At The Movies for Wednesday 1 February 2023
AT THE MOVIES #907 GENERAL AGREEMENT
Simon Morris looks at some trends, likely winners and surprises in the upcoming awards season, and reviews two contrasting Oscar nominees – a hot favourite, starring Cate Blanchett, and a rank outsider starring an animated clam shell.
Marcel the Shell with Shoes on started out in life as a series of four-minute short films. Can it cause an upset in the Animation sections of both the Oscars and the Baftas?
Tár is Cate Blanchett’s Oscar-nominated film about a diva orchestra conductor. Co-starring Mark Strong and Nina Hoss, it marks the return of writer-director Todd Field (In the Bedroom, 2001).