Even Vice is a period piece, satirizing the George W. Roma dives into Mexico City in the early 1970s BlacKKKlansman visits racial tensions in America during the same period. The Favourite peers at the backroom (and bedroom) intrigues of Queen Anne. Most of the nominees for Best Picture this year take a time machine to a past generation. Films honored annually at the Academy Awards usually have a historical backdrop - lavish sets and period-accurate costumes plucked from the past.
