Film Preview: The Last Temptation of Becky (2026)
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Contender: Dream Scenario (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Dream Scenario was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 56.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Kristoffer Borgli…
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26th Costume Designers Guild Nominations
Let’s start with an interesting note about category placement. Unlike the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild, the Costume Designers Guild don’t allow for cross-pollination, which explains why Barbie got put into Fantasy rather than contemporary even though the film is in a contemporary setting. Now to the nitty-gritty. Looking over the films that we…
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Oscar Profile: Tom Wilkinson
Born February 5, 1948 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, Tom Wilkinson was the son of urban farmers, Marjorie and Thomas Wilkinson. Economic hardships forced the family to move to Canada for five years when Wilkinson was 11. Upon their return to England, he attended the University of Kent, graduating with a degree in English and…
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Oscar History: January 4 (2024)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1916: Lionel Newman (73 at death) {11 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Original Song, Musical Score, Adaptation or Treatment Score Oscar Win: Musical Score 1916: Robert Parrish (79 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1918: Buddy Baker (84 at death) {1…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Visual Effects, 2007
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Visual Effects, 2007 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our fifth pass, we take a look at the new…
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11th North Carolina Critics Nominations & Awards
North Carolina’s critics were big on Oppenheimer and Barbie in the nominations and that’s where most of the awards went with Oppenheimer securing the lion’s share. Awards Tallies (10) Oppenheimer (5) Barbie (2) The Holdovers, Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (1) Anatomy of a Fall, The Color Purple, Godzilla Minus One, John Wick: Chapter 4, Killers…
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17th Oklahoma Critics Awards
Oklahoma’s critics went for Killers of the Flower Moon, an uncommon position this year. It may have had something to do with the subject matter? Award Tallies (5) Killers of the Flower Moon (3) The Holdovers (2) Barbie, The Zone of Interest (1) American Symphony, Anatomy of a Fall, Fancy Dance, Maestro, Oppenheimer, Past Lives,…
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3rd Central Florida Critics
Florida’s critics were head-over-heels for Oppenheimer. Award Tallies (10) Oppenheimer (3) Barbie (2) Poor Things (1) Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret., Bottoms, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Holdovers, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Past Lives, Path of the Panther, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie,…
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Film Preview: The UnderDoggs (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original Release Date: January 26, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Plot under wraps.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) It probably tells you all you want to know about Snoop Dogg’s movie, but it all feels incredibly familiar. Trailer Rating: B- SEE ALL TRAILERS BELOW Review: Some…
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Contenders: Final Sets of New Contenders Incoming
I have been working hard the last several days putting together the final list of films to round out the Contenders for 2023. These are all films that either scored more than a couple of precursor citations or which should have been covered to wrap up December. There are several of these titles, over thirty…
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Looking at the Weekend: Jan. 5-7, 2024
Wonka seems to be on a roll and I don’t see Night Swim being able to topple it even as the only new release. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that are releasing this weekend that we…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jan. 5-7, 2024)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jan. 5-7, 2024)
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4th Make-Up Artists Guild Nominations
Once again, this group confounds us with nominating Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in both the period/character categories and the contemporary categories. Clearly they like the movie. Strangely, that film didn’t make the shortlist with the Academy, so you can discard its chances. Of the ten films that did, only four of them show…
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Film Preview: Housekeeping for Beginners (2024)
Page Revisions: (January 1, 2024) Original (March 31, 2024) New Release Date (changed from 1.26.2024) Release Date: April 5, 2024 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A queer woman is forced to raise her partner’s daughter who herself doesn’t want to be a mother.” Poster Rating: B- / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, B-) This is…
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