DesertTalkies Film Reviews!

Sometimes I feel as if I'm prophetic: I can confidently say that roughly 90% of my predictions for who would win each category were correct (with only one major surprise).  And whilst some of the stars may have underperformed when it came to outfits compared to other years, I can definitely say that this was a fun-filled ceremony that was perfectly worth watching live at 3.30am my time.  Before we get into this post, one big shock for me was the fact that Tár didn't win anything! Although Tár was not a frontrunner in any of my predictions, I had kind of hoped that I would be wrong.  BEST ACTOR - If you've been following along for a time, you will know that I didn't really like Elvis: it was an objectively good movie but it just wasn't my cup of tea. However, considering Austin Butler's largely successful run during the awards season until the Oscars, I had just assumed that he would win. But, to my surprise, Brendan Fraser managed to pull a win out of the hat. I...

  AMERICAN PIE [1999] Starring: Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Tara Reid, Natasha Lyonne Direction by Paul Weitz Language: English This may not exactly be Oscar-standard, but I have been watching so many movies with deeper, hidden meanings lately that I needed to watch something a little bit racy, a little bit absurd, a little bit idiotic (although I am on for a good psychological thriller). After a long day of work, sometimes one just wants to kick back and relax, and this relaxation is exactly what you'll get when you watch this.  There are only so many times that a person can hear an ' American Pie ' reference before actually watching the movie. Iconic to the point where, whilst researching, I found several reprises, sequels, and spin-offs, I knew that watching this had to be worth my while. Whilst some of the ideas were definitely avant-garde in nature, I was relieved. Isn't the entire nature of high school a hormone-filled roller coaster? I think that w...