Contender: Clarissa (2026)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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Rating the Nominees, Group 4, #30
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, #30
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: L.A. Confidential (1997)
L.A. Confidential Rating Director Curtis Hanson Screenplay Brian Helgeland, Curtis Hanson (Novel: James Ellroy) Length 2h 18m Starring Kevin Spacey, Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, James Cromwell, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito, David Strathairn, Ron Rifkin, Matt McCoy, Paul Guilfoyle, Paolo Seganti MPAA Rating R Review In the sun-drenched streets of Los Angeles, a darkness creeps through…
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Oscar Profile: Edward Norton
Born August 18, 1969 in Boston, Massachusetts, Edward Harrison Norton is the son of an environmental attorney who was a prosecutor in the Carter administration and an English teacher whose father, James Rouse, was a famed real estate developer known as the father of the modern shopping mall. Norton was attracted to acting at an…
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Poll: Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2005
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2005 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: May 29 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1894: Josef Von Sternberg (75 at death) {2 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Directing 1897: Erich Wolfgang Korngold (60 at death) {4 Noms, 2 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Original Score, Scoring Oscar Wins: Original Score, Scoring 1903: Bob Hope (100 at death) {0 Noms, 5 Wins} Oscar Wins:…
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Film Preview: Tatami (2025)
Page Revisions: (May 25, 2025) Original Release Date: June 13, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The Iranian female judoka Leila is at the World Judo Championships, intent on bringing home Iran’s first gold medal.” Poster Rating: C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) The dynamic lighting and shadow effects create an interesting palette…
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Updated Preview: F1 (2025)
New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#3-#7) F1, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Film Preview: Deep Cover (2025)
Page Revisions: (May 25, 2025) Original Release Date: June 12, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Three improv actors are asked to go undercover by the police in London’s criminal underworld.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C+) The background gives us a setting but tells us very little about the film itself. The…
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Contender: Sentimental Value (2025)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Sentimental Value was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Limited Contender Factor: 84.25 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Rating the Nominees, Group 3, #30
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, #30
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: May 30-Jun. 1, 2025
With a horror film and a new Karate Kid film releasing, the second weekend for Lilo & Stitch and Mission: Impossibe will have at least some token competition. While Lilo will likely remain at the top, Karate Kid Legends is likely to be the top new release. OTHER RELEASES We are only looking at films…
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Poll: What Are You Watching? (May 30-Jun. 1, 2025)
Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (May 30-Jun. 1, 2025)
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Oscar History: May 28 (2025)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1906: Robert Buckner (83 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Motion Picture Story 1909: Irving Jacoby (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Live Action Short Film 1931: Carroll Baker (94) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Actress 1931: Gordon Willis (82 at…
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