On paper, Mary Queen of Scots reads like a prestige picture par excellence. Saoirse Ronan leads, theatre stalwart Josie Rourke directs and the creator of Netflix hit House of Cards, Beau Willimon, writes. The reality is a much drier, less engaging and only sporadically compelling affair. Were hair and makeup alone enough to make a triumph, Rourke’s film would be nothing less. On the other hand, in such a world, Redken would be beating Disney at the box office.
It might be film’s biggest night of the year but the Oscars have been mired by controversy, scandal and disorder in 2019. After months of speculation, the Academy has finally announced yesterday that its ninety-first ceremony will have no host for the first time in three decades. But how can that work?
With the ninety-first Academy Awards zooming ever closer into vision, we’ve asked some of #FilmTwitter‘s top bloggers to explain why their favourite Best Picture nominee should come out on top.
Our run through continues today with Lolo and BigJ – of Lolo Loves Films – take on BlacKkKlansman. You can follow the husband and wife movie reviewers on Twitter @lololovesfilms but not before you check out what they have to say here!
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