my picks for tonight’s 91st Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2018’s films) (winners indicated)
I correctly guessed 9 out of the 24 categories, which is appalling. I shall be in my corner reprimanding myself.
Rob Epstein
Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review
My pick: Marshall Curry’s “A Night at the Garden,” presenting footage from a 1939 “pro-America” rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.
Howl (review)
James Franco’s elucidation of Allen Ginsberg is soaring in its warmth and sincerity. The words are (mostly) the writer’s, but the vitality and the passion are all Franco’s: he makes the poet breathe for us today in a way that feels entirely modern and relevant.
