3 thoughts on “97th Oscars Projections: The Post-Cannes Outlook For The Best Picture Race

  1. “The Bikeriders” has been advertising heavily during wrestling and the main thoughts that I have about it are:

    1. This looks like it’s going to have more “serious” violence than “fun” violence
    2. “Based on a True Story” means that it’s about the Hell’s Angels or one of the other big Motorcycle Clubs of the 60’s/70’s.
    3. That is the worst title I could possibly imagine about a violent gang of motorcyclists. If it’s about the Hell’s Angels, put something with Hell in the title! Or Angels! If it’s about one of the other ones, put something else in there! What an awful title! It makes me think of Stranger Things! “The Bikeriders! Starring Gaten Matarazzo!”

    I don’t want to wander into politics more than necessary but the election will also decide what gets the award and what doesn’t. If this party wins, we’ll see optimistic movies rewarded. If that party wins, it’ll be all about movies that explain that the living will envy the dead.Report

    1. FWIW, The Bikeriders is about the Outlaws MC origins in Chicago, is about going from a group to a club to an organized crime organization, and the title is from the famous pictorial book of the same name the film is based on.Report

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