Oscars 2010: Looking at the Best Director Contenders

I have already discussed this category at length in my kneejerk-reaction column written in response to the Oscar nominations and it's a column about who should win, who is likely to win, and what......

Oscar Race: The war for the Best Director award

The Oscar nominations are out, and everyone is calling the Best Director category -- one of the most prestigious of all Oscar awards -- a two-horse race. The steeds in question are Avatar......

Oscars 2013: The Best Director isn't even nominated

With a little over 10 days to go for this year's Oscar awards, we take a look at those in contention for the Best Director trophy, even though this year is marked by those passed over for the......

7 Cliches Of Movie Criticism & Reporting

This isn't a hatchet job, and my excuse for the exercise is my feeling that when you invert some of the clichés mentioned here, you might just arrive at the portals of genuine movie-making......