Oscar History: November 7 (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Looking at the Weekend: Dec. 10-12, 2021
After two weeks on top of the box office due to the lack of wide openings this past weekend, Encanto will almost assuredly fall to the opening weekend of Steven Spielberg’s long awaited re-adaptation of the Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim stage musical classic West Side Story, based on William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. There’s really no…
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Review: Luca (2021)
Luca Rating Director Enrico Casarosa Screenplay Enrico Casarosa, Jesse Andrews, Simon Stephenson, Mike Jones, Julie Lynn, Randall Green Length 1h 35m Starring Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Saverio Raimondo, Maya Rudolph, Jim Gaffigan, Marco Barricelli, Peter Sohn, Lorenzo Crisci, Marina Massironi, Gino La Monica, Sandy Martin MPAA Rating PG Original Preview Click Here
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This Day in Oscar History: December 8 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Film Preview: The Blazing World (2021)
Page Revisions: (December 5, 2021) Original Release Date: October 15, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Decades after the accidental drowning of her twin sister, a self-destructive young woman returns to her family home, finding herself drawn to an alternate dimension where her sister may still be alive.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: When…
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The DVD Report #754
New This Week Paramount has re-released 1981’s Reds on Blu-ray from a brand new 4K transfer. Whereas the previous release was spread across two discs with extras, the new one presents the entire 3-hour, 16-minute film on one disc, with extras, including a two-hour long making-of documentary on the film hosted by writer-producer-director-star Warren Beatty,…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 7 (2021)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 6th Atlanta Critics Awards (2021)
Another good pull for Licorice Pizza, which continues to surprise as one of the year’s prime Oscar contenders. Otherwise, the Atlanta list doesn’t look terribly inventive. Awards Tallies (5) Licorice Pizza (4) The Power of the Dog The Awards Best Picture Licorice Pizza Best Animated Film The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Jane Campion…
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Precursor: 20th DC Critics Awards (2021)
The DC critics seem to be wanting to make statements and change the conversation. Their choices are both expected and unexpected depending on the category you’re looking at. Awards Tallies (3) Dune, The Power of the Dog (2) Belfast, tick, tick…BOOM! The Awards Best Film Belfast Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best…
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Precursor: 15th Detroit Critics Awards (2021)
12 critics. That’s all the stands between you and an award with the Detroit film critics. They handed out two ties, to be expected with such a small group. As are such idiosyncratic choices. Awards Tallies (2) Cyrano The Awards Best Picture Cyrano Best Animated Feature The Mitchells vs. the Machines Best Director Lin-Manuel Miranda…
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Poll: Now That You’ve Seen “The Year’s List of Upcoming Films”
Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen The Year’s List of Upcoming Films…?
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94th Oscars: Eligible Features (Animated, Documentary, International)
ANIMATED, DOCUMENTARY AND INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILMS ELIGIBLE FOR 94TH OSCARS® ANNOUNCED LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature and International Feature Film categories for the 94th Academy Awards®. Eligibility lists by category can be viewed at…
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Film Preview: 13 Minutes (2021)
Page Revisions: (December 5, 2021) Original Release Date: October 29, 2021 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four families in a Heartland town are tested in a single day when a tornado hits, forcing paths to cross and redefining the meaning of survival.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While it’s an interesting view of the…
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Oscar Preview: Weekend of Dec. 3-5, 2021
We had two films release this past weekend with the potential for Oscar nominations. Flee Animated documentaries have become an ever present part of Oscar season as each new one tries to become the first to secure Oscar nominations for both Documentary Feature and Animated Feature. No title has done it yet. Flee comes into…
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94th Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 1
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). We’re just getting going with a number of prominent early players making their choices known. The next week…
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The Morning After: Dec. 6, 2021
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: Soul It’s a shame the…
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