The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Film Preview: River of Blood (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 27, 2025) Original Release Date: August 1, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four kayakers take the wrong river into a jungle inhabited by a tribe of merciless cannibals.” Poster Rating: C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) The title is not merely a suggestion, it’s a raison-d’être and that reason…
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Film Preview: Harvest (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 27, 2025) Original Release Date: August 1, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Over seven hallucinatory days, a village with no name, in an undefined time and place, disappears.” Poster Rating: C (2) SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1-#2, C) Similar designs at different sizes and different titling but neither particularly appealing. Trailer Rating:…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 7, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Poll: What Are You Most Anticipating? (Aug. 2025, Limited)
Return Links Polls What Are You Most Anticipating? (Aug. 2025, Limited)
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Oscar History: July 27 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1882: Donald Crisp (91 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1908: Nancy Hamilton (76 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Documentary Feature Oscar Win: Documentary Feature 1914: Miles White (85 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: July 26 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1856: George Bernard Shaw (94 at death) {1 Nom, 1 Win} Oscar Nomination: Screenplay Oscar Win: Screenplay 1892: Charles Boyle (75 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Color) 1894: Lesser Samuels (86 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Story and Screenplay 1897:…
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Contender: Rosemead (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Rosemead was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 63.18 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Film Preview: Tornado (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 20, 2025) Original Release Date: May 30, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Japanese puppeteer’s daughter gets caught up with criminals when their show crosses paths with a crime gang, led by Sugarman and his son Little Sugar.” Poster Rating: C+ / C / B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) While…
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Film Preview: Red Sonja (2025)
Page Revisions: (July 20, 2025) Original (August 10, 2025) New Release Date (changed from 8.15.2025) Release Date: August 13, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “An adaptation of the comic book, Red Sonja, a vengeful warrior known as a “She-Devil with a sword”.” Poster Rating: C- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C-) A cheap design that…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #38
Over the next several weeks, we’ll be looking at the quality of the Oscar nominees. In most of the major categories, you’ll be asked to rank the nominees in a specific category on a scale from 1 to 10 with ten being best, 1 being worst. Even if you don’t like a movie, please be…
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Oscar History: July 25 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Our Site Milestones 2011: Oscar Preview (14) Born 1878: William C. de Mille (76 at death) {0 Noms, 0 Wins} Academy President #2: 1929-31, 2 terms; Academy Awards Host: 1st-Co, 2nd | 2 times 1894: Walter Brennan (80 at death) {4 Noms, 3 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor…
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