The Contenders 26: May Retrospective/July Forecast
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #32
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: A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
A Matter of Life and Death Rating Director Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Screenplay Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger Length 1h 44m Starring David Niven, Kim Hunter, Robert Coote, Kathleen Byron, Richard Attenborough, Bonor Colleano, Joan Maude, Marius Goring, Roger Livesey, Roger Atkins MPAA Rating PG Review Released in the U.S. as Stairway to Heaven, Michael Powell…
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Oscar Profile: Billy Williams
Born June 3, 1929 in London, England, William Desmond Williams, known professionally as Billy Williams, was the son of a cinematographer also known as Billy. Williams left school at 14 to go to work for his father as an apprentice cameraman, working with him for four years. At 18, he joined the RAF as a…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2007
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2007 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 12 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1897: Alexander Tansman (89 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Drama/Comedy Score 1901: W. M. Dalgleish (73 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Sound/Sound Mixing 1910: Bill Naughton (81 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Adapted Screenplay 1916: Irwin Allen (75…
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6th Critics Choice Super Awards Nominations
They clearly don’t have a set calendar for eligibility. You have Civil War from April 12 2024 through Bring Her Back on May 30, 2025. Their press release didn’t bother to explain, so we’re left to wonder. But that’s the most interesting thing about this slate. Strong critical reception (I Saw the TV Glow) didn’t…
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Updated Preview: M3GAN 2.0 (2025)
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#3-#6) M3GAN 2.0, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Contender: Eleanor the Great (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Eleanor the Great was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 60.37 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Updated Preview: Elio (2025)
New Trailer (#4) Elio, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Page Revisions: (June 8, 2025) Original (August 17, 2025) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) Release Date: August 28, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Four irrepressible retirees spend their time solving cold case murders for fun, but their casual sleuthing takes a thrilling turn when they find themselves with a real whodunit on their hands.”…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #32
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 3, #32
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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Looking at the Weekend: Jun. 13-15, 2025
Can How to Train Your Dragon duplicate Lilo & Stich‘s success? We’ll see this weekend when it tops the box office. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films that have had trailers released on Rotten Tomatoes’ trailer YouTube Channels. Below are some other films that are releasing this weekend that we haven’t considered. Next…
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The Contenders 25: May Retrospective/July Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective There were…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (Jun. 13-15, 2025)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Jun. 13-15, 2025)
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