• New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    New Poll Series Debuts This Week

    With the closure of the Friday Face-Off, we decided to start up a new polling series that asks you to rate every Oscar nominee in most of the major categories. Every day of the week at noon (Central), a new poll group will post with anywhere between 30 and 35 nominees across two to four…

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  • The Rundown 2022: Sound

    For our fourteenth Rundown article, we tackle the aural category that brings music, dialogue, and effects together. After the jump, you’ll find our winner and runner-up predictions for Best Sound as well as general commentary about the race. Tuesday, we’ll cover the literal foundations of a film. Best Sound Winner Predictions All Quiet on the…

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  • Review: A Bug’s Life (1998)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. A Bug’s Life Rating Director John Lasseter Screenplay John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton, Joe Ranft, Donald McEnery, Bob Shaw Length 1h 35m Starring David Foley, Kevin Spacey, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Hayden Panettiere, Phyllis Diller, Richard Kind, David Hyde…

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  • 95th Oscars: The Polls – Best Actress

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2022 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

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  • This Day in Oscar History: March 6 (2023)

    Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Our Site Milestones 2011: Weekend Preview (12)

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  • Precursor: 37th Society of Cinematographers Awards (2022)

    In a minor surprise, Elvis claimed the ASC award making Mandy Walker the first woman to win there. Could this also point to an Oscar victory? The historic nature might be tempting and it’s possible, but the only competition here wasn’t Oscar nominated while the bigger contender at the Oscars, All Quiet, wasn’t even nominated,…

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  • Precursor: 75th Writers Guild Awards (2022)

    If only The Banshees of Inisherin had been nominated, this might have been a proxy for Best Original Screenplay, but the award remains a tight race, though Women Talking may have just pulled ahead. The Awards Best Original Screenplay Everything Everywhere All at Once (Wesley, Thomas) Best Adapted Screenplay Women Talking (Wesley, Peter, Thomas) Documentary…

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  • Precursor: 62nd American Cinema Editors Awards (2022)

    The American Cinema Editors have picked four films for theatrical awards and three of them are very likely to win their categories at the Oscars. The Awards Best Drama Editing Top Gun: Maverick (Wesley, Thomas) Best Comedy/Musical Editing Everything Everywhere All at Once (Wesley, Thomas, RU:Peter) Best Animation Editing Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Peter, Thomas)…

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  • 95th Oscars: This Week in Ceremony Announcements

    In the last week, the Academy has released numerous press releases listing song performances and the first round of presenters. I’m going to consolidate those all right here for your quick perusal. RIHANNA TO PERFORM AT THE OSCARS® THE OSCARS SET TO AIR LIVE MARCH 12, 2023, ON ABC LOS ANGELES, CA – Music superstar…

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  • Precursor: 27th Online Film & Television Awards (2022)

    The OFTA went big time for Everything, giving it 11 awards, the most its given to a single film in 20 years. They even managed to make a few unexpected selections (e.g. Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress, After Yang in Title Sequence). Awards Tallies (11) Everything Everywhere All at Once (4) Top Gun: Maverick (3)…

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  • Poll: Best of March 2022, Wide

    Return Links Polls What’s the Best of March 2022, Wide?

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  • Film Preview: Boston Strangler (2023)

    Page Revisions: (February 26, 2023) Original Release Date: March 17, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Loretta McLaughlin was the reporter who first connected the murders and broke the story of the Boston Strangler. She and Jean Cole challenged the sexism of the early 1960s to report on the city’s most notorious serial killer.” Poster Rating: C+…

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  • Weekend Preview: Mar. 10-12, 2023

    Below are four previews for films opening next weekend.   65 (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview     Champions (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview     Scream VI (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview     Punch (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview  

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  • Film Preview: Punch (2023)

    Page Revisions: (March 5, 2023) Original Release Date: March 10, 2023 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Jim is preparing for his first professional fight but begins to rethink his life’s trajectory and his sexuality after tangling with Whetu, a gay Maori boy who spends his days in an old shack down by the beach.” Poster Rating: C…

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  • Review: Easy Rider (1969)

    This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Easy Rider Rating Director Dennis Hopper Screenplay Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Terry Southern Length 1h 35m Starring Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Antonio Mendoza, Phil Spector, Mac Mashourian, Warren Finnerty, Tita Colorado, Luke Askew, Luana Anders, Sabrina…

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  • 95th Oscars: The Polls – Best Animated Short Film

    For the next 23 days, we’re going to present to you polls for who and what you think the best of 2022 was based on the Oscar nominations. Every morning at 8am, we’ll post a new poll for each category. Just submit your vote for the best in that category and that’s it. We’ll have…

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