My annual predictions for the four main Oscars went a little awry last year. I correctly predicted that Alfonso Cuarón would win for directing Roma and that Rami Malek's performance in Bohemian Rhapsody would earn him the Lead Actor Oscar.…
I managed to correctly predict the Oscar winners for the four main categories last year: The Shape of Water for Best Picture, Guillermo del Toro for Director, Gary Oldman for Lead Actor, and Frances McDormand for Lead Actress. The predictions…
A Star Is Born is the latest in a long line of movies starring pop stars. In this case, the pop star in question is Lady Gaga, who can now add stellar acting to her impressive list of career achievements.…
From July 20 to 26 the Civic Theatre is showing some great summer festival movies, including First Reformed (2017), Hearts Beat Loud (2018), The Seagull (2018), Won't You Be My Neighbour (2018), and Hereditary (2018). The last of these, Hereditary,…
I came out even last year with my Oscar predictions for the four main categories: correct for Director and Lead Actress but missing Best Picture and Lead Actor. The predictions are based on a statistical model that I developed that…
With an impressive 13 Academy Award nominations, Guillermo del Toro’s latest movie, The Shape of Water, looks intriguing. The basic premise concerns a woman falling in love with a captive amphibious creature while working in a military lab. As you…
The winter holiday season is almost here, so it must be time for the latest Star Wars instalment, The Last Jedi. Back in the day, we had to wait three years between episodes but now they roll around every year.…
I love the poster for Wonder. The three stars - Julia Roberts (Isabel, the mother), Owen Wilson (Nate, the father), and Jacob Tremblay (Auggie, the son) - walk towards the viewer, holding hands. A small dog walks, tongue hanging out,…
Thirty-five years ago, an origami unicorn provided a tantalizing clue at the conclusion to the sci-fi noir classic, Blade Runner (1982). Deckard (Harrison Ford), an ex-cop “blade runner,” has been tracking down and attempting to kill replicants, near-human androids used…
To Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Toronto, and Sundance we can now add Nelson. The Civic is calling this weekend’s Kinesis 2017 “A Celebration of Kootenay Film,” but I’m simply going to call it a “Film Festival Plus.” “Plus,” because, on top…
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