Movie Features Editor's Picks tagged Drama and History

  • 3 reasons why Dunkirk won’t win Best Picture

    Sure, it’s the best picture of the year so far, but can Dunkirk really win the Academy’s top prize?

    Sure, it’s the best picture of the year so far, but can Dunkirk really win the Academy’s top prize?
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Movie Features tagged Drama and History

  • 3 reasons why Dunkirk won’t win Best Picture

    Sure, it’s the best picture of the year so far, but can Dunkirk really win the Academy’s top prize?

    Sure, it’s the best picture of the year so far, but can Dunkirk really win the Academy’s top prize?
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  • The Green-Light | Why Jackie is a great biopic - but not a great film

    Larraín’s films typically make certain that the medium is the message – but here, it’s an ethos that gets tangled in the telling.

    Larraín’s films typically make certain that the medium is the message – but here, it’s an ethos that gets tangled in the telling.
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  • The Green-Light | Why Silence could be Martin Scorsese’s best film

    Welcome to The Green–Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies.


    Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by…

    Welcome to The Green–Light, a column from Gary Green. Find within spittle-flecked passion and encyclopaedic insight on everything to do with the movies.


    Yes, the title to this piece alone invites controversy. How could any film directed by Martin Scorsese possibly be better than the likes of Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, or Goodfellas? My answer is simple: Jesus.

    Or more accurately, The Last Temptation of Christ. The 1988 movie, starring Willem Dafoe as the titular Messiah, is one of…
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  • The Finest Hours - Featurette

    A heroic action-thriller, The Finest Hours is the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history.

    A heroic action-thriller, The Finest Hours is the remarkable true story of the greatest small boat rescue in Coast Guard history.
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