Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – VISUAL EFFECTS
2015’s Ex Machina blew the doors off 35 years of the Visual Effects category being the first winner since 1970’s Tora! Tora! Tora! to win... Read More
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Box Office Analysis (Jan. 10-12) – ‘1917’ is no bomb but ‘Underwater’ drowns
2020 saw its first breakout opening in the form of a 2019 holdover with 1917, which opened above almost all expectations to a $36.5 million weekend... Read More
FINAL 2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions – Part 1
The critics awards are in. So are guild nominations. The Golden Globes have spoken, the Critics’ Choice will the day before nominations are out. Every... Read More
Box Office Analysis (Jan. 3-5): Holdovers dominate as ‘Grudge’ flops
For the third weekend in a row, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Jumanji: The Next Level were dominant as the top 2 movies at the weekend box... Read More
Box Office Analysis (Dec. 27-29): ‘Little Women’ has big start, A24’s ‘Uncut’ gamble pays out
The top two spots at the box office this holiday weekend saw a repeat of the 2017 holiday season, with a new Star Wars movie... Read More
Box Office Estimates (Dec. 20-22): ‘Star Wars’ rises to the top spot, ‘Cats’ stinks to high Heaviside
For the last time for at least a little while, a Star Wars release dominated the pre-Christmas weekend box office with an estimated $175.5 million opening weekend.... Read More
Oscar Podcast #77: Discussing the Oscar Shortlists with guest Will Mavity
The Oscar shortlists dropped earlier this week in nine categories: Original Score, Original Song, Makeup and Hairstyling, Visual Effects, Documentary Feature, International Feature Film, Documentary... Read More
Box Office Preview and Predictions: ‘Star Wars’ hopes to go out with a bang
After holding its dominance over the box office year in America three years in a row (and one Solo hiccup), the Star Wars franchise takes aim at... Read More
Film Review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ – The Force Ghost of Banality, Now and Forever
Incestuous family. Those are the words that come to mind here for a variety of reasons. What started as a running joke about the lack... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (December)
Not a lot surprises in what made the final cut for Makeup and Hairstyling or Visual Effects with the exception of The Irishman only making... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film 
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out