Oscar Nominations 2023
January 29, 2023
Elvis
Our top choice for Best Picture of 2022.
Elvis
(2022) - 159 min - PG3
Biography, Drama, Musical
Well, despite its length, Elvis is fantastic and powerful and moving. I thought I knew Elvis and his music but the movie revealed much more. The narrator is Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis's manager who... More
Avatar: The Way of Water
Avatar: The Way of Water
(2022) - 193 min - PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
"Avatar: The Way of Water" is superb in many ways. The Scully family dynamics are much more interesting with two competing sons and two very different daughters. (These inter- and intrafamily... More
The Fabelmans
Fabelmans, The
(2022) - 151 min - PG13
Biography, Drama
The Fabelmans is a very close match to Spielberg's own youth and his budding interest in movie making in tandem with the struggles in his family. His father was a brilliant engineer who moved the... More
Tar
Tár
(2022) - 158 min - R
Drama, Musical
Even though you will not particularly like the character of Lydia Tár, you can appreciate the portrayal and story. Cate Blanchett has won a Golden Globe for her performance as the abrasive and wily... More
Women Talking
Women Talking
(2022) - 114 min - PG13
Drama
Based on a book which was based on actual experiences by Bolivian Mennonites (but set in an unidentified American community), Women Talking is at times difficult to watch but also enlightening and... More
Top Gun: Maverick
Top Gun: Maverick
(2022) - 130 min - PG13
Action, Drama
Pete Mitchel is back 30 years later for an impossible mission with young pilots. Fun date movie! Lots of good acting and good action More
Triangle of Sadness
Triangle of Sadness
(2022) - 147 min - R
Comedy, Drama
Well, this is another oddball Oscar nominee(3 nominations including best film); however, not offensive or difficult to watch (except one scene). We see Carl, a male model, auditioning for an ad and... More
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Everything Everywhere All At Once
(2022) - 139 min - R
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Winner of 7 Oscars, this is a remarkable genre-breaking film. While I wanted to love this movie, I did not. The film editing, cinematography, directing, and acting, as examples, are impressive. It... More
The Banshees of Inisherin
Banshees of Inisherin, The
(2022) - 100 min - R
Drama
Colin Farrell won a Golden Globe for his performance in this film. That being said, I could never watch it again. I recognize the worth of the film, its direction, cinematography etc, but I am... More
All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front
(2022) - 148 min - R
War
"Strong bloody war images and gory violence" That summarizes the movie all too well, so it is clearly only for guys who like war, death, and destruction. However, the movie is extremely well made.... More
