The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Rating the Nominees, Group 5, #33
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, #33
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: June 20 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1905: Lillian Hellman (79 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Screenplay, Screenplay 1910: Gene Ruggiero (91 at death) {2 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Editing Oscar Win: Editing 1914: Richard L. Van Enger (69 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Editing 1931:…
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Film Preview: Day of Reckoning (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 15, 2025) Original Release Date: March 28, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A struggling sheriff teams up with a tough U.S. Marshal to detain a cunning female outlaw. As tensions rise within their posse, they must face an approaching gang led by the prisoner’s violent husband.” Poster Rating: B- SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW…
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Film Preview: Crossroads (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 15, 2025) Original Release Date: March 28, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follow a group of friends as they navigate the obstacles of adulthood.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available in the future, this section will be updated.…
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Film Preview: Abraham’s Boys (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 15, 2025) Original Release Date: April 5, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Abraham van Helsing moves his two sons to the United States in an attempt to escape their past.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) While the affectations of period and theme are set into the design, the…
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Contender: Bugonia (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Bugonia was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 80.38 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #33
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 4, #33
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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Review: Nashville (1975)
Nashville Rating Director Robert Altman Screenplay Joan Tewkesbury Length 2h 40m Starring David Arkin, Barbara Baxley, Ned Beatty, Karen Black, Ronee Blakley, Timothy Brown, Keith Carradine, Geraldine Chaplin, Robert Doqui, Shelley Duvall, Allen Garfield, Henry Gibson, Scott Glenn, Jeff Goldblum, Barbara Harris, David Hayward, Michael Murphy, Allan Nicholls, Dave Peel, Cristina Raines, Bert Remsen, Lily…
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Oscar Profile: Ronald Colman Revisited
Born February 9, 1891 in Richmond, Surrey, England, Ronald Colman made his professional acting debut in 1914. An ankle injury in World War I left him with a slight limp which he tried to hide for the rest of his life. In America from 1920 on, “the longer he stayed”, opined Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., “the…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2008
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2008 Now that we’ve finished rebuilding the nomination slate between 1997 and 2016 (we’ll do subsequent years after this series has completed), we will take those rebuilt slates and pick a new winner from among the nominees. In our ninth pass, we take a look at the new nominees…
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Oscar History: June 19 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1865: May Whitty (82 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actress 1877: Charles Coburn (84 at death) {3 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor Oscar Win: Supporting Actor 1905: Mildred Natwick (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actress 1906:…
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Film Preview: The Pickup (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 15, 2025) Original Release Date: August 6, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A routine cash pickup turns into a deadly pursuit when two mismatched armored truck drivers are ambushed by ruthless criminals with plans beyond the cash.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) There’s no need to limit the…
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Film Preview: Home Sweet Home: Rebirth (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 15, 2025) Original Release Date: April 11, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a city is overrun with a demonically-possessed crowd, a cop must find the source of evil to save his family.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become…
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