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Can you believe the Golden Globes are this Sunday? That snuck up on me. Normally I get my predictions out a week in advance, but here I am late to the game. Below is who I think will win, and in some cases, who should win. BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA The Brutalist A Complete Unknown Conclave Dune: Part Two Nickel Boys September 5 Who will win: Conclave Who should win: That or Dune Part Two The Brutalist is gaining momentum but I see the HFPA going more for Conclave, and that's fine with me. It was a great film.  BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY Anora Challengers Emilia Pérez A Real Pain The Substance Wicked Who will win: Wicked Who should win: Anora I really don't think The Subtance is a comedy, even though it is my favorite film here. Wicked is everywhere and I see it taking home a trophy here, even though Anora would be my pick. BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez Sean Baker – Anora Edward Berger – Conclave Brady Corbet – The Brutalist Coralie Fa...

Official Synopsis:  A high-powered CEO, Romy (Nicole Kidman) puts her career and family on the line when she begins a torrid affair with her much-younger intern, Samuel. (Harris Dickinson) Happy New Year! I'm kicking 2025 off with a film I've been thinking about a LOT since seeing it earlier this week. Babygirl , while marketed as an erotic thriller is NOT a thriller at all. We need to become more comfortable with calling something an "erotic drama." Despite the stakes that Romy and Samuel find themselves in, you can tell that this is going to be a different approach in the hands of director Halina Reijn.  First, the fact that this has a female director is everything. Nothing feels gratuitous and all the places you would expect this film to go, it doesn't. There's a point where one character blackmails another, and their threat was...kind of progressive? I loved it.  This is really less about what *could* happen to Romy if her affair with Samuel is found out, ...