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 October and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to December and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts October Retrospective What a…
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Three new wide releases and two of them could top Predator: Badlands in its second weekend. Now You See Me: Now You Don’t is probably the second-most likely. It was popular once but it’s so far removed from that period that it’s unlikely to do very well. The Running Man, on the other hand, sounds…
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Return Links Polls What Are You Watching? (Nov. 14-16, 2025)
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1891: Richard A. Whiting (46 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Original Song 1892: Sol Polito (67 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Cinematography (Black-and-White), Cinematography (Color) 1903: Jack Oakie (74 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1903: Milo…
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Page Revisions: (November 9, 2025) Original (November 16, 2025) New Posters (#1-#2) Release Date: November 21, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Anand, a 30-something city dweller compelled to spend a 10-day mourning period for his father in the rugged countryside of western India, tenderly bonds with a local farmer struggling to stay unmarried.” Poster Rating: C+…
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Page Revisions: (November 9, 2025) Original (December 7, 2025) New Poster (#1) Release Date: December 12, 2025 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Follows an aspiring actress working on a U.S. military base that simulates an Iraqi war zone.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1, C) The empty off-white space is a huge detractor but…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is now streaming on Netflix. Given just a three-week run in theatres where this majestic film should rightfully be seen, it is nevertheless now available for all who have a subscription to Netflix to see. From the director of The Devil’s Backbone, Pan’s Labyrinth, The Shape of Water, and Nightmare Alley…
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1887: Roland Young (65 at death) {1 Nom, 0 Wins} Oscar Nomination: Supporting Actor 1889: Clifton Webb (76 at death) {3 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1901: Sam Spiegel (84 at death) {4 Noms, 4 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Picture Oscar Wins: Picture, Irving G.…
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Page Revisions: (November 9, 2025) Original (February 15, 2026) New Trailer (#2) — New Posters (#2-#12) (March 1, 2026) New Trailer (#3) — New Posters (#13-#14) Release Date: February 27, 2026 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When a new Ghostface killer emerges in the town where Sidney Prescott has built a new life, her darkest fears are…
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New Trailer (#2) — New Poster (#1) 100 Nights of Hero, updated Preview Link: CLICK HERE for all of the new content as well as the original.
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Every week, we’ll take a look back at how Oscar-nominated films performed at the box office. Due to the lack of data prior to 1980, some of these early years may have minimal information. From the mid-1990s back to 1980, the data exists, but is sometimes spotty. Everything after that should be accurate. We’ll look…
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Below are thirteen previews for films opening next weekend. Keeper (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Now You See Me: Now You Don’t (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Running Man (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview Arco (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Bunny (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Carpenter’s Son (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview …
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Return Links Polls Now That You’ve Seen Predator: Badlands…?
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Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born 1889: Claude Rains (77 at death) {4 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Supporting Actor 1913: Les Bowie (65 at death) {0 Noms, 1 Win} Oscar Win: Visual Effects 1925: Richard Burton (58 at death) {7 Noms, 0 Wins} Oscar Nominations: Actor, Supporting Actor 1928: Ennio Morricone (91…
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The Perfect Stranger dominated these awards with only Ocean with David Attenborough and Orwell: 2+2=5 the only other films to pick up more than one prize. Will Perfect Stranger be the latest to be ignored by the Academy? We shall see. Nominations Tallies (5) The Perfect Neighbor (2) Ocean with David Attenborough, Orwell: 2+2=5 (1)…
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