New This Week It was the week before Christmas and all through the large manor house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The thirteen guests were all snug in their nightclothes in their separate bedrooms watching their favorite old Christmas movie. In two of the rooms, Ebenezer Scrooge was being shown the…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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A lot of the season’s common selections are here, but Green Book in Best Picture and Rami Malek in Best Actor are the more unique selections. Awards Tallies (3) Roma (2) Green Book The Awards
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In the single most original decision this Oscar season, Utah’s critics have selected Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse as the year’s best picture beating out Roma. The surprise selection pairs with a largely repetitive set of selections with Actress and Supporting Actor among the more atypical selections. Award Tallies (3) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Roma The…
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More of the same out of the Southeastern film critics, who have chosen Roma as their favorite and The Favourite as their second favorite. Award Tallies (4) Roma (3) The Favourite The Awards
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Roma may have won Best Picture, but First Reformed took home more awards. An unusual three-way tie in Best Actress was about the most excitement this group had in their selections. Award Tallies (3) First Reformed (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, Roma The Awards
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Another award for Roma. It’s almost like critics are trying to force the Academy’s hand, which may not work. Regardless, there aren’t any winners here that seem out of the ordinary. Award Tallies (4) Roma (2) Black Panther, The Favourite The Awards
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Sometimes it takes the regional critics to infuse Oscar season with some unusual selections. Most of what Indiana’s film journalists have done is select unique and interesting choices. There are a few that aren’t out of left field, but from Best Picture on down, this is one of the most eclectic batches so far. Award…
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Unlike past years, the Academy has decided to reveal all of the shortlists simultaneously. Here is the press release. On initial glance, there were no major embarrassments to be found. All of my predictions in Documentary Feature, Foreign Language Film, and Visual Effects made the short list. A few from my Original Song and Original…
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse…?
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New Trailer (#2) / New Posters (#3-#6) Godzilla: King of the Monsters, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Page Revisions: (December 16, 2018) Original Release Date: December 21, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A woman and a pair of children are blindfolded and make their way through a dystopian setting along a river.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The blocky lettering doesn’t enhance this design, nor does the mysteriously blindfolded characters.…
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We had three films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse As a product of the DC universe, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was though to be little more than a new cash grab for Sony after its ignoble attempts at resurrecting the beloved webslinger. Then something spectacular happened:…
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As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). With the Screen Actors Guild announcing their nominations, this was a fairly momentous week. Several other groups also…
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While Roma was the top winner, A Star Is Born came out on top as the year’s best film according to the Dallas-Fort Worth critics. All of the selections here are being recognized again, so there’s not a lot of new or fresh information here. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) The Favourite, Isle of Dogs…
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