As a viewer, it’s easy to forget just how difficult the process of filmmaking can be. We see the final piece and get lost in the wholeness. The journey of a film growing from mere idea to blockbuster release is a long and arduous one. Given there are so many people involved – not only […]
Author: Conor Lochrie
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10 Great Movies That Should Have Won The Palme d’Or
Cannes is a prestigious film festival and the Palme d’Or its most prized award; perhaps the most coveted award in world cinema, for those not of an Academy Award persuasion. Each year, acclaimed auteurs line up with their films to compete, and many have rightly been rewarded for their work. That’s not to say that […]
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The 10 Best Travel Movies of All Time
All cinema is a journey, when the viewer travels into a world separate from their own. We want to be transposed, transformed, changed. Some films are more literal in this form and travel films have been popular for many decades. The opportunity to travel with characters we care about on their travels is welcomed and […]
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5 Reasons Why “The Florida Project” Should Have Been Nominated For Best Picture
Each year the nominations for the Academy Award for Best Picture are announced and invariably each year people decry the exclusions. This list will do this very thing, for it’s easy to feel justified in saying that The Florida Project (2017) should have earned a nomination for Sunday’s ceremony. Sean Baker’s wonderful, enlightening drama is […]
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10 Long Movies We Can’t Get Enough Of
Length in filmmaking doesn’t always necessarily translate to quality. Some filmmakers can overindulge their ideas and end up creating sprawling messes; the narrative of other films can meander too much and lose the interest of its audience. While an average feature film length will hover around the 90-120-minute mark, what’s most important is what time […]
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5 Reasons Why “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Should Win Best Picture This Year
The Oscar ceremony is less than a month away now and the race is relatively open. Martin McDonagh’s ‘Three Billboards’ won big at the Golden Globes, pushing it to be many people’s favourite to triumph at the Oscars too. Strong competition comes from auteur Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Phantom Thread’ and Jordan Peele’s astonishing debut feature […]