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Associate Editor Brett Pardy recently defended his PhD about film and empathy. We discuss his research, what inspired him to get into the topic, and how Seventh Row ties in.
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Seventh Row’s editors pick their alternate Oscar ceremony, from nominees to winners, from The Worst Person in the World to Bergman Island.
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With the Oscars coming up tomorrow, we’ve envisioned what the awards ceremony would look like if we got to pick the nominees and winners (the answer: very different).
Note that we’ve excluded some categories that we didn’t feel we were able to give a very comprehensive or informed opinion on. The categories excluded are Best Animated Feature, Best Short Film (x3), Best Original Song, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, and Best Makeup and Hairstyling
We’re currently working on an ebook about the films of our Best Picture-winning director, Joachim Trier, including his Oscar-nominated The Worst Person in the World. You can pre-order that now.
The Worst Person in the World – WINNER
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Red Snow
Joanna Hogg, The Souvenir Part II – WINNER
Marie Clements, Red Snow
Julia Ducournau, Titane
Ana Katz, The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
Joachim Trier, The Worst Person in the World
Anders Danielsen Lie, The Worst Person in the World – WINNER
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Courier
Stephen Graham, Boiling Point
Dan Stevens, I’m Your Man
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Maren Eggert, I’m Your Man – WINNER
Noe Abita, Slalom
Devery Jacobs, Bootlegger
Vicky Krieps, Bergman Island
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Richard Ayoade, The Souvenir: Part II – WINNER
Jaygann Ayeh, The Souvenir: Part II
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Tim Roth, Bergman Island
Ruth Negga, Passing – WINNER
Gaby Hoffman, C’mon C’mon
Riley Keough, Zola
Vinette Robinson, Boiling Point
Mia Wasikowska, Bergman Island
Bergman Island – WINNER
Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
The Worst Person in the World
I’m Your Man – WINNER
Drive My Car
Profile
The Souvenir: Part II
The Worst Person in the World – WINNER
The Dog Who Wouldn’t Be Quiet
I’m Your Man
Petite Maman
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy – WINNER
Flee
Passing – WINNER
Moffie
Petite Maman
Red Snow
The Worst Person in the World
The Souvenir: Part II – WINNER
The Courier
Petite Maman
The Worst Person in the World
The Souvenir: Part II – WINNER
Bergman Island
I’m Your Man
Wife of a Spy
The Worst Person in the World
Petite Maman – WINNER
The Worst Person in the World
Bergman Island
Film About a Father Who
Flee
The Worst Person in the World – WINNER
Moffie
Petite Maman
The Souvenir: Part II
Sweat
I’m Your Man – WINNER
Bergman Island
The Courier
Moffie
The Worst Person in the World
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Release Date: February 14, 2020
We discuss Benedict Cumberbatch at his best, worst, & poshest, from The Power of the Dog to The Courier to The Electrical Life of Louis Wain.
Alex and Orla report from the 2022 Berlinale Film Festival, and introduce you to the films they loved, from Laia Costa-starrer Lullaby, to Swedish YA film about grief, Comedy Queen.
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We discuss This is Going to Hurt, an early contender for best show of the year, the excellence of Ben Whishaw, why Ambika Mod is such an exciting newcomer, and how it brilliantly discusses the mental health of National Health Service workers.
On today’s episode, we’ll be doing something a little different. Instead of our usual discussions of films with a panel of critics, Alex interviews British actress Olivia Vinall about performing Shakespeare. In this conversation, we talk about each of Olivia’s four Shakespearean roles: Desdemona, Cordelia, Juliet, and Rosalind. We talk about how she finds a way into the text, what it’s like working with different directors, and why she loves Shakespeare so much.
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