Chariots of Fire

These British films that end up winning Best Picture always end up feeling so out of place. If I were transported back to before the ceremony, my guess on winner would probably have been Atlantic City or On Golden Pond, just based on the Academy’s recent proclivity to awarding films with big movie stars in films that focused mostly on performances by those stars. A film about characters overcoming obstacles to win a sports event, especially one with such a focus on one of its main character’...