CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Elio was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 70.34 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
Page Revisions: (April 27, 2025) Original (July 27, 2025) New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#2) (October 12, 2025) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#3-#7) (October 26, 2025) New Trailer (#4) — New Posters (#8-#13) Release Date: November 7, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A young Predator outcast from his clan finds an unlikely ally…
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…
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…
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1888: Harry Perry (96 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography 1894: Vernon L. Walker (53 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Special Effects 1898: Walter Strenge (76 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Cinematography (Black-and-White) 1902: Brian Aherne (83 at…
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2025 Contenders series. Thunderbolts* was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Craft Contender Factor: 75.42 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
Page Revisions: (April 27, 2025) Original (June 29, 2025) New Trailer (#2) (August 24, 2025) New Poster (#2) Release Date: August 29, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A horrible toxic accident transforms downtrodden janitor, Winston Gooze into a new evolution of hero: The Toxic Avenger.” Poster Rating: C+ / C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1,…
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…
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…
Grand Illusion Rating Director Jean Renoir Screenplay Charles Spaak, Jean Renoir Length 1h 53m Starring Jean Gabin, Dita Parlo, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Carette, Peclet, Werner Florian, Daste, Itkine, Modot, Dalio MPAA Rating Not Rated Review Although we continue to get pro- and anti-war films in a modern framework, looking back at those from…
Born Ruby Stevens in Brooklyn, N.Y. on July 16, 1907, Barbara Stanwyc was the fifth and youngest child of a working-class couple. When she was four, Ruby’s mother was pushed off a moving streetcar by a drunken stranger and died. Two weeks later her father joined a crew digging the Panama Canal and was never…
Precursors to the Academy Awards come in many different forms and they can appear all year from festivals and national awards to critics groups and other organizations. Here’s what’s coming up this month. MAY Festivals Tuesday, May. 13 – Cannes Film Festival (Festival) (Official)
Return Links Polls Re-Awarding Best Actress, 2001 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…