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94th Academy Awards Predictions – Production Design

The Academy Award for Best Production Design is one of the categories that won’t be featured in the live telecast. As a fan of filmmaking, I’m naturally opposed by the insulting decision on the part of the Academy to diminish their members…

94th Academy Awards Predictions – Animated Feature

The Best Animated Feature Oscar has always been dominated by Disney and Pixar, with few mix-ups. The House of Mouse has three representatives in the mix this year, while Phil Lord and Christopher Miller are seeking to repeat their 2018 success with…

94th Academy Awards Predictions – Visual Effects

From the vibrant deserts of Arrakis to the multiversal saga of new and old heroes, the nominees for the 94th Academy Awards each bring the unique aesthetic of their worlds and stories to life. The Academy Award for Best Visual Effects represent…

Awards Season Check-Up – Final Nomination Prediction

On Tuesday evening, voting for nominees for the 94th Academy Awards officially closed. Audiences have spoken at the box office, critics have voted for their awards, and guilds have announced their favorite peers. However, for the first time in quite a while,…

Awards Season Check-Up – Oscar Voting Officially Begins

On January 27th, nominations for Academy Award voters were officially sent out. The nomination process lasts until February 1st, with nominations announced on February 8th. It signals the end of an incredibly important week for awards voting, with every major guild except…

2021 Film Special Citation List

While I enjoy compiling and discussing the best in cinema as much as the next person, there are some intangible parts of a film year that I always enjoy talking about first. It’s one thing to have to compare entirely different pieces…

Awards Season Check-Up – Industry Begins to Weigh In

It has been some time since our last awards check-up, and as you’d expect a lot has changed. The Golden Globes were held privately with no Livestream, BAFTA has released their long lists, and the first of industry guilds have started to…

My Most Anticipated Films of 2022

It’s exactly what it says on the tin, a semi-comprehensive breakdown on some of my most anticipated films scheduled to come out in 2022. There are naturally some missing, such as half a dozen MCU or DCEU films and early buzz Oscar…

Breakthrough Performers of 2021

One of my favorite parts of any given year in film is watching undiscovered talent break into the mainstream of the industry. It could be actors in small roles who have spent years building their careers, fresh young faces making an impression…

Awards Season Check-Up – Critics Clear the Way for Early Contenders

It has been one month since our last Awards Check-Up, and already so much has weighed in. As of Monday, 12/13/2021, two major publicist awards (The Golden Globes and Critics Choice) have delivered their nominations to us. Meanwhile, the past two weeks…