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With an inflated run time of two and a half hours, it’s inevitable that some of del Toro’s themes would resonate. Unfortunately, many of them fall short of the target in “Nightmare Alley.”
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Directed by Scott Cooper, “Antlers” tracks the bloody mayhem of folktale turned reality, as the mythical wendigo creature wreaks havoc on a sleepy Oregon town.
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These two movies are rich in detail and an antidote for the often empty superhero films that are getting pumped out today.
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Where the del Toro films were empathetic, slowly building a rapport between characters, this “Hellboy” film is hollow, with little development to be found in between bad, bad jokes and eye-gouging fight scenes.
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Though the act of categorizing films is still problematic, and while there won’t likely ever be a universally satisfying metric with which to judge film, the Academy is in dire need of some well-thought-out new categories to add to the awards season mix.
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Sporadic incident can make for great pulp, but “Pacific Rim: Uprising” is too characterless to find worth in such wonkiness.
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“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.
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Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.
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Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.
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With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.
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