Surprises abound, not for many of the exclusions, but the inclusions.
Oscars
Driving Miss Daisy always falls in the bottom percentile of any Best Picture winners ranking. USA Today ranked it at number 88 of 93, and Rotten Tomatoes more generous ranking…
I’ve looked at some films in this series that are truly bad. But when it comes to writing about the ”worst Best Pictures,” it’s less to do with the quality…
This month on ”The Worst of the Best,” I’m taking a slightly different route than I usually take. 1941’s Best Picture winner How Green Was My Valley doesn’t have a…
The 2021 Oscars have come and gone. The Best Picture of 2020 is apparently Nomadland. There are probably a lot of people who disagree with this decision. There are even…
One of the reasons I launched this series was to try to understand the thought process AMPAS members go through to pick the Best Picture winner of any year. It’s…
The 2019 Oscar ceremony is upon us and already people are expressing their dissatisfaction with AMPAS. After years, if not decades, of being a white boy’s club, AMPAS finally started…
Call the roles “Oscar-bait” if you must, but often the winners lose just as much.
Jeff Johnson weighs in with his annual Academy Award predictions.
It’s showtime! Oscars, Top Ten 2012, and the greatest movies ever made.
With the Academy Awards coming up, Jeff Johnson weighs in with his annual Oscar predictions.
After a two-year hiatus, Kelly Stitzel’s Soundtrack Saturday returns! This week, she takes a look at the Best Original Song Oscar nominees from 1982.
Hang on for my picks for last year’s best movies. Before, you know, the other thing tonight.
With the Academy Awards coming up, Jeff Johnson weighs in with his annual Oscar predictions.
The popular shorts program opens The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore and all the rest this year.