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Frankenstein (2025)

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Mark DuPré

I’ve not been the biggest Guillermo del Toro fan over the years, especially with his winning Best Picture and Best Director at the 2018 Oscars for The Shape of Water, one of the Academy’s most egregious errors. His new film, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Reviews, Newer films | Tagged 1931, All Quiet on the Western Front, All the Light We Cannot See, Ephoria, film, Frankenstein, Guillermo del Toro, horror, Iscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Netflix, Oscar Isaac, Romantic Gothic, Saltburn, The Creature, The MOnster, The Shape of Water, Victor Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights | Leave a comment

The 13 Worst “Best Picture” Winners

Posted on August 26, 2025 by Mark DuPré

The Oscars started out well, albeit being a group initially designed to keep union activity away, and to continue to grow Louis B. Mayer’s influence in Hollywood. The first year, they even had to address the “popular pic vs. art … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged A Place in the Sun, A Star is Born, A Streetcar Names Desire, All the King's Men, All the President's Men, American Beauty, An American in Paris, Argo, Around the World in 80 Days, Bradley Cooper, Braveheart, Cavalcade, Chicago, Coal Miner's Daughter, CODA, Crash, Dances with Wolves, Double Indemnity, Driving Miss Daisy, Dune, Forrest Gump, Gaaslight, Ghandi, Giant, Going My Way, Green Book, Guillermo del Toro, Hamlet, Hellboy, High Noon, How Green Was My Valley, Network, Oliver!, Ordinary People, Pan's Labyrinth, Raging Bull, Rocly, Roma, Saving Private Ryan, singin' in the rain, Taxi Driver, Tess, The Artist, The Broadway Melody, The Elephant Man, The Greatest Show on Earth, The King and I, The Power of the Dog, The Quiet Man, The Shape of Water, The Shawshank Redemption, West Side Story, You Can't Take it with You | Leave a comment

2018 Oscar Thoughts

Posted on March 5, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Oh, my. Where do you start covering this year’s Oscars? Do we cover the awards, the show itself, the politics, the dresses, the awards as a window into….whatever? The best I can do at the moment is a series of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2018 Oscars, A Wrinkle in Time, Allison Janney, Blade Runner 2049, Call Me By Your Name, Coco, Dunkirk, Eva Marie Saint, Frances McDormand, Gael Garcia Bernal, Gary Oldman, I Tonya, James Ivory, Jimmy Kimmel, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalr, Remember Me, Rita Merino, Roger Deakins, The Greatest Showman, The Shape of Water, Thelma and Louise, This is Me, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Time's Up | Leave a comment

2018 Oscar Noms—First Thoughts

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Mark DuPré

I love Oscar season. Each year is fascinating for different reasons. While genuinely good work gets recognized (and some good and great work gets ignored), the other factors that figure into the nominations, and then the final awards, change each … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged 2018, Aaron Sorkin, All the Money in the World, Allison Janney, Amy Adams, Blade Runner 2049, Brooklyn, Call Me By Your Name, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Plummer, Daniel Kaluuya, Darkest Hour, Denzel Washington, Dunkirk, Frances McDormand, Gal Gadot, Gary Oldman, Get Out, Greta Gerwig, I Tonya, J.K. Simmons, Jake Gyllenhaal, James Franco, James Ivory, Jordan Peele, Judi Dench, Kevin Spacey, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, Leslie Manville, Margo Robbie, Mary J. Blige, Molly's Game, Mudbound, Octavia Spender, Oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Rachel Morrison, Richard Jenkins, Ridley Scott, Roger Deakins, Roman J. Israel Esq., Sally Hawkins, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, The Big Sick, The Disaster Artist, The Post, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Winston Churchill, Wonder Woman, Woody Harrelson | Leave a comment

2018 Golden Globe Thoughts

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Mark DuPré

Ah, yes, the relatively meaningless Golden Globes. Well, since the shelf life for interest in this first awards show of the season is so very short, I must needs get my thoughts out rather quickly. Again, the Golden Globes only … Continue reading →

Posted in Film-Related Articles | Tagged Allison Janney, American Crime Story, Christian fundamentalism, Christopher Darden, Christopher Nolan, Daniel Kaluuya, Dunkirk, Elizabeth Moss, evangelicalism, Frances McDormand, fundamentalism, Gary Cooper, Gary Oldman (Dark Hour), gene kelly, Get Out, Golden Globe Awards, Golden Globes, Guillermo del Toro, High Noon, I Tonya, James Franco, Lady Bird, Laurie Metcalf, O.J. Simpson, Old Testament, Oprah, Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Seth Meyers, singin' in the rain, The Disaster Artist, The Handmaid's Tale, The Martian, The Shape of Water, This is Us, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Time's Up | Leave a comment

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