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Many films are great, but only one wins Best Picture. This is a blog dedicated to everything involving the Oscars past and present as well as speculation on who should win at this year's events.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2018

A24 A-to-Z: #54. "Good Time" (2017)

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Scene from Good Time In case you didn't know, A24 is one of the great purveyors of modern cinema. Since 2013, the studio has found ...

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Review: "Good Time" is a Powerful and Unnerving Journey Into Moral Chaos

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Robert Pattinson The opening scene of directors Benny and Josh Safdie is a quiet one. With a close-up of mentally challenged man Nick (...

Friday, April 10, 2015

Birthday Take: Barkhad Abdi in "Captain Phillips" (2013)

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Barkhad Abdi Welcome to The Birthday Take, a column dedicated to celebrating Oscar nominees and winners' birthdays by paying tribut...

Thursday, February 13, 2014

A Closer Look at the Best Supporting Actor Nominees

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Much like the Best Actor race, this year's Best Supporting Actor nominees feel like a broad mix of talents that each highlight a diff...

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Review: "Captain Phillips" Survives Thanks to Hanks and Abdi's Amazing Performances

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Tom Hanks When it was first announced, director Paul Greengrass' latest Captain Phillips sounded like another broad action movie t...

Monday, October 7, 2013

Is "Captain Phillips" Going to Hijack Some Oscar Nominations?

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Tom Hanks Upon initial viewing of the trailer for director Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips , the gut reaction that it was just an...

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