As the lights came up at the TIFF ’19 premiere screening of TAMMY’S ALWAYS DYING, screenwriter Joanne Sarazen expressed her desire to portray a family that expresses their love through brutality. If that was the artist’s mission, then mission accomplished. The only question that remains unanswered is whether the audience wishes to be brutalized. TAMMY’S…
The Best Picture of the eight films nominated for Best Picture is clear.
The third of three puzzling Best Picture nominees; and one I loathe to admit stands a chance of winning a prize.
Something of an also ran that should really be leading the run.
We’re far from the shallow now…a little too far.
Adam McKay cast a shiny lure out into the waters, and Oscar voters bit down hard.
The argument can end – a genre now has a Best Picture nomination. That nomination goes to a film that sets itself apart.
