Rating the Nominees, Group 6, #2
Looking at Film from Every Angle
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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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Precursor: 80th Golden Globe Nominations (2022)
Having proclaimed they have fixed their diversity problem, the Golden Globe awards have returned in full force this year with a slate of nominees that fits in with their past voting, so there’s not a lot of newness here. While Avatar: The Way of Water, Elvis, and Top Gun: Maverick nabbed big nominations, their overall…
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95th Oscar Preview: Precursor Winners & Losers, Week 2
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). Some major and minor groups announced this week, including critics in Los Angeles, Boston, Washington D.C., and Hollywood.…
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The Morning After: Dec. 12, 2022
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 Fabelmans Steven Spielberg has…
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Review: Elizabeth (1998)
This is a Resurfaced review written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews. Elizabeth Rating Director Shekhar Kapur Screenplay Michael Hirst Length 2h 04m Starring Cate Blanchett, Terence Rigby, Christopher Eccleston, Emily Mortimer, Joseph Fiennes, Kelly Macdonald, Geoffrey Rush, Richard Attenborough, Amanda Ryan, Kathy Burke, George Yiasoumi, James Frain,…
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This Day in Oscar History: December 12 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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Precursor: 48th Los Angeles Critics Awards (2022)
The last of today’s announcements that I can find, Everything Everywhere All at Once tied with Tár for Best Picture, which is an extremely rare selection. What’s even more unusual is the choice of EO in Cinematography. Nominations Tallies (4) Tár (2) EO, Everything Everywhere All at Once The Nominations
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Precursor: 43rd Boston Critics Awards (2022)
In an uncommon occurrence, the Boston critics selected Return to Seoul as the best film of the year, an off-the-wall choice if anything, thus forcing them to change the name of their foreign language award to Best English Language Film, which went to The Banshees of Inisherin, which did quite well with this group. Nominations…
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Precursor: 21st New York Online Critics Awards (2022)
The Banshees of Inisherin got its best news of the season so far with a large array of wins from this group with a few unexpected selections (Hong Chau, Nope) along the way. Nominations Tallies (5) The Banshees of Inisherin (2) Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once The Nominations
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Poll: Best of Dec. 2021, Limited
Return Links Polls What’s the Best of Dec. 2021, Limited?
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Film Preview: The Mean One (2022)
Page Revisions: (December 4, 2022) Original Release Date: December 15, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In a sleepy mountain town, Cindy has her parents murdered and her Christmas stolen by a blood thirsty green figure in a red Santa suit – The Mean One. But when the ravenous, Christmas hating creature begins to terrorize the town…
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Weekend Preview: Dec. 16-18, 2022
Below are five previews for films opening next weekend. Avatar: The Way of Water (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Almond and the Seahorse (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Apology (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Lullaby (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Quiet Girl (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: The Quiet Girl (2022)
Page Revisions: (December 11, 2022) Original Release Date: December 16, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers…
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Film Preview: Lullaby (2022)
Page Revisions: (December 11, 2022) Original Release Date: December 16, 2022 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Amaia, who has just become a mother, decides to return for guidance after her partner is temporarily away, to her parents’ house along the Basque coast.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While it does tell something about the…
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Resurfaced Short Reviews, Part X
These are Resurfaced short or quickie reviews written in 2002 or earlier. For more information, please visit this link: Resurfaced Reviews.
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This Day in Oscar History: December 11 (2022)
Here’s what happened today in Oscar History. Born Died Released
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