A Week Away

MPAA Rating: PG Rating: ★★½
Release Year: 2021
Director: Roman White

Minari

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Rating: ★★★★
Release Year: 2020
Director: Lee Isaac Chung

Little Fish

MPAA Rating: R Rating: ★★★★
Release Year: 2021
Director: Chad Hartigan

The Dig

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Rating: ★★★
Release Year: 2021
Director: Simon Stone

Wonder Woman 1984

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Rating: ★★½
Release Year: 2020
Director: Patty Jenkins

The 2021 Cinemayward Oscars

Like everything else in our world, the Oscars have had to make significant adjustments due to the extraordinary circumstances generated by a global pandemic. Where the Academy Awards ceremony would normally be over and done with by late February, this year we will learn of the nominees on March 15, and won’t even know the outcome until April 25 (barring any postponements). So, prior to the official Oscar nominee announcements this week, here are my own nominees for the 2021 …

Top 20 Films of 2020

What left is there to say about the year that was 2020? To call it “unusual” or “difficult” underplays the immense trials and tragedies the entire global population faced. Cinema itself was not left unscathed; as productions halted, theaters closed, festivals went virtual, and distributors scrambled, the film industry was totally upended. Likewise, film audiences (i.e., human beings) were isolated to their homes in quarantines or lockdowns (at best—we know the worst of what Covid-19 can do) and attempted to …

5 Films: Resurrection

We celebrate the resurrection of Christ at Easter, the greatest moment in history, where death was defeated and the kingdom of God broke into our world. The motif of resurrection has played a prominent role in so many of our beloved narratives, from classic Greek tales and epics to the current comic book and superhero blockbusters. Consider this a list of unconventional Easter films. A note on criteria: I’ve not included Jesus films for this particular list. Nor am I considering zombie or vampire films as depictions of …