Kathmandu, Feb. 28 -- The Oscars have come and gone, and unlike other years, this year I guessed 14 winners out of 24 right. If one does not count short films and documentaries that is. My guesses were right not because i was clairvoyant all of a sudden, but because since last year I have started binge-watching the best pictures right before the night of the Academy Awards. The AMC theatre chain puts up the Best Picture Show for two consecutive Saturdays leading up to the Sunday of the awards, and I have found the over 10-hour-long cinema marathon experience like a long feast of delicious dishes.

One of the reasons why I don't feel tired of watching these movies one after the other in a span of just two days is because these movies have ...