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FINAL 2025 OSCAR PREDICITONS

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  Sunday, March 2 nd the Academy will gather to give out the most prestigious awards in film for the 97 th time. Conan O’Brien will be there to shepherd you through and give you some laughs along the way and I am here to hopefully help you win you Oscar Poll with my Final Predictions in all categories! The Best Picture line-up is again terrific, harboring some beautiful surprises. The Substance becomes the first full-tilt body horror film ever nominated for the top prize. Tenured indie darling Sean Baker comes in to town riding a frontrunner and has his name penciled into 4 different categories. We’ll get to find out exactly how many apologies Karla Sofia Gascon owes people. Little Timmy has a puncher’s chance to become the youngest Best Lead Actor winner in the club’s history. And who knows, someone might even get assaulted, it has happened before. Intrigue abounds everywhere as fewer awards seem sewn up than is usually the case, and none more wide open and exciting than the Bes...

BEST MOVIES OF 2024

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2024 was a somewhat strange year for film. I personally have never given as many 7/10 grades in a given year, in my life. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I do perceive 2024 as a "high floor" year as opposed to a "high ceiling" year. There was a deep bench of very strong work and just a handful of truly transfixing movies. Fortunately I am not ranking my 25 best films of the year, but only my 10. I believe these ten (15 if you consider my honorably mentions) stand up well against any year's pantheon. From new genre champions to breakthrough directorial masterpieces, to the freshest takes on well-worn themes, we were treated to an overall fantastic slate of celluloid this year. What stands out about this particular list is how modern these films all feel. We may quietly be sitting on the precipice of a new movement in film over the last couple of years, and this year pushed that boundary to even more exciting places. I think these 10 really showcase that ...