Robert Barger

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Best Actor 1974: The Greatest Oscar Race Ever? 

The Academy Awards are the pinnacle of cinematic accomplishment. They represent the definitive choice for the best performance among the best performers. However, not all contests for the Oscars are particularly competitive. Though all the nominees deserve to be there, often there are one or two performances that rise above the rest. But that is ...

5 Under-Appreciated Films From 1984

1984 was a fantastic year for movies. Ghostbusters and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom dominated the box office. Amadeus won eight Oscars, including Best Picture. Favorites such as The Terminator and The Karate Kid thrilled and touched audiences. Indeed, it’s difficult to believe that all of these classic films are celebrating their 40th ...

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Oscar Nominations 2024: Best Actress & Likely Winner

The past year in film culminates on March 10th with the 96th Academy Awards. With 13 total Oscar nominations, Oppenheimer is heavily favored to win Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor for Cillian Murphy, and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. With Da’Vine Joy Randolph also a huge favorite to win Best Supporting Actress ...

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Tombstone (1993) review

Still Your Huckleberry: Tombstone (1993) Turns 30

The western still holds a special place in the heart of the American movie goer. Once the country’s most successful genre, its popularity has waned severely during the last half century. We still know a good one when we see one though. Tombstone is one that falls into that category. Cinema writer Ryan Cracknell calls ...