87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015
Now with winners indicated.
Richard Linklater
Where Are the Women? Boyhood
Did it occur to Linklater to make Girlhood, with his daughter starring instead of supporting? Still, the dynamic depiction of the mother’s life is fantastic. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
AWFJ 2014 award winners
The Alliance of Women Film Journalists is one of the orgs for which I help choose year-end best-ofs.
OFCS 2014 award winners
The Online Film Critics Society is one of the orgs for which I help choose year-end best-ofs.
Boyhood movie review: time in a cinematic bottle
An audacious coming-of-age tale unique in the history of cinema; deeply moving and beautifully authentic.
Le Week-end review: la vie et le bonheur
A marvelous little unpacking of the meaning of happiness, precisely what constitutes it, and how to know whether you’ve found it.
my guesses for Sunday night’s 86th Academy Awards
Winners are indicated. I got 16/24. Pretty good, if I may say so myself.
Before Midnight review: eavesdropping on romance
Marvelous. It’s impossible to shake the feeling that we are merely eavesdropping on reality. Witty, wise, and—most important of all—truly romantic in ways that movies usually aren’t. (new DVD/VOD US/Can/UK)
the movie I’m most psyched for this summer (Before Midnight trailer)
I hope Richard Linklater revists Jesse and Celine every nine years…
Bernie (review)
Such a simple little movie…but also sad and strange, and ironic and discomfiting.
