With the Oscars all set to be announced around the first quarter of 2022, here’s a rundown of the ten movies out of our lot of thirty that seek award glory this season.
- Being The Ricardos happens to be an American biographical drama which is written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and is about the relationship between Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, played by Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, respectively. It has received a limited theatrical release in the US and will be streamed worldwide on Amazon Prime Video from December 21, 2021.
- Belfast is a movie set in 1969 at the height of conflict going on between Catholics and Protestants. However, the film focuses on family drama instead of politics and is filmed in black and white with a few bursts of color. Belfast stars Jude Hill and Jamie Dorman.
- C’mon C’mon is a warmly personal family affair from Mike Mills, who has brought his own experience of being a parent and exploring the tricky but rewarding challenges that parenthood has in store. This insightful and emotionally satisfying film has Joaquin Phoenix, Woody Norman, and Gaby Hoffman in it.
- Coda, the American remake of a French dramedy film, La famille Belier, is about a sole hearing member of a deaf family who goes on to discover that she is a gifted singer. The film has Emilia Jones, Troy Kotsur, Daniel Durant, and Marlee Matlin playing key roles.
- Cyrano is the new musical version of Edmond Rostand’s classic poetic drama called Cyrano de Bergerac, with the basic story remaining the same. Cyrano, played by Peter Dinklage, is a master swordsman who has been harboring unspoken love for his childhood friend Roxanne- Haley Bennett. But when Christian joins the regiment, he and Roxanne fall in love, and the story is all about the twists and turns that occur in all their lives.
- Don’t Look Up, which has Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, talks about an extinction-level comet hurtling through space towards the earth. It is only apt that in 2021 we get an end of the world movie we deserve. Jennifer Lawrence plays the role of a doctoral student in Astronomy while Leonardo plays her professor named Dr. Randall Mindy.
- Dune talks about Denis Villeneuve’s anticipation to tame the notoriously difficult novel, which is all about a war over control of a precious natural resource. The film is no lack of a cinematic spectacle and stars Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson.
- Flee is all about the horrific history and lasting psychological scars of an Afghan man who is hiding from his past for two decades since the time he has been granted political asylum as a child in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is indeed a powerful and poetic memoir of personal struggle as well as self-discovery.
- The French Dispatch starring Benicia Del Toro and Adrien Brody makes it to the list too. While the fim may seem like an anthology of vignettes, every moment in the film is graced by Wes Anderson for the written word and the oddball characters.
- The Hand of God is an intensely personal film that has Paolo Sorrentino’s signature style written all over. The story of the film revolves around the glories of Naples, its gulf coast and decaying architecture, and of course, the natural humor of its people. Stay tuned for another ten movies that might manage to squeeze into nominations for the biggest of all the awards.
