A beautiful orange tree… a boy lying in the grass, we’re treated to extreme close-ups and upside-down views in the opening of Nickel Boys. While unconventional camera work can be gimmicky, writer/director RaMell Ross shot the film in a first-person POV to get viewers to see the world through the characters’ eyes. Set in the …
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Musings on Golden Globes 2025 Nominations – 5 Glaring Snubs + Great Surprises
The award season is in full swing! Days after the Independent Spirit Awards were announced, now we've got the Golden Globes nominations! It's been a year and a half since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), which managed the Golden Globe Awards from 1943 to 2023, was disbanded due to diversity issues. If you're curious …
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FlixChatter Review: ORIGIN – Heart-wrenching & defiant, Ava DuVernay brings Isabel Wilkerson’s fascinating life + literary journey to life
Thanks to NEON’s FYC DVD box I received sometime in December, I was able to watch a few films that aren’t even in theaters yet. One of them I saw recently was ORIGIN, written and directed by Ava DuVernay. Billed as a biographical drama, it’s actually more of an origin story (pun intended) of how …
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