A strange awards season has come to an end. A faster than normal season (that left me slower than normal when responding to it) saw the rise and fall of many contenders before an ending that seems to be begging everyone to forget about last …
Oscarathon 2020: Oscar Predictions
Okay, so this year has been a massive step back in terms of Oscar coverage, but I am still here to give some final predictions before the big show. Once again I will have a Confidence Index that will tell you how sure I am …
Closer to Humanity, Further from Earth: Claire Denis’ High Life
A great director working in a new realm, High Life could have been a late-career breakout film for director Claire Denis.
The Disneypocalypse, Part 2: 2020
The Walt Disney Corporation, which recently absorbed Fox the way Putin absorbed the Ukraine–ie., a blatant violation of norms under the guise of friendliness executed with the full and corrupt approval of the Trump administration–has now released its prospective slate of films through 2027. I …
The Disneypocalypse, Part 1: 2019
The Walt Disney Corporation has now released its prospective slate of films through 2027.