A barnstorming twist closes Destroyer, the riveting new film from Girlfight director Karyn Kusama, but this is more intrigue crime drama than compelling thriller. Nicole Kidman leads as haggard antihero Erin Bell, an LAPD officer – with complex history – who could easily warrant a franchise to deliver her own extreme form justice. Staggering around with a potent feline vulnerability, Kidman is unrecognisable in every sense, bar that hers is yet another recognisably stellar performance.
The announcement that Matt Reeves’ film The Batman is set for a June 2021 release has brought with it the end of a tumultuous era. After three years – and only three films – Ben Affleck’s reign as the caped crusader is officially over.
With the ninety-first Academy Awards zooming ever closer into vision – albeit still with no host – we’ve asked some of #FilmTwitter‘s top bloggers to explain why their favourite Best Picture nominee should come out on top.
Following Plain Simple Tom’s A Star is Born advocacy, @GelNerd explains why Bohemian Rhapsody deserves to win Best Picture at the 2019 Oscars.
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