From the Editors: A Change in Direction

First off, I want to thank everyone who has followed our blog over the past year. February was a busy month in terms of wrapping up one day job and preparing to move on to a new one, so High Contrast’s one year anniversary slipped by without any fanfare. I also want to thank our …

For Your Consideration: “BlacKkKlansman” by Jacob Johnson

From the very first shot, BlacKkKlansman made me feel like a terrible human being, and that’s why it is the best movie of the year. Let me explain. Spike Lee, the auteur provocateur who would be an icon in film history even if he had only directed the seminal Do the Right Thing, has a …

For Your Consideration: “Roma” by Alex Blake

I would like to start this particular post by echoing Nathan’s concerns in an earlier post about the state of the Oscars. This is usually a time of year that I really look forward to. Even when I wasn’t watching as many movies in a year as I am now, I have always looked forward …

Nate Blake: The Oscars Are A Poor Measure of Excellence, Except…

As I’ve spent the past few weeks complaining online about how Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book do not deserve to be in the Oscar race, I’ve received a lot of feedback that’s dismissive of the importance of Hollywood’s biggest awards. The common retort is that Oscars don’t matter, the Academy gets it wrong more than …