It’s an inevitable declaration in any conversation about the Academy Awards: “I hated it when they gave an Oscar to….” (insert undeserving film/director/actor). And why not? The Academy of Motion Picture Arts has shown alarmingly poor taste when it comes to celebrating films. This is, after all, the organization that doled out its highest honor […]
Author: Bennett Ferguson
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The 10 Greatest Mysteries From Terrence Malick’s Movies Explained
It’s hard to think of a twenty-first century filmmaker more reclusive than Terrence Malick. He’s almost never interviewed; he’s rarely photographed on set; and in the past, he’s even avoided the Oscars, despite being nominated for Best Director both “The Thin Red Line” and “The Tree of Life.” Yet as elusive as Malick is, he’s […]