Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original Release Date: February 23, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A mute bartender goes up against his city’s gangsters in an effort to find out what happened to his missing partner.” Poster Rating: B SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The concept of muteness, with the neon lips, gives the poster design…
Let’s take a look back at our prior preview and see where we were right, wrong, and everything in between. September 1, 2017 Unlocked Oscar Prospects: What I said: “None.” Oscar Results: N/A Box Office Prospects: $5 M Box Office Expectations: What I Said: “Weak. The film is being released on one of the worst…
Although the second film in the series made a little more than half the predecessor’s opening weekend, it was still a sizable amount. This third film should do quite well as well, possibly less than the prior, but probably still enough to win the weekend. The 15:17 to Paris is Clint Eastwood’s latest and he’s…
For our fifth Rundown article, the only category that awards the product of a specific nation and not an individual. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Foreign Language Film as well as general commentary about the race. Thursday, we’ll look at a category that has paired so significantly with…
New This Week Westfront 1918 is likely the best movie you’ve never seen or perhaps never even heard of. Made at the same time as All Quiet on the Western Front, the pacifist German film was a world-wide success, opening in the U.S. in early 1931. Banned by the Nazis in January 1933 along with…
For our fourth Rundown article, we look at the folk who put it all together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Film Editing as well as general commentary about the race. Wednesday, we’ll cover the only category that has never featured a Best Picture winner as a nominee.
Page Revisions: (February 4, 2018) Original (April 22, 2018) New Trailer (#2) / New Poster (#2) (June 3, 2018) New Posters (#3-#6) Release Date: June 8, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter’s family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The…
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). While the upcoming week is a bit busier than this past week, it’s still a small smattering of…
For our third Rundown article, we look a category that’s all about words and music. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Original Song as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we look at one of the most accurate forecasters at the Oscars, one that’s become more significant…