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91st Academy Awards Predictions: Who Will, Could, and Should Win 

The 2018 awards season has been nuts. Films like “First Man” that seemed built to get Oscar nominations crumbled and then the likes of “Bohemian Rhapsody” went from a probable Best Actor nominee to getting nods for Best Picture and Editing, as well as a likely Acting win. Yes, it has been crazy  but it… Continue reading 91st Academy Awards Predictions: Who Will, Could, and Should Win 

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2019 Oscar Nominations and Reactions

The 2018 Award Season has been a mess and Tuesday’s Oscar accountments kept things par for the course. Big snubs, big surprises and bucking some old trends, the nominations for the 91st Academy Awards are here and Twitter is on fire. Here are the big categories with my thoughts, in what surely will be a… Continue reading 2019 Oscar Nominations and Reactions

Review

Two Perfectly-Cast Leads Make ‘Green Book’ Something Special

The guy has won an Oscar, yet somehow I feel we still don’t appreciate Mahershala Ali as much as we should… “Green Book” is the true story of bouncer Tony Vallelonga (Viggo Mortensen), who in 1962 drove classical pianist Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali) around the Deep South during a concert tour. Peter Farrelly directs and… Continue reading Two Perfectly-Cast Leads Make ‘Green Book’ Something Special