Graeme Robertson with four great war films (that aren’t Saving Private Ryan)… I recently wrote a piece arguing that Steven Spielberg’s visceral war epic Saving Private Ryan should have won have been named Best Picture of 1998 by the Academy Awards, and I concluded in that feature that I thought Saving Private Ryan was one […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – There Will Be Blood for Best Picture over No Country for Old Men
Graeme Robertson on why There Will Be Blood should have won Best Picture at the 80th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best that 2007 had to offer were something of an oddity, in that nearly every film nominated in the main categories dealt with rather dark and complex themes, with the only light in this […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Good Night, and Good Luck. for Best Picture over Crash
Graeme Robertson on why Good Night, and Good Luck. should have won Best Picture at the 78th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 2005 are probably among the most controversial and divisive on record. For it was Paul Haggis’s race-based ensemble drama Crash that received the Best Picture trophy, beating the favourite to win […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture over Shakespeare in Love
Graeme Robertson on why Saving Private Ryan should have won Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards… The Oscar ceremony celebrating the best that 1998 had to offer is something an embarrassment looking back. While many were deserving of the awards they received, such as the legendary James Coburn (one of my favourite actors) finally winning a […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – JFK for Best Picture over The Silence of the Lambs
Graeme Robertson on why JFK should have won Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1991 was a little more business as usual when compared to the stellar line-up of a year like the 1976 nominations. We had some good films, but not many that would go on to be […]
Movie Review – Havenhurst (2016)
Havenhurst, 2016. Directed by Andrew C. Erin. Starring Julie Benz, Belle Shouse, Josh Stamberg, Danielle Harris and Fionnula Flanagan. SYNOPSIS: Recovering alcoholic Jackie moves into the ominous Havenhurst building in an attempt to figure what happened to her friend Danielle who has suddenly gone missing. The Havenhurst building is advertised as a place from which […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Network over Rocky for Best Picture
Graeme Robertson on why Network should have won Best Picture at the 49th Academy Awards… The Oscars celebrating the best of 1976 were a rarity, in that, almost all of the nominees for Best Picture are truly excellent and have gone on to become celebrated classics. While Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky ultimately triumphed against its formidable […]
Film Quality IS Subjective: A Film Is Good Because We Say It Is
Graeme Robertson on why film quality is subjective… It’s a wonderful job being a film critic. Being able to watch films and write about them all hours of the day and night, discussing them with your fellow critics and generally have a merry old time talking about how wonderful it is to be a film […]
New Year Horrors – End of Days (1999)
End of Days, 1999. Directed by Peter Hyams. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Gabriel Byrne, Robin Tunny, Kevin Pollak, and Rod Steiger. SYNOPSIS: On the eve of the new Millennium, alcoholic former New York cop Jericho Cane finds himself at the centre of an ancient conflict between good and evil involving a young woman whom he must […]
12 Days of Christmas Horror: Day 12 – Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2 (1987)
Silent Night Deadly Night Part 2, 1987. Directed By Lee Harry. Starring Eric Freeman, Elizabeth Kaitan, James L Newman and Jean Miller. SYNOPSIS: Years after his older brother Billy went on a killing spree, young Ricky finds himself incarcerated and telling his story to a psychiatrist. As Ricky tells the doctor about the events of […]
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