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94th Oscars. Honoring the Films of 2021 / CEREMONY: March 27th, 2022
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CODA WON
AND THE NOMINEES WEREE...
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POWER OF THE DOG (Jane Campion) REVIEW | PODCAST | TOP TEN LIST | EDITOR INTERVIEW wins: Globe Drama + over 20 critics groups 12 Noms / 1 Win Jane Campion's gorgeously realized western on toxic masculinity and uncomfortable new in-law situations has captured cinephile and Academy hearts |
DUNE PART ONE wins: 1 critics group 10 Noms / 6 Wins Denis Villeneuve's dream project, an adaptation of the classic sci-fi tale is off to a majestic eery and memorable start. |
BELFAST QUICK TAKE | BRANAGH INTERVIEW wins: a couple of critics groups 7 Noms / 1 Win Kenneth Branagh's passion project memoir about his own childhood during The Troubles in Ireland charmed the Academy and festival audiences alike. |
WEST SIDE STORY QUICK TAKE | SPIELBERG'S BEST | MIKE FAIST INTERVIEW | BEST SHOT wins: Globes Musical 7 Noms / 1 Win Steven Spielberg remade Oscar's favourite musical of all time, West Side Story. And they were (mostly) pleased with the results. |
KING RICHARD wins: 1 critics group 6 Noms / 1 Win An unexpected parent's angle view of the rise of tennis superstars Venus and Serena Williams. Right in the Academy's wheelhouse and very well executed. |
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DON'T LOOK UP wins: -- 4 Noms Oscar's currrent favourite satirist, Adam McKay, took on our avoidant media culture and climate change. Critics balked but the Academy sang along. |
DRIVE MY CAR wins: NYFCC, LAFCA, NSFC plus a few other critics groups and dozens of "best international film" wins 4 noms / 1 win Film critics made this three hour intellectual drama about a theater director in mourning into a pet cause. It paid off with strong arthouse ticket sales and the Academy's blessing. |
NIGHTMARE ALLEY wins: -- 4 noms Del Toro ofted for a noir remake as follow-up to his own Oscar sensation (Shape of Water). Audiences didn't turn out and reviews were mixed but the Academy was still feeling their new Del Toro fandom. |
CODA WINNER wins: PGA, SAG (Cast), 1 critics group 3 Noms / 3 Wins This heartwarming family drama Sundance sensation was the little film that could for 2021, lingering in hearts long after its summer release. |
LICORICE PIZZA |
| HOW'D WE DO ON OUR PREDICTIONS? | ||||
| 8/10 We underestimated Nightmare Alley (had it in roughly 14th place) and thought that Drive My Car would just miss (but correctly predicted it's three other nominations). I had predicted Being the Ricardos (which turned out was only well-loved by the acting branch) and Tragedy of Macbeth figuring that recency bias and pedigree would just barely boost it over the edge. | ||||
| WHAT WAS LEFT OUT? | ||||
| Being the Ricardos, Encanto, Flee, Tragedy of Macbeth, The Lost Daughter, and No Time To Die all scored three nominations indicating they were well watched/liked by the Academy. But we think the 11th place finisher was probably tick tick BOOM! given that key Film Editing nomination to go with its Best Actor bid. | ||||
| WHAT WILL WIN? | ||||
| The Power of the Dog has the critical passion, the passionate fanbase, and the sheer nomination numbers to suggest that it's the one to beat. But it will have to ward off Belfast's passionate fans and Don't Look Up's zeitgeist message-movie appeal to do so. | ||||
| WHAT SHOULD WIN? | ||||
| Many film critics are arguing for Drive My Car but we are firmly entrenched in the Power of the Dog corner. We rarely get to see our favourite of the year win so this will be quite a treat if it pulls it off. | ||||
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OTHER SERIOUS AND SILLY RANKINGS |
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| Longest to Shortest | RT/Metacritic Scores | Do they pass the Bechdel Test? | MPAA Ratings | Nathaniel's Preference |
| over two ½ hours 1 Drive My Car 179 2 West Side Story 156 3 Dune 155 4 Nightmare Alley 150 well over two hours 5 King Richard 144 min 6 Don't Look Up 138 min 7 Licorice 133 min just over two hours 8 Power of 126 min under two hours 9 CODA 111 min 10 Belfast 98 min |
ecstatic reviews very well received panned |
YES CODA Don't Look Up Dune King Richard Licorice Pizza Power of the Dog West Side Story unsure - would need a rewatch Belfast Drive My Car no Nightmare Alley |
Unrated Drive My Car R Don't Look Up Licorice Pizza Nightmare Alley The Power of the Dog PG-13 Belfast CODA Dune King Richard West Side Story |
masterpiece 1 Power of the Dog top ten list very good 2 West Side Story 3 Drive My Car 4 Dune good / solid stuff 5 CODA 6 King Richard 7 Licorice Pizza 8 Belfast meh 9 Nightmare Alley 10 Don't Look Up |
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| Ranked by Horniness (characters, mood, film) | Most likely to become a Broadway musical | Death Count | Recency Bias Boost (by release date) | Ranked By Global Box Office |
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You up? Mixed messages Longing looks but saving the worm-riding for chapter two |
already is we can see it stranger things have happened |
corpses everywhere dangerous places to be rabbits, cattle, and...? drive-by scene one soul precise mourning To quote Morticia Addams "oh no... they live" |
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