Especially when it comes to A24 films.. though this year seems a little more optimistic for them with Jennifer Lawrence and Joaquin Phoenix rounding out their slate of films and Minari riding Parasite’s inevitable Best Picture snub straight to the Oscars in 2021

1. Marriage Story
2. The Irishman
3. Joker
4. Little Women
5. Jojo Rabbit
6. 1917
7. Parasite
8. Ford v Ferrari
9. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Uncut Gems made $525,498 from 5 screens while Bombshell did $312,100.

This thread is so disrespectful

“The Sadfie Brothers’ Uncut Gems, a powerhouse thriller starring Adam Sandler in the best dramatic performance of his career, earned a whopping $210,000 in five theaters on Friday, setting the stage for a $560,000 weekend and ridiculous $112,000 per-theater average. If that holds, it’ll be the 12th-biggest per-theater average ever (counting Red…[Read more]

Coming out of hiding to just reiterate that Sandler and Uncut Gems are not to be underestimated this season like I’ve been saying since before TIFF. They may just be Ethan Hawke/First Reformed 2.0, but they deserve the praise and with the way these New York publications have been gushing about the film, I could see one or the other showing up come…[Read more]

Not in the slightest. Why would a bunch of old white men NOT watch a film in black and white and 1.19:1 aspect ratio filmed using analog equipment that has been compared to the likes of Bergman and Godard? Yes, they probably won’t appreciate its experimental nature, but they’ll certainly watch it, not to mention, the newly anointed AMPAS members…[Read more]

We still have people thinking Nyong’o is getting a nomination for a movie the Academy will not watch.

The Lighthouse Academy Conversations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N-AheDGnkQ

Would love to see the AMPAS truly take to this and nominate Eggers, Pattinson, Dafoe and Blaschke for Screenplay, Actor, Supp. Actor and Cinematography.

It’s what they deserve

And just because I’m bored (won, nominated):

Negga: New York Film Critics Online, African-American Film Critics Association, Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Black Reel Awards, Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Palm Springs International Film Festival

Academy Awards, AACTA, BAFTA Rising Star Award, Critics’ Choice, Golden Globes, Got…[Read more]