Rewatching Oscar

Now THAT was a diverse set of screenings. All I have to say about yesterday is … Andrew Scott. WOW!

Day two of eleven was definitely one of many surprises.

Episode #109: THE ENGLISH PATIENT (1996) is now LIVE!!!

Everyone is talking about Christopher Nolan these days. So let’s go back to 2023 and take a deep dive into one his film that deals
With one of the most important scientist in world history. A man who changed the trajectory of our planet. Oppenheimer is an incredible film, with brilliant performances, stunning visuals, and a thought-provoking screenplay. However, looking back, did the Academy get it right by honouring it with the Best Picture Oscar?

Film Critic Jack Ferdman does a deep dive into this special film … as well as all of the other movies eligible for an Academy Award for 1996, and then gives his Rewatch Oscar to the film he thinks was most deserving.

The English Patient (1996) Rewatching Oscar · Episode

The Academy chose Anthony Minghella’s epic love story, The English Patient, as the best film of 1996. What are your thoughts? Looking back, which movie should have taken home the top prize at the Oscars that year? Other greats that didn’t get nominated for Best Picture include Trainspotting, Breaking the Waves, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Lone Star, Kolya, and even Big Night.

Happy 83rd Birthday to the living legend! Where would you rank nine-time Academy Award nominee (eight for acting) Robert De Niro among the all-time great male actors? Top 20? Top 10? On Mt. Rushmore? The greatest? Share your thoughts.

Happy 127th Birthday to the true Master of Suspense. On how he makes such amazing masterpieces, he once said "I film my murders like love scenes and my love scenes like murders” ... and who are we to argue with this approach? lol!
Alfred Hitchcock knew what he was doing. Vertigo and Rear Window have always been my favourites, however I cherish all of his work. From his first feature (the very good "The Lodger", in 1927) to his last (the just ok "Frenzy", in 1976), and all the brilliance in between, this rotund genius left an indelible mark on the history of cinema, and for future generations to experience.
This may be the year I sit and rewatch each and every one of his 53 creations back to back.

Episode #108: OPPENHEIMER (2023) is now LIVE!!!

Everyone is talking about Christopher Nolan these days. So let’s go back to 2023 and take a deep dive into one his film that deals
With one of the most important scientist in world history. A man who changed the trajectory of our planet. Oppenheimer is an incredible film, with brilliant performances, stunning visuals, and a thought-provoking screenplay. However, looking back, did the Academy get it right by honouring it with the Best Picture Oscar?

Film Critic Jack Ferdman does a deep dive into this special film … as well as all of the other movies eligible for an Academy Award for 2023, and then gives his Rewatch Oscar to the film he thinks was most deserving.



https://open.spotify.com/episode/536UdHU6Y4CP1kRDtpZjk1?si=cKkmW4ZmRZGkNfCFUgO74g&utm_source=copy-link

Oppenheimer (2023) Rewatching Oscar · Episode

With all of the summer movie buzz being about the Christopher Nolan blockbuster The Odyssey, let’s go back a few years and talk about when the director finally broke through and won his first Oscar. Undoubtedly, Oppenheimer is a powerful and important film. However, do you believe the Academy got it right by awarding it Best Picture? Was it the best film of 2023? Tell me your thoughts.

As a film critic, I’ve sat alone in many many movie theatres over the years. Today I had Seth, Olivia, Penélope, and Edward to myself for just under two hours.
I actually like the film a lot! How many of you have seen The Invite, directed by Olivia Wilde?

Episode #107: THE GODFATHER, PART II 1974) is now LIVE!!!

Undoubtedly one of the great classics of all time, as well as likely the best sequel ever made, The Godfather, Part II not only drives the story of the Corleone family forward, but it also takes us back to how it all started. We may have lost Brando, but we got de Niro for this one. It’s an incredible film, but looking back, did the Academy get it right by honouring it with the Best Picture Oscar?

Film Critic Jack Ferdman does a deep dive into this special film … as well as all of the other movies eligible for an Academy Award for 1974, and then gives his Rewatch Oscar to the film he thinks was most deserving.


https://open.spotify.com/episode/1uQrjNNbjW9Ej8UjPrReV0?si=xkZ-v5kFRb-TgPYwTR8ixg&utm_source=copy-link

The Godfather, Part II (1974) Rewatching Oscar · Episode