Some Thoughts, Even More Mistakes
The 96th Academy Awards are finally just two days away. Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer has been at the center of awards season for several months now, and it seems like the main question heading into Sunday's ceremony is just how big of a night will it have. Despite how inevitable Everything Everywhere All At Once's chances … Continue reading 2024 Oscars: Predictions and Picks
The fifth annual Not A Real Person Yet awards (The NARPYs) have arrived. Only a handful of days away from the 96th Academy Awards, I am once again handing out my own list of completely made up awards—none of which exist at the Oscars—in order to honor the 2023 world of film. I do this … Continue reading The 5th Annual Not A Real Person Yet Awards
The 2023 year in film felt like, above all else, a return. A return to a time when people actually showed up to the movie theater, as evidenced by the fact that this year the domestic box office topped $9 billion for the first since 2019; a return to a time when, due to the … Continue reading Top Ten Films of 2023
Did Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig just save the movie business? Over the weekend, films fans finally got to experience the movie event of the year. Barbenheimer, a term created by online fans which obviously references the same-day release of Barbie and Oppenheimer, not only lived up to the hype but actually exceeded most expectations. … Continue reading What Can Hollywood Learn From the Barbenheimer Success?
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