Simon Columb, Author at Movie Mezzanine

Simon Columb

Simon has been writing since 2009. Art teacher by day, he covers arts and pop-culture regularly including editorials, exhibition reviews and film and TV criticism. He has contributed to Empire Magazine, TQS and Man I Love Films. He continues to write for Flickering Myth and has been known to podcast.

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10 Best Picture Nominees That Should Have Won

9 years ago by Simon Columb

Star Wars was nominated for Best Picture. Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial and Avatar were all nominated for Best Picture, but failed to hold the statuette. Oscars rarely celebrate the box-office smash or sci-fi adventure film. They represen...

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Defanging the Unthinkable

A Fitting, Impressive Goodbye

The Ambivalent, Bittersweet "My Life as a Zucchini"

The Complex Morality of "No Country for Old Men"

A New Way of Telling Love Stories

Breaking Standards with Julian Rosefeldt of "Manifesto"

Indulging Mightily with Alex Ross Perry and the "Golden Exits" Cast

The Ultimate Meta-Performance: Kate Lyn Sheil on "Kate Plays Christine"

Now Playing: "From Nowhere"

Now Playing: "Fifty Shades Darker"

Now Playing: "War on Everyone"

Now Playing: "The Salesman"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 287: "Kundun"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 286: "Pinocchio"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 285: "That Darn Cat"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 284: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Defanging the Unthinkable

A Fitting, Impressive Goodbye

The Ambivalent, Bittersweet "My Life as a Zucchini"

The Complex Morality of "No Country for Old Men"

A New Way of Telling Love Stories

Breaking Standards with Julian Rosefeldt of "Manifesto"

Indulging Mightily with Alex Ross Perry and the "Golden Exits" Cast

The Ultimate Meta-Performance: Kate Lyn Sheil on "Kate Plays Christine"

Now Playing: "From Nowhere"

Now Playing: "Fifty Shades Darker"

Now Playing: "War on Everyone"

Now Playing: "The Salesman"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 287: "Kundun"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 286: "Pinocchio"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 285: "That Darn Cat"

Mousterpiece Cinema, Episode 284: "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement"

Simon Columb

All posts by Simon Columb

10 Best Picture Nominees That Should Have Won

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