Top 20 Films of 2015: 6. Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Madeline Joint December 26, 2015 Analysis, Features, Top 10 "Wow. You know... What has to happen in a person's life to become a critic anyway? What are you writing? Another review? Is that any good? Is it? Did you even see it?" Michael Keaton is Riggan Thompson, a...
Clouds of Sils Maria – Review Rachel Brook May 16, 2015 Reviews 1 Comment Like an unassuming and subtler Birdman, Clouds of Sils Maria takes advantage of its actor protagonist Maria (Binoche) in order to probe a potential overlap between fiction and reality. A dawdling...
It’s Complicated: The Ongoing Battle Between Social Media And Film David Brake April 29, 2015 Analysis, Close-Up, Features You’ve Got Mail is one of the best films about social media. Apparently. Going further down this list, at number eight, it’s Tron, and holding up the middle is The Matrix. As you’ve already gathered,...
The Oscars 2015 | 87th Academy Awards | Live Blog David Brake February 22, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off Welcome to One Room With A View's (soon-to-be) LIVE coverage of the 87th Academy Awards! Tonight's ceremony in Los Angeles will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, whereas our ceremony will be hosted by yours...
2015 Oscar Nominations: The Good & The Bad Eddie Falvey January 15, 2015 Analysis, Features, Opinion 1 Comment It is that time of year once again. Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Oscar Season. By now the dust will have settled on last year's Oscar debates just in time for them to begin all over again. It is, by all...
Golden Globes 2015 Results David Brake January 12, 2015 Analysis, Features, One Off The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spoken! The Golden Globes 2015 results are in and there's a strong selection of winners. Richard Linklater's tremendous Boyhood scooped Best Motion Picture - Drama...
Birdman – Review Tom Bond December 30, 2014 Reviews I act therefore I’m not. Riggan Thompson (Keaton) is selfless in the middle of an identity crisis, and selfish in his egotistical pursuit of an impossible play. Shadows of the mask he once wore as Birdman...