Category: the best picture
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THE Best Great Movies: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
By Christian DiMartino Academy Award winner Louise Fletcher passed away on Friday, at the age of 88. She had a weird career- she won an Oscar in the 70’s, and she appeared in other stuff but nothing ever quite lived up to her Oscar. She was an incredible actress though, and her Academy Award winning…
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THE Best Picture: Ordinary People (1980)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, every Wednesday and Sunday, I will be reflecting upon the former Best Picture winners of the past, and whether the Academy’s decisions have aged well. I did this last year, and some entries included “The Hurt Locker,” “The Godfather,” “The Shape of Water,” and…
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THE Best Picture: Green Book (2018)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, every Wednesday and Sunday, I will be reflecting upon the former Best Picture winners of the past, and whether the Academy’s decisions have aged well. I did this last year, and some entries included “The Hurt Locker,” “The Godfather,” “The Shape of Water,” and…
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THE Best Picture: Annie Hall (1977)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, every Wednesday and Sunday, I will be reflecting upon the former Best Picture winners of the past, and whether the Academy’s decisions have aged well. I did this last year, and some entries included “The Hurt Locker,” “The Godfather,” “The Shape of Water,” and…
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THE Best Picture: The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
By Christian DiMartino So, I actually just wrote about The Silence of the Lambs back in February, to celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary. Chances are, if you cared to read it, you know my opinion: I love it, and it’s amazing. So why did I bother to write about it, oh so soon, for my…
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THE Best Picture: Shakespeare in Love (1998)
By Christian DiMartino This is, admitted, a very delayed segment of “The Best Picture.” I missed my deadline this weekend, and oops. So you’ll get the next two the next two days. There had to have been quite the critical backing for John Madden’s Shakespeare in Love. If you look at the original reviews, yeah,…
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THE Best Picture: The Hurt Locker (2009)
By Christian DiMartino When choosing which movies I wanted to discuss for this segment, I went in two different routes. With some of these films, my mind was more than made up. I’ve had years to form an opinion, and the onion is beyond formed: either the movie deserved it, or it didn’t. The thing…
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THE Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
By Christian DiMartino Robert Benton’s Kramer vs. Kramer might be one of those Best Picture winners that people write off because of the other movies it beat. Perhaps not though, since the film is a classic and the general consensus is that the film is a treasure. Until recently though, while I was undeniably a…
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THE Best Picture: Chariots of Fire (1981)
By Christian DiMartino There is barely a Best Picture winner that I can think of that I genuinely don’t like (I’d probably have to revisit Out of Africa, but what a beautiful yawn; and what the hell was Tom Jones?). That being said, there have been some choices over the years that make you roll…
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THE Best Picture: Million Dollar Baby (2004)
By Christian DiMartino Say what you will about Clint Eastwood- many, in recent years, think he’s a meanie-butt-boomer-conservative. In ways, sure. But that doesn’t get in the way of the fact that I love the man. Eastwood is a Hollywood icon, and whether or not you like him as a person, it would be hard…
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