Film Preview: The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
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40th Casting Society Nominations
The Casting Society’s nominations are an interesting batch just because it speaks to the power of casts and their casting directors. Casting is a category recognized at BAFTA but not the Oscars, which is surprising. It seems like a natural fit for the Academy. The Nominations Best Feature Big Budget Drama Casting The Color Purple…
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Film Preview: Land of Bad (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 7, 2024) Original Release Date: February 16, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An air force pilot reaper supports a special ops team as they try to shift a mission gone wrong into a rescue operation.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) There’s not as much detail as one would…
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Contender: The Mother of All Lies (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Mother of All Lies was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 31.6 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Contender: Lakota Nation vs. United States (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Lakota Nation vs. United States was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 46.3 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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35th Producers Guild Nominations
These could very well be our Best Picture nominees. They seem to be the most commonly cited, rewarded, and predicted. The Animated Feature category, however, is unlikely to replicate with The Super Mario Bros. Movie the most likely to get left off. This likely means the end of the road for Air, The Color Purple,…
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The Ultimate List Poll #83
We’re looking back at all of the Oscar winners and selecting what films and performances and comparing them to one another. The most effective way to do that is pit each winner against each other winner. This long-running series will ultimately result in a final ranking of every winner in every category (except the documentary…
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Predictions: Critics Choice Awards
It’s time for the Critics Choice Awards. Who will win? Will they be the Oscar frontrunners or ephemeral critics’ picks? Bet on the former, but hope for the latter. CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS Introductions Wesley Lovell: I always have a hard time mustering interest in this group’s selections. Sure, they are ostensibly a critics organization, but…
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The Friday Face-Off, The Ultimate List – Week #83
The Ultimate List Face-Off event has now begun. We will be using Google Forms to process these polls due to their extensiveness and the ease of creating the polls. For more information on how the game works, click here. Here are this week’s batch: GOOGLE POLL. Loading…
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Oscar History: January 12 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1880: Melchior Lengyel (94 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Story 1893: Edward Selzer (77 at death) {11 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film Oscar Wins: Documentary Short, Animated Short Film 1904: Joseph Gershenson (84 at death) {2 Noms, 0…
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Film Preview: The First Omen (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 7, 2024) Original (March 17, 2024) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#4) (March 31, 2024) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#5-#7) Release Date: April 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, but encounters a darkness…
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Contender: Kokomo City (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Kokomo City was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 44.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: D. Smith…
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Contender: Io Capitano (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Io Capitano was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 42.2 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Matteo Garrone…
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23rd AARP Movies for Grownups Nominations
The major caveat here is that outside of the writing category, no one can be nominated here who isn’t eligible for AARP membership (50 years or older). You don’t have to be American, though. A lot of Oscar contenders are here, but also a lot of non-contenders abound. Award Tallies (6) Oppenheimer (5) Killers of…
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17th Houston Critics Nominations (Part 2)
Barbie, Oppenheimer, Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things, and The Holdovers came out with the most nominations, which seems to be a mirror to the current situation in the precursors. Nominations Tallies (10) Barbie (9) Oppenheimer (8) Killers of the Flower Moon, Poor Things (7) The Holdovers (4) The Color Purple (3) American Fiction,…
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19th Austin Critics Awards
No film even came close to touching Oppenheimer for number of awards, yet it didn’t take their top prize, which went to Killers of the Flower Moon. Award Tallies (8) Oppenheimer (3) Killers of the Flower Moon (2) Past Lives (1) Fancy Dance, Godzilla Minus One, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Holdovers, John…
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