Posts tagged Oscar contender
The Settlers: A Stylish Chilean Neo-Western On A Brutal Theme
ReviewJim SlotekThe Settlers, Chile, Chilean films, Felipe Gálvez, Antonia Girardi, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall, Luis Machin, Adriana Stuven, Sam Spruell, Oscar contender
The White Fortress: Valentine to Sarajevo a Gripping Blend of Romance and Social Realism
ReviewJim SlotekBosnia, Sarajevo, TIFF 2021, The White Fortress, Igor Drljaca, Pavle Cemerikic, Irena Mulamuhic, Sumeja Dardagan, Jasmin Geljo, Kerim Cutuna, human trafficking, Oscar contender, best international picture
Drive My Car: A Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Haruki Murakami Tale
ReviewJim SlotekJapanese movies, Oscar contender, Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami, Takamasa Oe, Hidetoshi Nichijima, Masaki Okada, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima
Funny Boy: Canuck Oscar Contender Charts Gay Coming-of-Age Story, Sri Lankan-Style
Review, PreviewJim SlotekAva Duvernay, Deepa Mehta, CBC, Oscar contender, Funnt Boy, Gay themes, Canadian, Sri Lankan, Shyam Selvadurai, adaptation, Alice Munro, Civil War, Sri Lankan civil war
