Film Preview: Glue Trap (2024)
Looking at Film from Every Angle
-
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…
by
-
Precursor: 30th Cinema Audio Society Nominations (2022)
This list largely makes sense, though I would have imagined Everything Everywhere All at Once over The Batman. The Nominations Best Sound Mixing – Live Action All Quiet on the Western Front Avatar: The Way of Water The Batman Elvis Top Gun: Maverick Best Sound Mixing – Animated Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio Lightyear Minions: The…
by
-
Home Viewing with Peter #811
Although I had some problems with the ending of James Gray’s Armageddon Time, now out on Blu-ray and DVD, I found this to be one of the best films of 2022. Set in 1980s New York, Gray’s semi-autobiographical film is about a sheltered young Jewish boy (Banks Repeta) who forms a quick friendship with a…
by
-
The Morning After: Jan. 9, 2023
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: Top Gun: Maverick Any child…
by
-
Review: Dark City (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Dark City Rating Director Alex Proyas Screenplay Alex Proyas, Lem Dobbs, David S. Goyer Length 1h 40m Starring Rufus Sewell, William Hurt, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly, Richard O’Brien, Ian Richardson, Bruce Spence, Colin Friels, John Bluthal,…
by
-
This Day in Oscar History: January 10 (2023)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released Oscar Nominations
by
-
Precursor: 14th Denver Film Critics Nominations (2022)
Denver’s critics were high on Everything Everywhere All at Once. Nominations Tallies (12) Everything Everywhere All at Once (8) The Banshees of Inisherin (4) The Menu, RRR, Women Talking (3) Aftersun, Avatar: The Way of Water, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Tár The Nominations
by
-
Precursor: 7th Seattle Critics Nominations (2022)
Seattle’s critics had nothing but love for Everything, but they did somewhat enjoy a few other films as well. Nominations Tallies (14) Everything Everywhere All at Once (9) The Banshees of Inisherin (8) Top Gun: Maverick (6) Nope, Tár (5) Aftersun, Decision to Leave (4) Babylon, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (3) Avatar: The…
by
-
-
Precursor: 7th Chicago Independent Critics Nominations (2022)
Chicago’s independent film critics went all-in on Everything, giving it more than double the citations as the next nearest competitor. Meanwhile, The Banshees of Inisherin took a major hit with this group with a scant 5 nominations. Nominations Tallies (14) Everything Everywhere All at Once (6) The Fabelmans, Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, RRR, Top Gun:…
by
-
95th Oscars: Eligible Features Announced
While not a small number, 301 still seems really light for an eligible list for 2023. 301 FEATURE FILMS IN CONTENTION FOR 95TH ACADEMY AWARDS® LOS ANGELES, CA – Three hundred one feature films are eligible for the 2022 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. To be eligible for…
by
-
Precursor: 27th Art Directors Guild Nominations (2022)
This is a solid list of selections and almost everything we expected to be major Oscar contenders are here, though The Woman King and The Northman are hurt most by this and RRR is once again the foreign film that the guilds don’t seem to be warming up to. Instead it’s All Quiet on the…
by
-
95th Oscars Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 6
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). With so many critics groups to give out awards, they all seem to blur together and little about…
by
-
Precursor: 37th Society of Cinematographers Nominations (2022)
Although they seldom match exactly, the ASC does a pretty good job of highlighting Oscar contenders. There are several big name exclusions here including Avatar: The Way of Water, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Nope, Tár, and Babylon. The Nominations Best Cinematography The Batman Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths Elvis…
by
-
Precursor: 21st San Francisco Critics Awards (2022)
The Awards were pretty evenly spread between four films with The Banshees of Inisherin taking the top award, but only two other prizes while Everything and Tár pulling in more awards overall. Awards Tallies (4) Everything Everywhere All at Once, Tár (3) The Banshees of Inisherin (2) Women Talking The Awards
by
-
Precursor: 70th Sound Editors Guild Nominations (2022)
Although they no longer have a corresponding Oscar category, they can give us insight into the thinking of voters in the sound branch. Of special note here is that RRR, which has been getting a lot of attention for its sound design, is absent here, but All Quiet on the Western Front did make it…
by
Search Our Site
Oscar Hopefuls
Affiliated Sites
Posts by Topic
Infrequent Updates
Site Updates
Our Team
Login
Register
Contact Us
Archives
