The Apartment (Did the 60s suck for movies?)

Nominated in:1961
Did it win? Yes
Worth watching? No
Standout performance: Shirley MacLaine as Fran Kubelik
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “When you’re in love with a married man, you shouldn’t wear mascara” – Shirley MacLaine
The Apartment is a lame movie that fits the stereotypes I maintain about 1960s romantic comedies. The decade in general was an awkward adolescence for [...]

L.A. Confidential

Nominated in: 1998
Did it win? No, that and most other Oscars went to a little film called Titanic
Worth watching? Yes!
Standout performance: Russell Crowe as Officer Wendell “Bud” White
Watchfl’s favorite quote: “Off the record, on the QT and very hush-hush”
What a difference a screenplay makes! L.A. Confidential is the best crime drama I’ve seen in years [...]