97th Oscars Projections: The Post Fall Festivals Outlook For The Best Picture Race
The year in film is indeed weak, and the campaign for the biggest prize in the industry is indeed wide-open as we enter mid-October.
The year in film is indeed weak, and the campaign for the biggest prize in the industry is indeed wide-open as we enter mid-October.
The 97th Oscars Best Picture race might arguably be even more competitive than the ongoing presidential campaign.
I have watched the Minecraft trailer a few times now and I’m still not convinced this isn’t a dream after eating a moldy burrito.
In the month of August, I managed to see fifteen movies in theaters, with one repeat, as well as fifteen movies otherwise, for a total of twenty-nine reviews.
If the Spring and the Summer blockbuster season were the training camps for the best picture race, the fall film festivals are the draft.
The point is not to fetishize violence–it is to give the drama stakes. Otherwise, each episode is reduced to little more than a series of dialogue scenes
I managed to get to the movie theaters 14 times in July, with one repeat, with an additional seven otherwise, for a total of 20 reviews.
Everything good in the Twisters movie is unspoilable. Be warned: We talk about more than the unspoilable parts.
While Deadpool & Wolverine is the only MCU movie this year, it gave me just about everything I could have wanted from the concept
Since 1989, The Simpsons has entertained us with pop culture moments. These are my ten favourite episodes featuring the yellow family.
The 80s was rich with pop culture, so I start with my favourite films from the decade that gave us Madonna, shoulder pads and Yuppies.
This was a very good month in theaters. 14 movies in theaters, with one repeat, and an additional 19 otherwise, for a total of 32 reviews.
“Boy Kills World” is definitely good…It knows what it is and relishes in it.
I saw fourteen movies in theaters in the month of March, as well as five movies otherwise, for a total of nineteen reviews.
I’ve missed that sustained discourse and offer the following unsolicited thoughts on random things as junk brought back from the wasteland
Ten movies in theaters in the month of February, with one repeat. This was better than last month with one clear standout.
The complaints about the Oscars not connecting with the regular person off the street have been becoming more and more faint
In the month of January, I managed to get to the movie theater ten times and watched an additional nine movies (with one repeat,) which is a total of eighteen reviews
We give thanks to Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig for, quite by happenstance, creating a once in a lifetime theatrical event.
Overall I was able to predict 92 of the 115 nominee slots available across all 23 categories – 76% correct and a personal best for me.