olivier, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars

Parasite: Sobering Inequality

In the 92 years of the Academy Awards, there have been all kinds of films that garnered nomination, especially for … More

2019, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Bong Joon-ho, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars, Parasite, South Korea

Gigi: It’s a Bore

I’ve written several times on this blog about the influence of the Cold War and McCarthyism on the movies that … More

1958, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Gigi, Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, musical, Oscars, Vicente Minelli

Green Book: Navigating Civil Rights

After the abolition of slavery at the end of the Civil War, there was a short period of time, during … More

2018, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Green Book, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars, Peter Farrelly

An American in Paris: Musical and Ballet

When World War II ended in 1945, there was an exceptionally brief period of time when America had unchecked power … More

1951, Academy Awards, An American in Paris, Best Picture, Gene Kelly, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, musical, Oscars, Vicente Minelli

The English Patient: It’s Certainly Something

For early humans, painting in caves, protected environments from the outside influences of heat and moisture, proved to be essential … More

1996, Academy Awards, Anthony Minghella, Best Picture, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars, Ralph Fiennes, The English Patient

All Quiet on the Western Front: The Great War

When it comes to war, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has a love affair with films about … More

1930, Academy Awards, All Quiet on the Western Front, Best Picture, Lew Ayres, Lewis Milestone, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars

American Beauty: The American Frustration

I think it’s reasonable to assume that we all know what the “American Dream” is: our simple yet strangely complex … More

Academy Awards, American Beauty, Best Picture, Kevin Spacey, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars, Sam Mendes

12 Years a Slave: A Dark Chapter

When it comes to the history of the United States, we haven’t been around for a long time. Sure, it’s … More

12 Years a Slave, Academy Awards, Best Picture, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Lupita Nyong'o, Michael Fassbender, movie, movie review, movie reviews, movies, Oscars, Steve McQueen

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