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Oscar Results – 90th Academy Awards
I’m on top of the world! 20 out of 24 categories correct for an overall accuracy rate of 83%! That’s a colossal improvement over last year’s dismal performance. What makes it even better is that my only misses were for … Continue reading
Oscar Predictions – 90th Academy Awards
Two hours before the show and I’ve finally nailed down all my predictions! This was a fun season with a bunch of fantastic films and performances. Unlike last year, I haven’t gone all in on a personal favorite, which is … Continue reading
Best Picture Nominees Ranked
Now that I’ve seen all the best films of the year it is time to see how they stack up against each other. This was a difficult year because there was no clear standout. All of these films are good … Continue reading
Call Me By Your Name – Playing Things Straight
Call Me By Your Name isn’t my kind of film, but I appreciate the fact that it exists. Indeed, the fact that it exists is what is most noteworthy about it. Historically speaking, positive depictions of gay relationships in cinema aren’t … Continue reading
Phantom Thread – Oddly Endearing
Phantom Thread, in the most laughably on-the-nose casting we’ve seen this year, stars Daniel Day-Lewis as an obsessive artist who has difficulty separating his work from his personal life. The renowned method actor best known as President Lincoln may be playing … Continue reading
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri – Perfect Drama
Expect this one to scoop up the acting awards. Three Billboards is the best drama on the list of Best Picture nominees this year. With wonderfully complex, morally ambiguous characters walking the fine line between heroes and villains, this film presents a … Continue reading
Get Out – Unnerving and Sinister
I admit it. I’m late to the party on this one. Get Out was the surprise hit of the year. I don’t think anybody expected Jordan Peele, a man best known for his comedic Obama impersonation, to churn out a horror film … Continue reading
Lady Bird – Joy, Sadness, and Dysfunction
I love Oscar season. I love having an excuse to go to the movies every week. I love predicting the winners. But mostly, I love seeing movies that I normally wouldn’t see and discovering how wonderful they are. As of … Continue reading
Darkest Hour – Curmudgeonly Humanity
The British sure do love the story of Dunkirk. It’s a bit of an odd fascination really, considering Dunkirk was the moment the Germans sent their whole army fleeing across the channel. Yet all these years later they’re still telling … Continue reading
The Post – Political Subtext
In 2015, Spotlight, a film about an investigative journalism team who broke one of the most significant stories in recent memory, was released. It went on to win Best Picture. It wasn’t the most creative or technically impressive film, but it … Continue reading
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