Month: April 2021

‘Minari’ wins the OFTA’s 2020 Best Picture

Jeff Mitchell

Our film critic (Jeff Mitchell) is a proud member of the Online Film & Television Association, and the OFTA announced its Best of 2020…the 25th Annual Film Awards Winners! Lee Isaac Chung’s “Minari” wins Best Picture, and Chadwick Boseman and Carey Mulligan garner Best Actor and Actress, respectively. To learn more about the Online Film & Television Association, please check out their website. Here are all the winners and nominees: PICTURE MINARI – WINNER Promising Young Woman – Runner-up Nomadland Sound of Metal Judas and the Black Messiah Soul One…

‘French Exit’ loses its way

Jeff Mitchell

“French Exit” – Frances Price (Michelle Pfeiffer), a New York socialite, isn’t feeling very sociable these days.  She’s depressed, frustrated, and broke. Well, not completely broke.  Frances sells off her jewelry and art to collect a tidy sum of cash.  It’s not enough to live on, but Frances and her son Malcolm (Lucas Hedges) won’t go hungry next week. Next year?  That’s a different story. You see, her late husband’s estate has become insolvent, and she has nowhere to live.  Frances isn’t the type to ask for help, but her…