Month: December 2018
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Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 4
As the precursor awards continue unabated until Oscar night, I’m going to be providing a weekly update highlighting the films that have won and lost momentum through the precursor awards (and in some cases other outside influences). A slew of precursors have been handed out this week and most of the major ones have been…
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Precursor: 3rd Seattle Critics Nominations (2018)
Another decent showing for First Man. Does this mean the film will be performing better at the Oscars? Unlikely as the five nominations the film got were below the line (save Claire Foy). The Favourite did incredibly well, as did Roma, Black Panther, and If Beale Street Could Talk. Mission: Impossible – Fallout even managed…
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Precursor: 24th Broadcast Critics Nominations (2018)
Aided by the comedy categories, The Favourite pulled in the most nominations of the year with Black Panther doing incredibly well as well. First Man gets the first serious attention it’s received all season with double-digit nominations. Roma didn’t do nearly as well as the others, but had a solid run, though Green Book was…
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The Morning After: Dec. 10, 2018
Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date. So, here is what I watched this past week: The Favourite My first exposure…
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Review: Isle of Dogs (2018)
Isle of Dogs Rating Director Wes Anderson Screenplay Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, Kunichi Nomura Length 1h 41m Starring Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin, Edward Norton, Bob Balaban, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Murray, Kunichi Nomura, Akira Takayama, Greta Gerwig, Frances McDormand, Akira Ito, Scarlett Johansson, Harvey Keitel, F. Murray Abraham, Yoko Ono, Tilda Swinton, Ken Watanabe,…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 10 (2018)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 13th St. Louis Critics Nominations (2018)
In a three-way tie for most nominations, The Favourite, A Star Is Born, and Vice were the big winners in these awards with Roma, BlacKkKlansman, and If Beale Street Could Talk also doing well. There are a handful of unusual selections, but for the most part this list follows the conventional narrative. Nominations Tallies (8)…
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Precursor: 3rd New Mexico Critics (2018)
When we talk about minor critics awards, this group springs to mind since this is only their third year and they don’t pull up easily in search results on Google. That said, they have gone out of their way this year to look nothing like anything else out there. Sure, The Favourite did incredibly well,…
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Precursor: 17th New York Online Critics Awards (2018)
Replicating most of what’s come before, the New York Film Critics Online have chosen nothing new. Award Tallies (3) Roma (2) Can You Ever Forgive Me?, The Favourite, If Beale Street Could Talk The Awards
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Poll: Best of Dec. 2017, Limited
Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Dec. 2017, Limited?
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Precursor: 22nd Toronto Critics Awards (2018)
Toronto is also head-over-heels for Roma, but also gave equal attention to The Favourite and First Reformed. Steven Yuen continues to merit strong attention for Burning. A dark horse contender for a Supporting Actor nomination? Maybe. Award Tallies (2) The Favourite, First Reformed, Roma The Awards
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Precursor: 17th San Francisco Critics Awards (2018)
Another win for Roma and a first for Spike Lee as director of BlacKkKlansman. Michael B. Jordan also picks up his first and Orson Welles’ The Other Side of the Wind is a surprise editing winner. Award Tallies (3) BlacKkKlansman, Roma (2) First Reformed The Awards
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Film Preview: Viking Destiny (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 2, 2018) Original Release Date: October 5, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Viking Princess is forced to flee her kingdom after being framed for the murder of her father, the King. Under the guidance of the God Odin, she travels the world gaining wisdom and building the army she needs to win…
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Film Preview: Lost Child (2018)
Page Revisions: (December 2, 2018) Original Release Date: September 14, 2018 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Lost Child is a dramatic thriller about a young army veteran suffering from PTSD who returns home to the Ozarks to look for her estranged brother and finds an abandoned young boy in the woods. As she searches for answers about…
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Precursor: 44th Los Angeles Critics Awards (2018)
It seems like Roma is shaping up to be the film of the season, a verdict the Academy doesn’t seem particularly likely to support. It will be interesting to see how the televised races go, since Roma cannot win the Golden Globe since it’s locked in the foreign category only. It’s also not likely to…
