These films deserve more praise. The Academy Awards often straddles trying to find a way to be more crowd-pleasing for the masses, while also ignoring smaller films that deserve praise because members did not watch them. Culture writer for The Atlantic, David Sims, points out that often to award smaller, niche films, the Academy throws a screenwriting nomination their way. It's this weird consolation nomination, where the writers seem to see past the noise and pick movies that truly deserve to be there, in a way other branches of the Academy often do not. To be seen by the writers means you were truly seen. But Sims points out that often these moves are underrated and underappreciated across the spectrum, deserving much more love. This is his list of 23 of the best of those movies. I won't retype his thoughts, you should read the article, but check out his picks below. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 1 March, 2022