‘The Shape of Water’ is NOT a conventional Best Picture winner
I suppose it was inevitable. Almost immediately after Guillermo del Toro’s adult fantasy The Shape of Water was announced as Best Picture by Warren Beatty... Read More
Oscars
2018 Oscars: ‘Shape of Water’ wins Best Pic; Jordan Peele makes history
After one of the wildest awards seasons in years; a strange combination of rubber-stamped acting winners and a completely up in the air Best... Read More
Did the Berlin Film Festival Kick off the 2019 Oscar Race?
The Berlin Film Festival ended yesterday after a strong competition lineup and a shocking Golden Bear win for Touch Me Not, an explicit film... Read More
From Timothée Chalamet to Rachel Morrison: 11 Ways the Oscars Could Make History This Year
Now I know it’s looking like a lot of these races are locked up but there more than a handful of things that could happen,... Read More
2018 Oscars : 6 Observations on this year’s Animated Short Film Race
Two weeks ago, AMPAS announced its Oscar nominations in all 24 categories and like every year, there were surprises and snubs. The Animated Short Film... Read More
2018 Oscars: 7 Observations on the 2018 Foreign Language Film Race
On January 23, the Oscar nominations were revealed in all categories and as expected, there were a few surprises in the Foreign Language Film category.... Read More
Is Daniel Day-Lewis a Phantom Threat in Best Actor?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] When the Oscar nominations were announced this week there probably wasn’t a bigger surprise than the huge surge and strength of... Read More
2018 Oscars: 90th Academy Awards Nomination Breakdown
The Oscar nominations are never without a few ‘she has how many nominations?’ and ‘is that really the first time this has happened?’ so here... Read More
2017-2018 Acting Precursor Breakdown: BFCA – GG – SAG – BAFTA – Oscar
Here is the list of every contender to receive a Critics’ Choice (BFCA), Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and/or BAFTA nomination for the 2017-2018 awards... Read More
The Oscar nominations are in, giving us some solid intel as well as provided us with some questions that only the next phase of awards... Read More
98th Oscars: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson 
‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Review: BenDavid Grabinski Asks ‘What if Wong Kar-Wai Made a Gangster Love Triangle Sci-Fi Action Buddy Comedy’? [A-] SXSW 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 143 – ‘I Know Where I’m Going’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1945) 
FINAL Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions of the 2025/2026 Season