Another strong outing for Parasite, which is emerging as the most prominent film in the Best Picture race according to critics while Irishman and Marriage Story remain strong. Award Tallies (3) Parasite (2) The Irishman, Marriage Story The Awards
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Disney dominates the Fantasy Art Direction category with a single film, Ad Astra, not produced by the Mouse House. They show up with three titles in the animation category as well, but nowhere else. A lot of the expected competitors are here with Ford v Ferrari and Joker a bit surprising and the absence of…
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Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Waves Trey Edward Shults steps…
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The pace of screeners this week was a bit lighter. The first batch is from a company I’m not familiar with (and who didn’t exactly denote they were in the packaging), but they sent two documentaries. Amazon followed that with Annapurna right behind. Amazon came through again with another four films and then Fox Searchlight…
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With the Golden Globe nominations this morning, some campaigns received a shot in the arm while others took a dive. Marriage Story surprisingly topped the nominations with key entries in nearly every category except Best Director, which isn’t the best sign. Irishman and Once Upon a Time also did well with Two Popes and Parasite…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Apparently, the folks voting in St. Louis aren’t fans of Joker, a film that’s been earning Best Picture citations alongside myriad other nominations and awards is nominated here as Worst Film and it will probably be the only group to feel that way. A lot of the regulars are here as well with Long Day’s…
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Parasite needed the critics to fall in line for it to enter the Oscar race and that appears to be happening with several selections this week alone. A few other races seem to be taking shape as well. Award Tallies (3) Parasite (2) Marriage Story The Awards
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The name of the game with the Washington DC Area film critics is a spread-the-wealth mentality where few films were dominant, but love was spread fairly evenly with four films earning two awards apiece. Award Tallies (2) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite, Toy Story 4, Us The Awards
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Page Revisions: (December 1, 2019) Original (January 5, 2020) New Poster (#1) Release Date: January 3, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three Christs follows Dr. Alan Stone who is treating three paranoid schizophrenic patients at the Ypsilanti State Hospital in Michigan, each of whom believed they were Jesus Christ. What transpires is both comic and deeply…
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Page Revisions: (December 8, 2019) Original (March 15, 2020) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#4) (May 24, 2020) New Trailer (#3) / New Release Date (changed from 4/24/20) (August 16, 2020) New Trailer (#4) / New Release Date (changed from 8/21/20) Release Date: September 18, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Successful author Veronica finds herself…
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Page Revisions: (December 8, 2019) Original (March 15, 2020) New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#9) (April 11, 2021) New Trailer (#3) — New Poster (#10) — New Release Date (changed from 5/1/20) (July 4, 2021) New Posters (#11-#21) Release Date: July 9, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A film about Natasha Romanoff in her quests…
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If you want to know what’s in play, look at the Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations. They hedge their bets with more than 5 nominees in almost every category so they can hopefully catch on-the-bubble contenders. There’s nothing exceptionally exciting or unexpected here. Nominations Tallies (14) The Irishman (12) Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood…
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Announcing their awards for 2019, the New York Film Critics Online has selected Parasite the best of the year along with a lot of other more mainstream selections. Award Tallies (3) Parasite The Awards
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