My interest in studying the Oscar Awards in a more systematic and thorough ways began in earnest in 1976.
Secret Agent, The: Brazilian Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Political Thriller, Starring Wagner Moura (Best Film of 2025)
November 22, 2025 by
Always compelling, The Secret Agent is a thematically dense and visually arresting political thriller with a searing social commentary that is as relevant today as it was decades ago.
Amrum: Fatih Akin’s Coming of Age Drama, Starring Diane Kruger (Cannes Fest 2025)
November 21, 2025 by
Akin’s elegantly spare drama centers on a young member, age 12, of the Hitler youth, tasked with dubious duties.
Broadway Melody of 1940: Norman Taurog’s Fourth and Final Entry in Series, Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell
November 21, 2025 by
Eleanor Powell starred in the 1936, 1938 and 1940 entries, playing different roles in each picture.
Shivers (aka “They Came from Within”) (1975): 50th Anniversary of Cronenberg Body Horror Film (*AMOUR*)
November 18, 2025 by
Cronenberg’s 1975 Shivers is an underrated zombie movie, setting the foundation for the director’s future body horror genre.
