Recap: 90 years of celebrating the Academy Awards
After months of guessing and anticipation, the 90th Annual Academy Awards has finally arrived. And while we all know who won each statuette, who were the real winners and losers on Oscars night? Winner: Guillermo Del Toro This was Guillermo…
The Oswegonian staff picks: Take 2
1) “The Five People You Meet in Heaven” (Book by Mitch Albom, 2003) For those looking for a book to pass the time, this provides a really great story that will keep you entertained from beginning to end. It starts…
‘Get Out’ uses real world sensitivities as its playground
Rating: 5 / 5 stars In Jordan Peele’s (“Key & Peele”) directing debut, the immensely powerful social thriller “Get Out,” has been 2017’s wake-up call to the horrors behind American society. Peele’s artful writing style established a broad way of…
Del Toro’s “The Shape of Water” shakes up classic monster fantasy
Rating: 4.5 / 5 stars Guillermo Del Toro’s new Oscar nominated film “The Shape of Water” brings to life an original depiction of the classic sea monster in this adult fantasy. With a superb cast to lead the story, the…
Brokeback Mountain’ was always better than ‘Crash’
On the night of the 78th Academy Awards in 2006, legendary actor Jack Nicholson (“How Do You Know”) presented the Oscar for Best Picture of 2005. Even before the envelope was open, numerous pundits in the film industry speculated that…
Animated Feature chances heavily favor Disney yet again
The Academy Awards is the oldest worldwide entertainment awards show, with the 90th annual ceremony taking place March 4. It is during this yearly tradition that actors, producers, writers and the many others who have a passion for creating great…
Logan’ breaks new ground for comic book adaptations
On Jan. 23, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced, and this year, something monumentally shocking and surprising occurred: a superhero flick earned itself an Oscar nomination, and this time, it was not for visual effects. After decades…
Why did ‘Wonder Woman’ not get seat at table?
The first Academy Awards show was in 1929. The year is 2018, and 89 Academy Awards shows later, hundreds of superhero movies have been released. Ranging from “Superman” to “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and “Spider-Man 3,” the films have…
Pointers to bring home cash from your office Oscar pool
The 90th annual Academy Awards are just around the corner, and this year, it seems like most of the major categories (Best Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress) have large frontrunners and little debate about who should/will win…
Top 10 most notable snubs in Oscar history
The Academy Awards have been a staple of the film industry for almost as long as film itself has been around. Whether people love it for the shine and spotlight it gives to certain films that otherwise would not receive…
