One Minute Reviews

This is a collection of short reviews of the Best Picture nominated movies for the 2017 Oscars Lion (Directed by Garth Davis) is a true story about a boy, Saroo (Sunny Pawar), from rural India that is separated from his family when he is 5 years old. Thousands of miles away from his hometown, Saroo lives off the streets until he is sent to an orphanage, where he is later adopted by an Austr...

From the moment the first song in La La Land started playing, an enormous smile broke across my face. It didn’t go away for a long time. In an era dominated by CGI, La La Land offered a return to that classic Hollywood feel we all know and love (think Singin’ in the Rain). But while presenting a welcome sense of nostalgia, the movie was anything but nostalgic. It expertly balanced an old aesthetic...