@@RareCinephile True. I would rather see Michelle Williams win over Yeoh or Blanchett, but that is just because I like her. I did not think her performance was Oscar winning. Rooting for Fraser in the other race.
My list 10. Magazine Dream (I only had 9 I cared about) 9. Bravo, Burkina! 8. Smoke Sauna Sisterhood 7. Gush 6. Kokomo City 5. Fantastic Machine 4. Joyland 3. The Disappearance of Shere Hite 2. Heroic 1. 20 Days in Mariupol
Would be crazy to see Teyana Taylor get an Oscar nomination I remember her from her rolling skating party on my super sweet 16. Now she’s married to Iman Shumpert and won the masked singer last year
Thanks for this! Really want to see Theater Camp (who can't use some good laughs, plus I am a theatre person), also Fair Play, You Hurt my Feelings, Rye Lane, Past Lives, and Fancy Dance. Likely the only way I'll see any of the others if if they end up free on a streaming service I already have.
I would highly recommend watching "My Brothers and Sisters in the North". It gives a perspective and what is truly like to live in the DPRK. Also, before falling for anti-Korean US propaganda, something I must add since I've come to learn that US people live in heaping amounts of constant (racist and xenophobic) propaganda about various countries; I'd also suggest learning about the Korean War in general, which technically never ended. 2 million people being murdered is not a low number, the US killed another 3M in Vietnam. I would just encourage people to ask themselves "Is the DRPK the problem, or is it the absurd amount of sanctions and their particular history?".
i thought maybe Past Lives could pull an EEAAO, premier early in the year and game steam as awards season came around. the chances were slim. small film. quiet film. no flashy cinematography, wardrobe, hollywood players and agents pushing it along. heck, you don't even see a lot of reactors now that award season has arrived. this tells me that if the voters of the academy don't go through all the nominees, they are going to put the small, quiet movie at the bottom of the "must see" list before they cast their ballots. Nolan seems to be a forgone conclusion on industry involved technical merit and in a lifetime award way. I never did understand Barbie hype, pleasant as it was, as cinema. Flowers was overlong by a half. Color me disappointed that this kind of film will get overlooked. I tend to judge films by how long it stays with me.
Did anyone see All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt? With Raven Jackson, Barry Jenkins, and Adele Romanski behind it, I imagine it was beautiful and heartbreaking
