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Alisha Bhandari
Dec 12, 20214 min read
Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV) (1977)
Star Wars: A New Hope (Episode IV), released in 1978, marked the beginning of the Star Wars franchise. Two movies were made after its...
Alisha Bhandari
Dec 5, 20213 min read
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
In 2021, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) was added to the OFTA Film Hall of Fame for its original score. At the...
Alisha Bhandari
Dec 5, 20214 min read
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight (2008) marked the second film in The Dark Knight trilogy directed by Christopher Nolan. It brought home two Oscars: Best...
Alisha Bhandari
Dec 5, 20214 min read
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins (2005) is the second Christopher Nolan film I've seen from this scratch-off list. Inspired by the titular superhero of the...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 28, 20215 min read
The Godfather (1972)
Winner of three significant Oscars, The Godfather (1972) is easily considered a cinematic masterpiece combining modern and classical...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 28, 20214 min read
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
The third movie in the Indiana Jones franchise is titled Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. In 1989, the film won one Oscar for Best...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 28, 20213 min read
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) marked the first movie in the Indiana Jones franchise. It won four Oscars for Best...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 21, 20214 min read
The Matrix (1999)
On March 21, 1999, The Matrix was released in the United States. Directed by the famous duo, The Wachowskis, The Matrix took home four...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 21, 20214 min read
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Based on the 1997 award-winning book of the same name by JK Rowling, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone was released in 2001. It...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 21, 20214 min read
Inception (2010)
Inception, released in 2010, won 157 awards from 2010-2011 and was nominated for many more. At the Oscars, it brought in four wins: Best...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 14, 20213 min read
Finding Nemo (2003)
Finding Nemo is a 2003 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 14, 20214 min read
Spirited Away (2001)
When I first watched Spirited Away, I was so freaked out that I refused to watch any kind of Studio Ghibli films again. Luckily, when I...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 14, 20214 min read
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, released in 1975, is based on the book written by Ken Kesey and published in 1962. The movie won the...
Alisha Bhandari
Nov 14, 20211 min read
100 Films, 100 Essays.
Long time no see! As some of you may already know, I graduated high school in May of 2021. I decided to take a gap year to take a break...
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