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23
Feb

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2019

This Oscar season has been crazy, and as I’ve covered before, there were a lot of egregious snubs this year. So here is how my nominations ballot would have looked. For the purposes of this, I’ve limited myself to the … Continue reading →

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22
Feb

Oscar Guide 2019

If I was confused last year, this year I’m completely and utterly lost. The only things I’m sure about are “Shallow” winning Best Original Song and Roma winning Best Foreign Language Film. Any of this year’s other frontrunners losing to another nominee wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged at eternity's gate, avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, border, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, christopher robin, cold war, favourite, first man, free solo, green book, hale county, hulu, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary poppins returns, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, netflix, never look away, of fathers and sons, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, solo, spider-man, star is born, star wars, vice, wife | Leave a comment

15
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2019

BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book Roma A Star Is Born Vice Dark Horse: Crazy Rich Asians Long Shot: First Man Total Shock: If Beale Street Could Talk The skinny: This season has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, beautiful boy, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, cold war, dumplin, eighth grade, fantastic beasts, favourite, first man, first reformed, free solo, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary poppins returns, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, mission impossible, never look away, nutcracker, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, spiderman, stan and ollie, star is born, three identical strangers, vice, wife, won't you be my neighbor | Leave a comment

8
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

Another incredible year for film, even if there’s a lot more “very good” and less “great” than years past. If there was an overarching theme in 2018’s movies, it was the struggle to hold onto one’s identity. Your surroundings might … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged annihilation, ballad of buster scruggs, black klansman, black panther, blindspotting, burning, can you ever, deadpool 2, death of Stalin, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, game night, hate u give, hereditary, hulu, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, leave no trace, Mandy, minding the gap, mission impossible, netflix, old man and the gun, private war, roma, sorry to bother you, spider-man, star is born, support the girls, Suspiria, three identical strangers, tully, widows, won't you be my neighbor, you were never really here | Leave a comment

15
Dec

Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2018

BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is Born Vice Falling off: First Man, Widows Rising star: Mary Poppins Returns The skinny: This sucks. Two of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged beautiful boy, black klansman, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, early man, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle, ralph breaks the internet, roma, spiderman, star is born, vice, wife | Leave a comment

1
Dec

Streaming Picks: December 2018

FILMS Top Picks Blue Velvet – Hulu 12/1 Roma – Netflix 12/14 Hereditary – Prime 12/27 Netflix and Prime are getting two of the best movies of the year, while Hulu has what’s probably my favorite David Lynch movie. Roma is Alfonso … Continue reading →

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15
Nov

Oscar Picks: 15 Nov 2018

BEST PICTURE The Favourite First Man Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is Born Vice Widows Falling off: None Rising star: Black Panther The skinny: Though Green Book will come on strong after its Thanksgiving opening, … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged beautiful boy, boy erased, can you ever forgive me, favourite, first man, green book, grinch, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, on the basis of sex, ralph breaks the internet, roma, sorry to bother you, spiderman, star is born, vice, widows | Leave a comment

15
Oct

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 Oct 2018

BEST PICTURE The Favourite First Man Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is Born Vice Widows Falling off: Beautiful Boy; Mary, Queen of Scots; On the Basis of Sex Rising star: Can You Ever Forgive Me? … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged at eternity's gate, beautiful boy, black klansman, boy erased, can you ever forgive me, favourite, first man, front runner, green book, grinch, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, on the basis of sex, ralph breaks the internet, roma, sorry to bother you, spiderman, star is born, vice, widows | Leave a comment

15
Aug

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 15 Aug 2018

Normally, I don’t do intros for these, but on August 8, the Academy announced they’re making some changes to shorten the length of the broadcast. Unfortunately, that shortchanges the brief time in the spotlight for the craftspeople who really make … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged at eternity's gate, backseat, beautiful boy, black klansman, can you ever forgive me, don't worry he won't get far on foot, favourite, first man, front runner, grinch, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary queen of scots, on the basis of sex, ralph breaks the internet, roma, sorry to bother you, spiderman, widows | Leave a comment