One Battle After Another, in any other year, probably would win Best Picture. It felt, in many ways, like a handcrafted throwback designed to win Best Picture. That said, Sinners was mind bending. I went in cold and was rewarded with, I dunno... constant surprise. The ladt time I felt the same way watching a movie was Pulp Fiction. It's like the world pivoted on a pin as I watched.
I find I appreciate Christopher Nolan films more than I love them (ditto for Paul Thomas Anderson) but I recently rewatched Interstellar (largely because you often rave about it) and I still don’t get it.
And if you want to watch a science fiction movie that "Interstellar" was based off of, watch "2001: A Space Odyssey." Both are excellent movies, by the way.
My complaints about the Oscars are probably the typical ones: the best movies of the year don't win and often don't even get nominated, and it's a little eye rolling to watch a very hierarchical, authoritarian environment (Hollywood) congratulate itself on its purported progressive bona fides while wearing Mar A Lago faces and outfits that only get worn once and cost more than the majority of Americans make in a year.
That being said, the batch of movies that do get selected are decent movies to watch.
I agree with what a movie critic said a year or two ago about the Oscars: generally the movies that win are the ones that do the best job of flattering the Academy's interests at the time, not necessarily the best movies. Sometimes they pull a surprise out of their bag ("Everything Everywhere All at Once," for example, which in my opinion is an original, hilarious masterpiece), but they also have a tendency to pick forgettable ones or at least skim over the movies that were more influential/memorable.
The one that comes to mind is "Annie Hall" getting picked for Best Picture over "Star Wars." Glossing over Woody Allen's horrid personal choices, "Annie Hall" is a good and memorable movie, but certainly less memorable and influential than "Star Wars."
One Battle After Another, in any other year, probably would win Best Picture. It felt, in many ways, like a handcrafted throwback designed to win Best Picture. That said, Sinners was mind bending. I went in cold and was rewarded with, I dunno... constant surprise. The ladt time I felt the same way watching a movie was Pulp Fiction. It's like the world pivoted on a pin as I watched.
I find I appreciate Christopher Nolan films more than I love them (ditto for Paul Thomas Anderson) but I recently rewatched Interstellar (largely because you often rave about it) and I still don’t get it.
And if you want to watch a science fiction movie that "Interstellar" was based off of, watch "2001: A Space Odyssey." Both are excellent movies, by the way.
My complaints about the Oscars are probably the typical ones: the best movies of the year don't win and often don't even get nominated, and it's a little eye rolling to watch a very hierarchical, authoritarian environment (Hollywood) congratulate itself on its purported progressive bona fides while wearing Mar A Lago faces and outfits that only get worn once and cost more than the majority of Americans make in a year.
That being said, the batch of movies that do get selected are decent movies to watch.
I agree with what a movie critic said a year or two ago about the Oscars: generally the movies that win are the ones that do the best job of flattering the Academy's interests at the time, not necessarily the best movies. Sometimes they pull a surprise out of their bag ("Everything Everywhere All at Once," for example, which in my opinion is an original, hilarious masterpiece), but they also have a tendency to pick forgettable ones or at least skim over the movies that were more influential/memorable.
The one that comes to mind is "Annie Hall" getting picked for Best Picture over "Star Wars." Glossing over Woody Allen's horrid personal choices, "Annie Hall" is a good and memorable movie, but certainly less memorable and influential than "Star Wars."
Sonny, it’s a trade show
A trade show and an industry exercise in self-pleasuring, lubricated by lots of money and PR campaigns.
Sorry, Sonny, I'm not going to watch Interstellar (again) on Paramount because I canceled Paramount. I am looking forward to seeing Project Hail Mary.
Project Hail Mary is one of my favorite books. Cannot wait to see the movie. So happy to hear you loved it!
I’m told the audio version of Hail Mary is really good too. I’m going to check it out.
That sounds great!
QUESTIONS:
Are the Oscars going to be live-streamed like The AFTA-SAG Awards Ceremony? (Netflix, 2026).
I’m betting (figuratively) on “Sinners” to sweep the Oscars! It reminds me of “Giants” & “Gone with the Wind.) the cinematography was stunning!
So, odd fact—the first-ever female to use IMAX film! This is crazy from any POV….why is she the 1st?