my picks for tonight’s 90th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2017’s films) (winners indicated)
I correctly guessed 15 out of the 24 categories, which is one of my better showings ever, I think.
Meryl Streep
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Jan 19
Women fall for aliens, older men, and the mad power of running a major newspaper.
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Fri Jan 12 (updated)
Taraji P. Henson and Meryl Streep are doing men’s work in wide release, with small films from Europe, the Middle East, and South America highlighting women in limited release.
my picks for tonight’s 89th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2016’s films)
Now updated with winners…
curated: actors are allowed to speak publicly about their political opinions
Even if you disagree with them.
Florence Foster Jenkins movie review: don’t worry that it’s not good enough for anyone else to hear
When FFJ sticks to farce, it works wonderfully, like something P.G. Wodehouse might have loved. But the longer it goes on, the more maudlin it gets.
Marguerite movie review: is ignorance bliss?
A bravura dramedy that beautifully balances tragedy and comedy and asks a tricky question: Is it better to be cynical about art, or happily undiscriminating?
Suffragette movie review: then they fight you (LFF 2015)
The first feature film ever about the women who fought for their right to vote is glorious. It is angry and passionate and defiant. It is essential.
Ricki and the Flash movie review: rocking (down and) out
There’s some good stuff here, like the prickly relationships between women at odds with one another, but too much feels too contrived to fully satisfy.
87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015
Now with winners indicated.
