Breaking down the 2020 Oscar Nominations
The Oscars, whilst being far from perfect, do stand to promote and award the year’s best cinema. However, with a…
Why the Academy never fails to disappoint
This year I hosted my first ever Oscars party. The living room was turned into the Dolby cinema, a towel…
Fighting with…the conventions of biopic filmmaking
Nine years since he made his cinematic directorial debut with Cemetery Junction, Stephen Merchant has returned to the big-screen to…
Childhoods are shattered in Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum
Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum begins with a shocking scene – a streetwise twelve year old Zain sues his parents for bringing…
Fall in Love with Heartbreak: If Beale Street Could Talk
Barry Jenkins describes his latest feature as a series of “memories, dreams and nightmares”. Adapted from James Baldwin’s 1974 novel…
Cinecity: Shrödinger’s Ballerina – Girl review
CineCity and Duke of York’s Picturehouse provided us with the opportunity to see Lukas Dhont’s ‘Girl’ before its general release…
The Year of Animations
This has been a good year in terms of Academy Awards in the world of Animation. From Finding Dory, that…
Why The Academy is Wrong to Forgive Mel Gibson
Make no mistake; Mel Gibson’s Best Director nomination for Hacksaw Ridge is the academy’s way of extending an olive branch…
Do history months promote recognition or exclusion?
This month is LGBTQ+ History month, and over twenty events are taking place at Sussex, making it the university’s biggest…
Diversity and Representation: This Year’s #LilyWhiteOscar
Lucy Anna Gray Entering its 86th year, the annual Academy Awards has yet again been shrouded in controversy. The ongoing…
Does Oscar gossip distract from genuine interest in films?
As award ceremonies go, the Oscars are by far the most prestigious. The first Academy Award ceremony was held in…
The Oscars 2009 …a year for true winners
“Too commercial and too much focused on the Hollywood star system…” This is how many people often find the Academy…