Watched and Learned: My Take on Films from Whenever and Wherever

This is not one of the more esteemed or discussed Best Animated Feature nominees for the year. I gave it priority over the other two I hadn...

This Japanese film does not include the Beatles song, which really wouldn't fit the dramatic tenor. Instead, it's based on a Haruki ...

Making a bio about anyone this prominent is practically asking for trouble. It might tell us nothing new or fudge well-known facts. Consider...

You can understand why I might not give this higher priority among the 2020 Best Picture nominees: A woman's life-changing trauma kicks ...

The writers of this Marvel Cinematic Universe entry had their work cut out for them with the passing of Chadwick Boseman. I'm not surpri...

Continuing to catch up on recent Oscar nominees. If Nomadland had been as I feared, I'd make a point not to watch this one next, becaus...

Before the next Academy Awards, I thought I'd catch up on previous winners and nominees. I had been putting this Best Picture off becaus...

This film is probably best known as Frank Capra's last, not for reasons of health so much as interpersonal frustration on set and dissat...

The year after The Adventures of Robin Hood , Warner Bros. wanted another Technicolor picture directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Errol ...

The original Spanish title literally translates to "The Minimal Island." Either way, the point is to call attention to a remote se...