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2024 OSCAR PREDICTIONS!!!

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Oscar season crept up on me quick this year! But, as always, I'm excited to see how this year's crop of nominees fare. I've got a hunch we'll see some clean sweeps and unexpected winners. Either way, it's sure to be a fun night for movie fans! I've got my picks locked in, so let's see! BEST PICTURE AMERICAN FICTION ANATOMY OF A FALL BARBIE THE HOLDOVERS KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON MAESTRO OPPENHEIMER PAST LIVES POOR THINGS THE ZONE OF INTEREST THE OPTIMIST'S PICK:  OPPENHEIMER BEST DIRECTOR ANATOMY OF A FALL,  Justine Triet KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON,  Martin Scorsese OPPENHEIMER,  Christopher Nolan POOR THINGS,  Yorgos Lanthimos THE ZONE OF INTEREST,  Jonathan Glazer THE OPTIMIST'S PICK:  OPPENHEIMER,  Christopher Nolan BEST ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE BRADLEY COOPER, Maestro COLMAN DOMINGO, Rustin PAUL GIAMATTI, The Holdovers CILLIAN MURPHY, Oppenheimer JEFFREY WRIGHT, American Fiction THE OPTIMIST'S PICK:  CILLIAN MURPHY,  Oppenheimer BEST ACTRESS

The Optimist's Top 10 Films of 2023

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  I realize that it's been a while since I posted anything. If you're one of the valiant few who read my posts, first of all I thank you; second of all, life has a way of infusing chaos and I just wasn't as diligent with writing. That doesn't mean I didn't see any movies this year, because your boy certainly did. As the year winds down, there are still a host of new films I want to see that I haven't got around to seeing and probably won't before the year is out (like Poor Things, Dream Scenario , and many more), but from what I saw, 2023 had its fair share of winners. As always, I present to you my list of favorites; movies that I found moving, expertly made, memorable, surprising, and all-around awesome. This isn't a "best of" list, but merely my "favorites," so without wasting any more of your time, here we go... 10. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 The best live-action Marvel movie of the year without question, James Gunn's mast

2023 OSCAR PREDICTIONS!!!

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  It's that lovely time of year, once again, where the movies of 2022 will be celebrated in grand fashion. It's taken me some time, but I've finally nailed down my predictions for who will take home the gold! 2022 offered up some really great movie-going experiences, and memorable performances. There are categories this year that I think are sure locks for winning, and others that are as tight as can be. It's going to be a fun night to see how it all shakes out. Well, without further adieu, here are my picks: *Update: Selections in BLUE are my correct predictions, with selections in RED as my incorrect predictions. I was pretty good this year! BEST PICTURE ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN ELVIS EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE THE FABELMANS TÁR TOP GUN: MAVERICK TRIANGLE OF SADNESS WOMEN TALKING THE OPTIMIST'S PICK: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE BEST DIRECTOR BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, Martin McDonagh EVERYTHING EV