In the movies, if not so much in life, 2016 has turned out to be a very good year for the ladies. While the Best Actor race is suffering from a dearth of truly exciting performances in 2016, the Best Actress race is stacked. You could fill the Best Actress category twice before you come […]
Read More Trauma Queen: Isabelle Huppert Leads The Rest Of The Best ActressesMuch has been made of the weak Best Actress race this year. The Best Actor field is filled to the brim with potential nominees, enough to fill ten slots with worthy performances from 2014. The Best Actress race? Not so much.
Read More These Boots Are Made For Sobbing: Witherspoon Goes ‘Wild’Do you want to cry like a baby? Then boy, have I got a pair of films for you.
Read More Mother Of The Year: ‘Still Alice’ & ‘Mommy’(Originally published at JustinPlusSeven on January 10, 2013.) You, dear reader, have the honor of reading this in the future, after the Oscar nominations have been announced. But I am writing from this from the near past, before we know which five contenders are fighting it out in each category. Of course, some are shoo-ins; […]
Read More Not-Oscars 2012: The Year’s Best Performances(Films discussed in this post: Jane Eyre, Restless, Albert Nobbs.)Best Actress is one of few categories this year in which there is much suspense about who the winner will be. This year’s Academy Award nominations went primarily for established actresses in material that received mixed reviews — The Iron Lady, My Week With Marilyn, The […]
Read More Lady Looks Like A Dude (Kinda): ‘Albert Nobbs’ Is A DragFor an introduction to My Week With Marilyn, you need only read my review of J. Edgar. It’s the same story. An oft-nominated, never-prized actor makes a bid for Oscar gold by playing a famous personality; sadly, the performance is better than the movie, and they go home empty-handed. (Now, I’m not saying Michelle Williams […]
Read More The Seven Day Itch: Boy Meets Icon In ‘My Week With Marilyn’
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