Tag: best picture
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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 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: Forrest Gump (1994)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, on every Saturday and Sunday until Oscar Sunday (April 25th), I’m going to discuss random movies that happened to nab the Best Picture Oscar, and I’ll dive into whether or not these movies were actually worthy/ what their competition looked like. Some of these…
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THE Best Picture: Amadeus (1984)
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, on every Saturday and Sunday until Oscar Sunday (April 25th), I’m going to discuss random movies that happened to nab the Best Picture Oscar, and I’ll dive into whether or not these movies were actually worthy/ what their competition looked like. Some of these…
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THE Best Picture: “The Shape of Water (2017)”
By Christian DiMartino Alright, so for the next month or so, on every Saturday and Sunday until Oscar Sunday (April 25th), I’m going to discuss random movies that happened to nab the Best Picture Oscar, and I’ll dive into whether or not these movies were actually worthy/ what their competition looked like. Some of these…
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First Time Watch: A Touch of Class (1973)
By Christian DiMartino When watching A Touch of Class, the film before me was funny and even charming, which I found particularly strange because the two characters at the center of it are in the middle of a love affair, and not only do we care about this relationship, but we like these two people… even…
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