Film Preview: Jinsei (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Contenders 26: Season Opens Next Week
With last year’s Contenders season now closed and adjustments made to the rating factors, it’s time to start the 2026 Contenders season. Next week, Monday through Friday, we’ll have five titles added and we’ll keep adding more as the season progresses.
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Review: Weapons (2025)
Weapons Rating Director Zach Cregger Screenplay Zach Cregger Length 2h 08m Starring Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Cary Christopher, Toby Huss, Benedict Wong, Amy Madigan, Sara Paxton, Justin Long, June Diane Raphael, Whitmer Thomas, Callie Schuttera, Luke Speakman, Clayton Farris, Scarlett Sher MPAA Rating R Original Preview Click Here Review Is Weapons
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2012
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Original Screenplay, 2012 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 eleventh pass, we take a look at the new
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Oscar Profile: Annette Bening Revisited
Born May 29, 1958 in Topeka, Kansas, the youngest of four children of a church soloist and an insurance salesman, Annette Bening grew up in San Diego, California. She began acting in junior high school where she played the lead in The Sound of Music. She began her professional career with the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in
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Oscar History: April 23 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1876: John DuCasse Schulze (67 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Art Direction/Production Design (Black-and-White) 1893: Frank Borzage (69 at death) {2 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing, Drama Directing Oscar Wins: Directing, Drama Directing 1898: Ernest Laszlo (85 at death) {8 Noms, 1 Win}
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Updated Preview: Mortal Kombat II (2026)
New Posters (#24-#26) — New Trailer (#2) Mortal Kombat II, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: The Brink of War (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2026) Original Release Date: August 14, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “President Reagan races against time to make a deal with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev that could dismantle nuclear arsenals-or ignite disaster.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become
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Updated Preview: Young Washington (2026)
New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) Young Washington, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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2026 Nominations Predictions: April
Although April may seem like it’s a bit too early for Oscar predictions, Sinners was in release at this time last year, so it’s entirely valid. Sure, a lot of films will come out in the last half of the year that will upend these predictions but for now, this is how we all see
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Looking at the Weekend: Apr. 24-26, 2026
Michael is likely to top the box office as none of the other wide release (or even the now-expanding Mother Mary) have a remote chance of winning the weekend. 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
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Apr. 24-26, 2026)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Apr. 24-26, 2026)
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Oscar History: April 22 (2026)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Charles LeMaire (88 at death) {16 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Costume Design, Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) Oscar Wins: Costume Design (Black-and-White), Costume Design (Color) 1899: Byron Haskin (84 at death) {4 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects Oscar Win: Sci-Tech Award –
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Film Preview: My Best Friend’s Dead (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2026) Original Release Date: May 26, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Olivia and Aurora have been through it all together, but when men begin to go missing around their isolated farmhouse, Olivia realizes her terrifying secret is about to be revealed, leaving countless bodies in its wake.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL
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Film Preview: Insidious: Out of the Further (2026)
Page Revisions: (April 19, 2026) Original Release Date: August 21, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Gemma, a young mother raising her daughter in the house she grew up in, discovers she can travel into The Further, where she possesses an ability to bring what lives there back to the real world.” Poster Rating: C / C+
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Contenders 25: Final Update
For our final update of the 2025 contenders season, all outstanding productions have been moved to stage 5 and we can now look at the overall strength of our model and how certain productions fared in the final race. Let’s start with our final rankings of the top contenders in each of our four categories.
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