Catherine's Movie Blog

As I'm thinking of more content to post on this blog, I figured that I would discuss my top 5 favorite Best Picture films of all time, as someone suggested to me on Twitter. There have been so many films that have won Best Picture, some that have totally deserved it and others that are questionable. To win Best Picture, a film has to have it all. It has to have the right screenplay, the right actors/actresses, the right director, the right crew, etc. When it all comes together, it becomes something special and the Academy rewards that with the most prestigious award there is. I have seen quite a bit of the Best Picture winners and narrowing it down to my top 5 was so challenging. This list is based on my opinion and my opinion alone.  My first favorite Best Picture film is One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest . This film won the Best Picture award in 1976 with its release in 1975. Everything about this film just works. The positive dynamic of the cast is shown throughout the film ...

When I posted a review after watching The Social Network , I wasn't really expecting many views but I was definitely surprised by how many people looked at it. Since that review did so well, I thought I would review a movie that I watched this past week on a whim, Black Swan . I was scrolling through my TV and noticed that all of these movies were free for around a week and I saw that Black Swan was listed as free on demand. I have wanted to see this movie for years because of what it was about and how great Natalie Portman is as well. I was expecting to love this movie and hopefully, my thoughts will be coherent enough to follow along. Black Swan is a psychological horror film that came out in 2010. Directed by Darren Aronofsky, this film follows Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman) a ballerina who dances in New York for a company. It is announced that there is going to be a ballet that is going to be a new take on Swan Lake where the main role is the Swan Queen, a portrayal of both ...

After not knowing what to write this week for my blog, I went to Twitter in hopes that someone would be able to help me. One thing that stuck out was talking about my most anticipated movies of 2019. I thought that this was a good idea and am surprised that I haven't talked about them yet. This year doesn't seem to have as many original movies as in the past and with that, there are only five films that I am anticipating this year, as of April 6th, 2019. The first film that I am excited to see is already out in theaters and that is Us , Jordan Peele's second directed film. I saw Get Out for the first time last April for my American Cinema final. I had no desire to see it because I am not a horror fan. After seeing that film, I loved it more than I thought I was going too. It is a horror film with social messages and it was clever. When I heard that he was coming out with this film, I knew that I had to see it on the big screen, definitely during the day. I have heard no...