We all know the song at this point: the year was weird, the year was traumatic, it is hard to care about cinema, even harder when NOTHING is coming out. I went to the cinema a grand total of four times in 2020 (I did get to take part in some online festivals, but this …
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OSCARS 2020 – Best Picture
We did it. We have reached the finale of the Oscar season 2020. All that remains is tomorrow’s ceremony. I feel like throughout the last few weeks I have made my opinions on the nominated films pretty clear so there is no real need for me to write too much today. All I am going …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Original Score
We’re almost done now! This is most likely going to be my penultimate Oscar post (unless I write some sort of reaction on Monday, but something tells me I am going to be way too upset for that until next year). Sadly, all signs point towards to me not being able to complete at least …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Adapted Screenplay
We are almost there. Only a few days left and the Oscar season will be over. I am glad because it has been mostly a struggle. Today is no different, as the quality of the nominees for Best Adapted Screenplay is significantly lower than those who compete for the Original Screenplay. Three of the five …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Actress
And for my final acting category: the actresses in lead roles. I am very disappointed that this category does not include Lupita Nyong’o and Awkwafina. I am upset that we pretty much knew who was going to win months ago and the Academy did not even make the effort to seek out different performances. Oh …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Supporting Actress
I finally saw Little Women! I loved it! And now I can pity the actresses against each other. 5. Scarlett Johansson, Jojo Rabbit I absolutely disliked Johansson’s characterization in Jojo Rabbit, from the absolutely bizarre accent choice to weird attempts at comedy. I fail to see how this nomination came to be, especially when taken …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Costume Design & Best Makeup and Hairstyling
I am not too happy with this batch of nominations (it feels like I say this with every category) so I am not too enthusiastic today. Best Costume Design 5. Mark Bridges, Joker I guess the red suit is recognizable? 4. Mayes C. Rubeo, Jojo Rabbit It feels weird to rank a work that is …
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OSCARS 2020 – Best Original Screenplay
5. 1917, Krysty Wilson-Cairns & Sam Mendes Not to be THAT guy, but – what screenplay? There are surely things worthy of praise when it comes to 1917 (and most of them concern the technical, visual side of things) but there is absolutely nothing remarkable about the dialogues or the story itself. 4. Once Upon …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Documentary Feature
I finally got a chance to watch all the documentaries nominated for an Oscar this year. These films are usually quite difficult to watch and quite difficult to rate: they tend to deal with heavier, serious subject matters and it is difficult to critique them as I would the narratives. Still, I know exactly which …
OSCARS 2020 – Best Director
Every year the same thing happens: Oscar nominations are announced and a large number of film lovers are upset. They might be mad that they favourite films did not make the cut, they might be mad films they did not care about did. But there is also a group of people upset that Oscars fail …
Swingin' at the Seance 