tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39903324168616667092024-03-18T15:18:24.462-05:00Rambling FilmMovies, awards coverage, ramblings.Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2763125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-5301171125974565962024-03-11T04:11:00.002-05:002024-03-11T04:11:31.769-05:002024 Academy Award Winners<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdnVhZDdhOXBsenQyZ3luaXNnaGIzZHZjYzFnZmtsZnp6cWdob3hhZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/dmvodzjX8wU7icE3TL/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="480" height="181" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExdnVhZDdhOXBsenQyZ3luaXNnaGIzZHZjYzFnZmtsZnp6cWdob3hhZSZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/dmvodzjX8wU7icE3TL/giphy.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;">I LIVED for the I'm Just Ken performance. It might be the best Oscar Thankfully I missed the majority of the opening monologue which I'm sure was far too long. I went 20/23 with my picks, which I think is a new record for me. Below are the winners + my thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Picture</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Very happy with this win! I'm glad Emma Thomas' dream came true!</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Director</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Finally!!!!</span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Actress</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">You could tell by Emma's face that even she was shocked she won this. I wonder if the Killers of the Flower Moon team regret not putting Lily in supporting? I really think that's what did it here. Emma was truly the lead of her film. Lily should've been. I hope we see her winning soon.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Actor</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">It's about damn time!! So happy with this win!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Supporting Actress</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">America Ferrera – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Her speech was so lovely I almost cried. Paul Giamatti WAS crying. Just a beautiful moment.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Supporting Actor</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Another great speech from Downey. Loved that Sam Rockwell introduced him. Justin Hammer giving Tony Stark an award was fitting. He also thanked his stylist, and when the camera panned out my eye was immediately drawn to his 4 inch block heels. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Adapted Screenplay</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">I knew I should've changed my guess here! I loved American Fiction so I'm happy it's going home with something. </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Original Screenplay</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Messi was in attendance, if you didn't watch and were wondering. Justine's pantsuit was amazing and I want it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Animated Feature</span></b></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">The Boy and the Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Elemental</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nimona</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robot Dreams</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As much as I love Spider-Verse, can't argue with this win. It was still a good movie. </span> </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Documentary Feature</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bobi Wine: The People’s President</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Eternal Memory</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Four Daughters</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To Kill A Tiger</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">20 Days in Mariupol</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I really wanted Four Daughters to win this, but there was no way this wasn't taking it. It's the first Oscar win in Ukrainian history. The director said he wishes he could trade it in for Russia never attacking Ukraine. It was a really powerful moment. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best International Feature Film</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Io Capitano</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perfect Days</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Teachers’ Lounge</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">One of the easier picks of the night. </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Cinematography</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">El Conde</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I picked this for the win, but the way things were going I thought Poor Things could almost win it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Costume Design</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Poor Things was cleaning up! I thought Barbie would best them here. </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Film Editing</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">We love a woman winning in this category! Jennifer Lame's green dress was gorgeous. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Make-Up & Hairstyling</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Golda</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Yes! I am so happy Maestro didn't win lmao. Honestly though, Poor Things had great hair/make up. They deserve this. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Production Design</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Really happy they won here. I would not have been mad if Barbie took it home, but I was rooting for Poor Things.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Original Score</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">GET IT LUDWIG!!!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Original Song</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Symphony — “It Never Went Away”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie — “I’m Just Ken”</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Barbie — “What Was I Made For?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Flamin’ Hot — “The Fire Inside”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon — “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)”</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I wasn't sure if they'd give Billie a second Oscar but they did. She's now the youngest person to win 2 Oscars. I really liked the performances of both that and Wahzhazhe earlier in the show. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Sound</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A very deserved win! </span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Visual Effects</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Godzilla Minus One</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">When did Danny DeVito start aging? He's looked the same my entire life. I still need to see this as I missed its theatrical run. </span></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Animated Short Film</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Letter to a Pig</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ninety-Five Senses</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Uniform</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pachyderm</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I weep for Our Uniform. The true winner. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Documentary Short Film</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The ABCs of Book Banning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Barber of Little Rock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Island In Between</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">The Last Repair Shop</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I had this as my original pick, then changed it at the last minute. I only have myself to blame. I still think The Barber of Little Rock was the strongest here, but Last Repair Shop was shot exceptionally well. </span></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Live Action Short Film</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The After</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Invincible</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Knight Of Fortune</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red, White And Blue</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Wes' star power prevails and dude isn't even there to pick up his trophy. </span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-45290730905913262932024-03-07T07:56:00.002-06:002024-03-07T07:56:42.639-06:00Series Review: True Detective: Night Country<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i></i></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><a href="https://compote.slate.com/images/e9f53567-7376-48b4-8c13-7e4a737c6484.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://compote.slate.com/images/e9f53567-7376-48b4-8c13-7e4a737c6484.jpeg?crop=1560%2C1040%2Cx0%2Cy0" width="320" /></a></i></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><i><br />True Detective</i> has been a highly polarizing show on HBO. The first season was near perfect and the subsequent anthologies have created endless dialogue about how "they're never as good as the first." Despite the very high expectations everyone puts on this series, I've enjoyed every season of True Detective that's been put out. The newest season - subtitled Night Country has been a ratings hit for HBO, and a very hot topic online.<br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">No major spoilers here - I will say, I don't know what some of y'all were bitching about, because I thought the ending was pretty satisfying. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Our detectives this season are the hardened Liz Danvers (Jody Foster) a police chief who <i>fucks</i> and Deputy Evangline Navarro (Kali Reis) who cannot shake a previous case. When a group of scientists are found frozen in a pile outside their small town of Ennis, Alaska. Dangers and Navarro find themselves working together again. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Night Country likely could've stood on its own without being under the True Detective umbrella, but it would've gotten comparisons regardless. It's an un-winnable battle. This season puts a focus on Indigenous stories, and also leans pretty heavily into ghost territory as well. They tell you right away that "people see things around here." I think because ghosts are brought up so much that people expected this to be a full on super-natural show, but again - it's True Detective. Spirituality and seeing things that aren't there have always been part of this series. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I loved Kali Reis as a lead. It's nice to just see an actress that looks like her leading a series alongside a high profile actress like Foster. Her character also had the most interesting arc. Not all the sub plots hit. While Finn Bennett's young deputy/father trying to be the best he can at his job even when it's at the cost of his family is a great presence, the side plot with his father and fellow policeman (John Hawkes) falls pretty flat. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Over all, this was a good bit of TV. If the reaction to the ending you're reading online is putting you off, don't let it. It's a perfectly watchable show. </span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-67212825255363304962024-03-05T07:30:00.001-06:002024-03-05T07:30:00.244-06:002024 Oscar Nominated Shorts<div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://vhx.imgix.net/redwhiteandblue/assets/51ec921a-7a49-447b-8fad-128db99d59ce.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=720&w=1280" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="113" src="https://vhx.imgix.net/redwhiteandblue/assets/51ec921a-7a49-447b-8fad-128db99d59ce.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=crop&h=720&w=1280" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div>It's been another year of tracking down all the Oscar nominated Shorts! Thanks to my pals over at r/oscarsdeathrace as always for helping me fill in the gaps with finding these films online. I've broken them down into each category and ranked them from best to worst. Have you seen any of these? Tell me what you think!</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Best Animated Short Film</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Our Uniform - </b>The clear favorite for me. I loved how unique the animation was in this! And at 7 minutes, it's the shortest watch of the bunch. Very easy to enjoy.<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> A</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Ninety-Five Senses</b> -There's a lot of feelings packed into 13 minutes. The animation is very unique and fun to watch. Not a fan of Tim Blake Nelson's hillbilly voice performance though. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko - </b>This is the most emotional I've been over an animal death for a while, but I suspect the music used is giving this a lot of goodwill. Animation is cool, though. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">C+</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Pachyderm - </b>The animation was not very pleasing to look at, and I think that was a big part of why I didn't connect with this one. I connected so little that the fact that this was about childhood sexual assault didn't even register right away. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">C</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Letter to a Pig -</b> This film is what dreams are like when you're on an antidepressant. At least in my experience. It was weird, a jumbled mess of animation, sketches, and live action. There were so many allegories, I couldn't tell you what it all meant. I imagine this one will be very subjective. I could see why someone would love it if they picked up on every little thing. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">C-</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Best Documentary Short Film</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Barber of Little Roc</b>k - Arlo Washington, tired of "banking while black" decides to give back to his community by opening a loan processing company to help those who cannot get loans from big banks. This was very inspirational and really makes you want to go out and see how you can help. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The ABCs of Book Banning -</b> This documentary choses to focus on the children in America being affected by Republican lawmakers banning books. They were given age appropriate banned, or restricted books to comment on, and shared their thoughts. You can see a pattern with what books get banned over others. Book banning is something that has always frustrated me. Many of the books on these banned lists were ones that shaped me greatly as a kid. This might not be as technically savvy as some of the other nominees, but the message gets across. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B+</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Island In Between -</b> Director S. Leo Chiang examines his homeland of Taiwan, more specifically Kinmen, a group of islands governed by Tawain, but only a few miles off the coast of China. To me, this felt like the start of a conversation instead of a full one. I think Chiang could've made a feature length film featuring more Taiwanese voices if he wanted to. Hopefully after seeing this, someone gives him the funding to do so. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó - </b>Very unserious compared to the other nominees, but so very sweet. How can you not be charmed by this sweet little grannies? <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Last Repair Shop -</b> I've seen films by both filmmakers involved with this and you can see how much they've grown from a technical standpoint. This film is shot very well, and it's a great thing all the folks involved are doing. I just didn't find this one as compelling as some of the others in this category. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B-</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u>Live Action Short Film</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></div><div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Red, White And Blue - </b>There's a scene in this that made me feel like I got the wind knocked out of me. People who vote to ban reproductive rights are the enemy. I wish they'd see this and understand the weight of their actions. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</b> - I watched all of Wes Anderson's Roald Dahl shorts and this one is definitely the best. I enjoyed it, it's beautiful like all of Wes' pictures and the actors were very good. I wonder if the star power of these will make it hard for the others to get votes? <span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Knight Of Fortune</b> - God, what a palette cleanser after The After. (don't worry, we'll get there) This is how you make someone FEEL. Leave it the Danes to make me snort laugh in a film about two guys struggling to come to terms with loss while in a mortuary. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">A</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Invincible -</b> This one is very well made, but its narrative struggles because of its lack of backstory. Why is Marc there? What lead to this? What happens after? It just needed a full length story. Still, puts The After to shame. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">B-</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>The After - </b></span><span style="font-family: arial;">And finally, the worst film nominated for an Oscar this year. David Oyelowo is a great actor and I have no clue why he agreed to star in this over the top trauma porn. It's poorly shot and shallow. <span style="color: #2b00fe;">F</span></span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-42623984211467763792024-03-03T07:30:00.001-06:002024-03-03T07:30:00.141-06:002024 Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win; Who Should Win<div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_oI3O4WytXLyA3u2BE32FhutHjYEu08QYATtqIa9mRVilvWJTFaxEAGIY8M3sDyjhHg2pBj7WIAPS0tOg3VKlnnMaDkKG7-iz-r1YfNcbS7oSZJLjjxxOMWXz5sEvYfmYfMJ4vtFPIuLSXu15iUzKr7nGM5wmXnBa9a0H1tz5Y0UGEZq8j6akEE0ZqJG/s245/oie_mNO6CunzzU4W.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="245" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv_oI3O4WytXLyA3u2BE32FhutHjYEu08QYATtqIa9mRVilvWJTFaxEAGIY8M3sDyjhHg2pBj7WIAPS0tOg3VKlnnMaDkKG7-iz-r1YfNcbS7oSZJLjjxxOMWXz5sEvYfmYfMJ4vtFPIuLSXu15iUzKr7nGM5wmXnBa9a0H1tz5Y0UGEZq8j6akEE0ZqJG/s1600/oie_mNO6CunzzU4W.gif" width="245" /></a></div><br />We're a week away from the Oscars so it's time to get predicting! Here's who I think will win on Movie's biggest night, and in some cases who should win instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span style="font-family: arial;">Best Picture</span></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer has all the momentum now. I'd be shocked if something else won.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Director</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Christopher Nolan</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Like the film itself, he has all the momentum and it's quiet shocking he doesn't have an Oscar yet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Actress</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will: Lily Gladstone</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Lily or Emma</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I mentioned before in my SAG predictions, I have to include Emma when I talk about this because she's truly a lead. Lily was supporting. However, I'm going to be very happy with Lily's win and I hope it will open a ton of doors for her. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Actor</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Cillian Murphy</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Here we go, Cillian hive!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Supporting Actress</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">America Ferrera – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Da'Vine Joy Randolph</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">She's swept this season and will continue to do so. I'm happy for any statue that goes home in The Holdovers' name. Especially if it's hers. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Supporting Actor</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Robert Downey Jr.</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Again, clean sweep.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Adapted Screenplay</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Okay, this is tough because American Fiction has been winning this category too, and there's the added hurdle of Barbie being here instead of Original where it belongs. Still, while American Fiction would be a fun win, I think Oppenheimer will have an edge. Maybe I'm giving them too many wins, I'm not sure. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Screenplay</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I love both of these movies but I'm bias in that I love Holdovers more. That's the only reason why I think it should win.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Animated Feature</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Boy and the Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Elemental</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nimona</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robot Dreams</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: The Boy and the Heron</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">It's insane to me that anyone other than Spiderman would win this category, but other voting bodies seem to be going for Heron. Probably because Into The Spider-Verse already won. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Documentary Feature</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bobi Wine: The People’s President</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Eternal Memory</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Four Daughters</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To Kill A Tiger</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Days in Mariupol</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: 20 Days in Mariupol</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Four Daughters</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">What is happening in Ukraine is the most prevalent crisis happening right now, and because of that, I see Mariupol winning. If you had asked me a few months ago, I would've stuck with Four Daughters winning, but I think it's shifted to 20 Days.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best International Feature Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Io Capitano</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perfect Days</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Teachers’ Lounge</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="background-color: #01ffff;">Who should win: ?</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I didn't love The Zone of Interest as much as many others, but I haven't seen The Teacher's Lounge, Perfect Days or Society of the Snow, so I can't really say that it *should* win.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Cinematography</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">El Conde</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Here's where I start to question Oppenheimer winning everything. Truthfully I think Poor Things should probably win, but I'm not sure it could take Cinematography AND Production Design, where it absolutely should be winning. </span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Costume Design</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Barbie</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I think Poor Things would be a worthy winner here too because the costumes were so unique, but I can't see Barbie only going home with a song win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Film Editing</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Make-Up & Hairstyling</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Golda</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Maestro</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">This shitty movie is bound to win for its aging makeup.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Production Design</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Poor Things</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Can anyone image any other film winning her? Barbie would be a worthy winner and even I can't image that topping Poor Things.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Score</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Get it, Ludwig!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Song</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Symphony — “It Never Went Away”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie — “I’m Just Ken”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie — “What Was I Made For?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Flamin’ Hot — “The Fire Inside”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon — “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)”</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: What Was I Made For?</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I could see a scenario where Killers of the Flower Moon wins this, if not because some stuffy Academy voters might not want to give Billie Eilish her second Oscar at age 22. But I'm going to stick with this prediction because Barbie needs to win something.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Sound</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">It will be wild if Zone doesn't win here, honestly. Even as someone that didn't love the movie, what the sound designers did was incredible. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Visual Effects</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Godzilla Minus One</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Godzilla Minus One</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I complain every year about MCU movies never winning here and will continue to do so. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Animated Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Letter to a Pig</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ninety-Five Senses</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Uniform</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pachyderm</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: War is Over!</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Our Uniform</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Like I said in my Short Films review, I suspect the music is going to give this short a lot more goodwill than it would get without it. Our Uniform was the clear winner for me.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Documentary Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The ABCs of Book Banning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Barber of Little Rock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Island In Between</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Last Repair Shop</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: The ABCs of Booking Banning</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: The Barber of Little Rock</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">When I first started watching these shorts, I thought The Last Repair should would be an easy winner based on production alone, but a lot of people seem to be getting behind the ABC's of Booking Banning, so I'm going with that. Barber was my favorite. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Live Action Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The After</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Invincible</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Knight Of Fortune</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red, White And Blue</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Red, White and Blue</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I think there's a change Red, White, and Blue COULD win this, but I could also see voters wanting to give Wes Anderson an Oscar since he's never won before. As long as The After doesn't win. God, what a dud. </span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-29859841783336002062024-03-01T10:05:00.001-06:002024-03-01T10:05:33.795-06:00Review: Dune: Part II<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rev-1-dun2-t3-0026r_high_res_jpeg-34da3eeb8ddaa9e6622748e980879915c5e8ce6b-scaled.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://www.wpr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/rev-1-dun2-t3-0026r_high_res_jpeg-34da3eeb8ddaa9e6622748e980879915c5e8ce6b-scaled.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) unites with Chani (Zendaya) and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Director Denis Villenueve's first <i>Dune</i> entry was a welcome surprise for me. I've never read the books, nor seen any of the older versions. I loved the film and am perfectly fine to have this as "my" Dune experience so to speak. So to say I was excited for part II is an understatement.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">After may delays, Part II is finally here and is absolutely worth the long wait. <i>Dune: Part II</i> is stunning to look at. The cinematography, the VFX, all of it is rich and beautiful. The way they chose to introduce the new antagonist in a black and white scene (shot in infrared) was very cool.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But Dune is more than what we see, the actors are the beating hearts. Chalamet continues to prove every day that he's leading man material. Paul is in an impossible situation and Chalamet makes you feel it. His chemistry with Zendaya, who is far more than just a love interest is amazing and it makes it all the more heartbreaking to know where it all goes. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Part II does feel like a lot of build up before getting to a conclusion that resolves itself very quickly. But it's never in a way that feels dull. I was just very aware of how long everything was taking. Still, I can't wait to see this again. And I can't wait for Part III.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: A</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-80020776488641189762024-02-28T07:30:00.001-06:002024-02-28T07:30:00.135-06:002024 Blind Spot Series: Daughters of the Dust<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHiPCYAWPcjlpjLTcww7yG42z6ZQapKqKaNw4JxTzjAPwTQywRIQ5WZly8dgT07RUjDNOQXZPhoZ0J_c10sQiI2iKC2u7X4smMFQSak4vcsyQFAbTgoAQZQcGnef0E1HCm4fSvoYYA9I0Svhchwd1xjXPB7J3Nq37O19jgg0R7fhjywbVCTTsYCT0rGOo/s320/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuHiPCYAWPcjlpjLTcww7yG42z6ZQapKqKaNw4JxTzjAPwTQywRIQ5WZly8dgT07RUjDNOQXZPhoZ0J_c10sQiI2iKC2u7X4smMFQSak4vcsyQFAbTgoAQZQcGnef0E1HCm4fSvoYYA9I0Svhchwd1xjXPB7J3Nq37O19jgg0R7fhjywbVCTTsYCT0rGOo/s1600/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Official synopsis: </b>A languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I wanted to add more films directed by women to my Blind Spot list this year, and when doing so Daughters of the Dust was an easy inclusion. It's one I've thought about for a while, and thankfully Mubi is streaming it for all to see.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><i>Daughters of the Dust </i>is a gorgeous film. It's poetry in motion with its stunning cinematography and costumes. The film feels like an extended dream sequence. The style reminded me a bit of <i>Picnic at Hanging Rock</i> in that aspect. (I preferred this film far more) Gullah culture is something I'm well versed in, so I can't speak to any smaller intricacies involved, especially with the language used. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Admittedly, there were times my attention wavered, but a lot of that had to do with the very annoying blizzard happening outside my windows, and my kid kicking a soccer ball around the house because of said blizzard. Had I been in a quieter environment, I doubt I would've had issues regaining focus. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I have to wonder if this film had been released today if director Julie Dash would have a bigger career. Not that her career is *nothing* but would she be talked about in prestigious circles like Ava Duvernay or Dee Rees? This is a film that should've gotten more traction in the 90's, but we all know why it didn't. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Should you have Mubi, this is well worth the watch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: B+</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-35683860024077560922024-02-26T07:30:00.001-06:002024-02-26T07:30:00.128-06:00Review: The Zone of Interest<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-17-at-9.06.17-AM-e1697548004814.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://variety.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot-2023-10-17-at-9.06.17-AM-e1697548004814.png" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Huller) strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden beside the camp.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">With this, I've officially seen all 10 Best Picture nominations. This one has been quite elusive, which is why I went to see it right away, knowing it probably won't hang around my theater for long. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Everything you've heard about this film's sound design is true. What the editors and mixers did with this was incredible. Scary, depressing, but incredible work. The technical elements of this film are the strongest, but it struggles with the story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I give writer/director Jonathan Glazer a lot of credit because this is a very different take on a WWII movie, but I struggled to understand the point of it all when it was over. I expected the Höss'</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> to be challenged a bit more. To maybe struggle with their decision to be so flippant about the death happening right outside their fancy garden walls, but they don't. It's all very methodical. The runtime also feels much shorter than it is, so when it flashes to present day, and I realized it was wrapping up, I felt like more story was missing. Maybe we could've heard from the children? Or had a confrontation between Hedwig and her mother? I just wanted a bit more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: B-</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-11668548044608908442024-02-23T15:39:00.006-06:002024-02-23T15:39:21.333-06:002024 Screen Actors Guild Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPT4Ljoogq6P1yAFHI2jLy8jKQKX2DFdxSMblfADU2Uws0ydYciPqetvAXCqphXALp8uuVvti3FTbeYUczEJtzxx0wZ9lB46An2IToBQk2apr5Jlz9QSvOmrD825nsOJOqzDKrZuYwzMFFUpuafuWw9jrhq7FiKC9oFw0k1GIkpmv_NXZc3dqAFThAm4m/s540/oie_VjZhcLo2fFCJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="540" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFPT4Ljoogq6P1yAFHI2jLy8jKQKX2DFdxSMblfADU2Uws0ydYciPqetvAXCqphXALp8uuVvti3FTbeYUczEJtzxx0wZ9lB46An2IToBQk2apr5Jlz9QSvOmrD825nsOJOqzDKrZuYwzMFFUpuafuWw9jrhq7FiKC9oFw0k1GIkpmv_NXZc3dqAFThAm4m/s320/oie_VjZhcLo2fFCJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The SAGS are upon us tomorrow and here I am, late with my predictions. This year is starting out to be my flop era of blogging. Anywho, here's who I think will win and in some cases should probably win instead. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Oppie seems to be gaining some of the momentum Barbie had initially, so I see them taking the big prize. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Margot Robbie – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Lily Gladstone</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Lily or Emma Stone</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Emma has all the momentum right now so SAGs are make or break for Lily. Truthfully, the win will mean more for Lily, but I still think her performance is supporting and not lead. If we're talking a true lead, Emma gave the best performance in this category. Based on who's voting, I think they'll award Lily, but I'm not confident. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Cillian Murphy</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">After Cillian's BAFTA win, I don't think Giamatti is much of a threat anymore. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Penelope Cruz – Ferrari</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Da'Vine Joy Randloph</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Willem Dafoe – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Robert Downey Jr</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jon Hamm – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Steven Yeun – Beef</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Steven Yeun</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Uzo Aduba – Painkiller</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bell Powley – A Small Light</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ali Wong – Beef</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Ali Wong</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Wong or Powley</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I loved A Small Light and would be so happy with Powley winning, but Wong was fantastic in Beef, and we'll probably see it sweep.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Beef</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I love Ted Lasso the most, but The Bear is the new kid on the black and they have an equally deserving cast.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bill Hader – Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeremy Allen White – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Jeremy Allen White</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">There could be some vote splitting here, and Bill Hader could end up on top, but I think it's unlikely. White has won everything this year already.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ayo Edebiri – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Ayo Edebiri</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Gilded Age</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Succession</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Brian Cox – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Billy Crudup – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Kieran Culkin – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Matthew Macfadyen – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will win: Kieran Culkin</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who should win: Him, Macfadyen or Pascal</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">This one is tough. Kieran and Macfadyen haven't gone head to head this season since one was in lead and the other supporting. I'm going to bet on Kieran, but this might be the most difficult category to guess. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Keri Russell – The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sarah Snook – Succession</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: arial;">Who will and should win: Sarah Snook</span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-6550811180084541012024-02-19T07:30:00.001-06:002024-02-19T07:30:00.142-06:00Review: Dicks: The Musical<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FIT_22372.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="213" src="https://deadline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FIT_22372.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Official Synopsis</b>: A pair of business rivals (Josh Sharpe and Aaron Jackson) discover that they're identical twins and decide to swap places in an attempt to trick their divorced parents (Nathan Lane and Megan Mullally) to get back together.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I saw the trailer for this film in front of <i>Bottoms</i> last year and it opens with Jackson singing the line "My cock is fucking massive, it always makes the ladies sore." I laughed. It was ridiculous, and I knew that would be the tone for the whole film. But what I was hoping was going to be dumb fun ended up being just plain old dumb.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My family and I needed a laugh, and I put this on thinking it would do just that, but it ended up being incredibly annoying and unfunny. There are probably two jokes that land in its entire 90 minute run time. It also chooses to end on an incest joke that just doesn't land.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The performances are very inconsistent. Sharpe and Jackson have good chemistry together, despite not being very funny. Lane and Megan Thee Stallion are innocent. Whatever Megan Mullally was doing was just completely ridiculous and a waste of her talent, and Bowen Yang was just...Bowen Yang. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Stay clear of this one.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: F</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-2696720765778471592024-02-16T14:12:00.004-06:002024-02-16T14:12:28.880-06:00Review: The Power of Film<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGQ1ZTJiNGEtNzRjMy00NmQwLTk5YzUtY2U2OTY3YWYxZWIxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg0OTQ2NQ@@._V1_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="181" src="https://m.media-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BZGQ1ZTJiNGEtNzRjMy00NmQwLTk5YzUtY2U2OTY3YWYxZWIxXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMjg0OTQ2NQ@@._V1_.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">Writer and professor Howard Suber takes a deep dive into the art of story telling techniques, tropes, and everything in between in this 6 episode TCM series.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Before I get into my thoughts, I must apologize for being MIA recently. A family member died tragically and unexpectedly so writing had to sit on the back burner while I traveled to be with family and help with all the things that come after. (Which is honestly too much)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">But, if there's one thing that does help distract me from life's curveballs, it's movies and a docuseries about them came at a welcomed time. Each episode focuses on a different theme. First, there's "Popular and Memorable" this episode sets the tone for the series and lets the view know these are going to be very TCM-centric films being discussed. When I hear "Popular" I immediately think of franchises like MCU, DCEU, Fast and the Furious and such, but none of those are mentioned here. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Episode two is titled "Trapped" and we focus on sacrifices in films. Two of my favorite movies, The Godfather and The Exorcist take center stage here.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Episode three is called "Character Relationships" where we spend time looking at families and groups of friends. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Next is "Heroes and Villains" where the comic book movies finally make an appearance along with old westerns and Hitchcock films.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Episode five is "The Power of the Paradox" which gets deep into the meaning of the word, and we close out episode six with "Love and Meaning." Much of this is focused on fantasy films, and is the first time animated films get more than a brief mention in the series. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">I went into this pretty blind so I initially expected there to be multiple narrators but that's not the case. It's only Suber and like I mentioned previously, it's mostly films that you'll see on TCM. Smaller indies, animated films and queer features (aside from big Oscar winners like Brokeback Mountain and Moonlight) are nowhere to be seen. Though some of the films it does bring up, are quite amusing at times. This is going to be for a very specific audience, but if TCM is your style, then this will certainly be for you.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Personally, I always like to hear what someone's favorite movie is, or what themes they find interesting. Even if it's not films I actively watch. So while I did disagree with some of the takes, I still found it an engaging watch. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">All six episodes are available on TCM now.</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-65033470102817653352024-02-01T07:30:00.001-06:002024-02-01T07:30:00.136-06:00Series Review: A Small Light<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://assets.vogue.com/photos/645163b0e07eb03a608b73bc/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/ASmallLight_Ep101_Sc139_Day20_0229_R%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="534" data-original-width="800" height="214" src="https://assets.vogue.com/photos/645163b0e07eb03a608b73bc/master/w_1600%2Cc_limit/ASmallLight_Ep101_Sc139_Day20_0229_R%255B1%255D.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />In my last TV recap, I spent most of it raving about how much of an unexpected surprise season two of <i>Dr. Death</i> was. It got me thinking that maybe taking the time to recap a series/season once it is over might be a better format for me. So here I am, late to the party on a Hulu mini series that came out at the beginning of the year, and resurfaced with a SAG nomination for its lead actress, Bel Powley.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">A Small Light tells the story of Miep Gies, who helped aid the Frank family in hiding during the Nazi occupation of The Netherlands. We all know Anne Frank's story, so seeing the lens shift to Miep, who was an extraordinary woman in her own right is a welcomed take on a popular story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Powley's Miep is fun. She's talkative, sweet, a hard worker, and her report with Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber) is fun to watch. Even though the series hits the ground running with the Franks going into hiding, it does a great job of showing how Miep and Otto's relationship starts from an awkward job interview into a genuine friendship. Also done well is her relationship with Jan, (Joe Cole...<i>Peaky Blinders</i> hive unite!) who eventually works with the Dutch resistance in his own right. Basically the Gies were both amazing people.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">The series shows a lot of what Miep and her coworkers did to keep the Franks safe. They're not completely absent from the story, we spend some time in the annex with them and the actresses playing Anne and Margot (Billie Boullet and Ashley Brook) are both wonderful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Obviously, knowing what happens to everyone in the Annex, this series overall is sad. It's filled with many bright and amusing moments, but others, like when Miep gifts Anne a pair of shoes and tells her to "wear them on your first date, back to school, wherever you like" hits with incredible sadness. I found myself going back to a lot of Liev Schreiber's scenes as well. There's something so understated about the way he plays Otto, how he remains stoic while protecting his family. He really is not getting enough attention for this performance. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">At 8 episode long averaging around 50 minutes a piece, it's perfectly paced and no time for mindless filler. Everything has a purpose. If you've got a Hulu subscription, I highly recommend checking this one out. </span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-77003719879340168722024-01-30T07:30:00.001-06:002024-01-30T07:30:00.143-06:00Review: All Of Us Strangers<p><span style="font-family: arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/all-of-us-strangers-movie-review-2023/all-of-us-strangers-2023.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="334" data-original-width="800" height="134" src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/all-of-us-strangers-movie-review-2023/all-of-us-strangers-2023.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> A screenwriter, Adam (Andrew Scott) drawn back to his childhood home enters into a fledgling relationship with a mysterious neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal) as he then discovers his parents (Jamie Bell and Claire Foy) appear to be living just as they were on the day they died, 30 years before.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">My theater advertised getting this for one week only, so of course I had to rush out to see it. I've been in love with Andrew Scott's work ever since I saw him in BBC's <i>Sherlock</i>. This might be his best work yet. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Do away with the "how" when watching this film. It doesn't matter. What matters is why Adam is feeling what he's feeling and seeing what he's seeing. Scott gives such a nuanced, heartbreaking performance. Can you imagine your adult self having the type of conversations he's having with his parents? Mine are still around, and even I can't image connecting with them on a deep level like this. There's a scene where his mother remarks that she's jealous that his grandmother got to raise him when she didn't. I felt that. But the beauty of this film is that even though there are so emotional beats, the film never overwhelms you with them and brings you into tragedy porn territory. You're just there, drifting with Adam.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">It's a shame the Oscars shut out this gorgeous film. It has so much to say about grief and loneliness. I'm just glad I was able to experience it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;">Grade: A </span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-69879892574598170602024-01-28T14:54:00.001-06:002024-01-28T14:54:07.102-06:002024 Blind Spot Series: Heat<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4714lpfp6B11CSfwI_KEin0osUh6j6azwYAtPQzW8pWutLgPDXro32SQ7T53vFxgQRh2vupGdxX80V92k22wVreYJW5bdxJ5ttpN-6aLcBgGMvCwm2O-8nPrPHcJLhR7BPsyFpeJ7UUwPgflwWJ2fwewhE_AsMmHfROcEw_n-nlHR7GkfByYq7vfgQUC/s383/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="383" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4714lpfp6B11CSfwI_KEin0osUh6j6azwYAtPQzW8pWutLgPDXro32SQ7T53vFxgQRh2vupGdxX80V92k22wVreYJW5bdxJ5ttpN-6aLcBgGMvCwm2O-8nPrPHcJLhR7BPsyFpeJ7UUwPgflwWJ2fwewhE_AsMmHfROcEw_n-nlHR7GkfByYq7vfgQUC/s320/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><p><b>What I knew going in:</b> That it is known as one of Michael Mann's best films.</p><p>Happy 2024! This is my first Blind Spot pick of the new year. Coming in a bit late post wise, but better late than never. <i>Heat</i> is one of those movies that my husband and I kept talking about wanting to see, but never getting around to it. With the end of the month creeping up on me, I decided to pull the trigger.</p><p>Michael Mann is a director I needed to give a second chance. Not because I disliked his films, no. He's made several good ones, but because I never put much thought into what he was doing behind the camera. With <i>Ferrari</i> coming out recently, It made me want to see more of his work.</p><p>What surprised me the most about <i>Heat </i>was that it kept me intrigued for all 3 hours of its run time. I won't lie, I looked at that before hitting "play" and immediately assumed I'd be bored for part of it. But I was wrong. I should've known Al Pacino and Robert De Niro would keep me entertained. Both of their characters are quiet unlikable, but it was still fun to watch their very loud game of cat and mouse.</p><p>I'm happy to be proven wrong by a film. I didn't expect to think much of this at all, but it was a great film and a good way to start 2024 in the Blind Spot department.</p><p>Grade: B+</p></span><p></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-36372903784385763642024-01-25T06:30:00.001-06:002024-01-25T06:30:00.151-06:00Review: Foe<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://rogermooresmovienation.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/foe1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" height="167" src="https://rogermooresmovienation.files.wordpress.com/2024/01/foe1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Official Synopsis: </b>Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior's family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (<strike>Mid Sized Sedan</strike> Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">When I first saw the trailer for this, I like many couldn't help but compare it to the Black Mirror episode "Beyond The Sea." And you know what? Fine. That was an interesting concept. Saoirse is one of my favorite actors and Mescal is a gorgeous up-and-coming, what could go wrong?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Well, apparently a lot. First, if you're going to specifically tell your audience that this film is set in the American Midwest, maybe try harder to hide the fact that you are clearly shooting in Australia. Even someone who has never lived in that part of the U.S would likely be able to point out that something just looks off with the scenery. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Second, it feels like large chunks of story are missing. You have the constant feeling of walking up to someone mid-conversation. And I'm sure some of it is deliberate to support the ending, but that does not justify the choppiness. There's a point where Paul Mescal's character is giving this big speech. And I can picture the director and everyone in the room telling him he's killing it. And I can see him acting his ass off, but all I could think about is that I had no idea what he's getting at. It was the point where I gave up.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">And finally, without spoiling, I'm left with one question. What did they think was going to happen? With <i>Black Mirror</i>, I at least understood where they were going with it. But this? You can see the outcome from a mile away. How is anyone surprised by this?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Saoirse is innocent, of course. She's always great even in her worst films. This just wasn't it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grade: D</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-46194185721008561182024-01-23T15:59:00.000-06:002024-01-23T15:59:00.979-06:002024 Academy Award Nominations<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs1AfoNvCu0OTTqETTwDdrUfVT3koZFaHT0Rlm20lEGDJt0CUl7q833toJkYjM0WUBU7xtLK8QQJvXz7u0fOoznWUGxfnAt6MlmPBQG6Zls-Xr4-jLVss4DlYFuwBXJJTkvpEwCBgZ1lUyIficFFZ1QC957tjfMgJx8QDaFd8xmpU1b5TXfgHWnxstkTG/s480/oie_ACZeDNRdLBJI.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHs1AfoNvCu0OTTqETTwDdrUfVT3koZFaHT0Rlm20lEGDJt0CUl7q833toJkYjM0WUBU7xtLK8QQJvXz7u0fOoznWUGxfnAt6MlmPBQG6Zls-Xr4-jLVss4DlYFuwBXJJTkvpEwCBgZ1lUyIficFFZ1QC957tjfMgJx8QDaFd8xmpU1b5TXfgHWnxstkTG/s320/oie_ACZeDNRdLBJI.gif" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br />We made it to the Oscars! As always, the Academy is up to some truly clown shit in some categories. Here are my thoughts on Today's nominations. Nomination list via <a href="http://nextbestpicture.com">Next Best Picture</a>. </span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Picture</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I personally would throw out Maestro and put The Iron Claw here, but clearly no one cares what I think. I think these were solidly everyone's predictions. The Zone of Interest was the only "maybe."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Director</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jonathan Glazer – The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Martin Scorsese – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Justine Triet – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">The Academy decided to fill their one female director quota and not look beyond that. The fact that Greta Gerwig isn't here is pretty egregious considering how well Barbie did. In my unpopular opinion, I'd put her here over Scorsese. I'm happy for Triet at least. I just hope I live to see the day where all 5 of these nominations are women. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Actress</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sandra Hüller – Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">EMBARASSING for the Academy to snub Margot Robbie when the supporting players are nominated. Who are these people that went so hard for Nyad? Sure, the film was fine, but over Margot? Nope. Hüller getting in was a nice surprise, at least. I wish Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor could've gotten more traction for Origin as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Actor</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Bradley Cooper has Zac Efron's nomination and you can't tell me otherwise. His performance in Maestro is pathetically thirsty and I will never be on board with it.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Supporting Actress</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">America Ferrera – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">You know, I like America Ferrera and I'm happy for her, but she's nominated for a single scene. She gets in for a single scene, and her costar gets snubbed for her whole performance. I'm having some trouble wrapping my head around that. I'm happiest for Da'Vine. I still haven't seen The Color Purple, but Danielle Brooks was so good in Orange is the New Black I have no trouble believing she's Oscar worthy in this. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Supporting Actor</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I weep for Charles Melton and my long shot nom - Milo Machado Graner. I would've put both of them in before De Niro. I can't be mad at Sterling K. Brown because he was hilarious in American Fiction, I just wish Melton or Graner would've joined him. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Adapted Screenplay</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Apparently basing your film on a plastic doll is enough to qualify for adapted. I still think it's a dumb move, but aside from Zone of Interest, which I haven't seen, I love all of these screenplays. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Screenplay</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Again we have Maestro occupying a place The Iron Claw (or Priscilla, or Flora & Son, or Polite Society) could've gone. *sigh*</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Animated Feature</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Boy and the Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Elemental</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nimona</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Robot Dreams</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">There was a second where I forgot "Spider-man" came before "Across The Spider-verse" because I only refer to it as the latter and I screamed at my computer while they were reading off the nominees, before quickly correcting myself because I thought it got snubbed. Today was wild. I haven't seen Nimona or Robot Dreams, but I'm sad for TMNT and Super Mario Bros. I loved both of those.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Documentary Feature</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Bobi Wine: The People’s President</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Eternal Memory</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Four Daughters</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">To Kill A Tiger</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">20 Days in Mariupol</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I'm so happy for Four Daughters! I haven't seen the other nominees. I saw some great docs this year and only Four Daughters seemed to have caught on with voters. I'll have to check out the rest. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best International Feature Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Io Capitano</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Perfect Days</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Teachers’ Lounge</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I haven't seen any of these. I've been dragging my feet on Society of the Snow. I know it's on Netflix, but I'm just not interested, despite everyone raving about it. I'll get over it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Cinematography</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">El Conde</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Again, Maestro being here is silly. There were beautiful films like Barbie, Asteroid City or Priscilla that would've been better suited here</span>. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Costume Design</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I wish Polite Society would've somehow made it in here. I'm torn between Barbie and Poor Things. I loved the costumes both so much. I don't know who I'd pick to win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Film Editing</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Anatomy of a Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">No notes for these picks!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Make-Up & Hairstyling</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Golda</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Society of the Snow</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">What the fuck is Golda and where the fuck is Barbie? </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Production Design</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Did voters forget Asteroid City came out this year? How do you know put a Wes Anderson film in Production Design? It's literally always beautiful. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Score</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Indiana Jones is a surprise. I thought Spider-verse would get another nomination here. Or at least The Boy and the Heron. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Original Song</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">American Symphony — “It Never Went Away”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie — “I’m Just Ken”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Barbie — “What Was I Made For?”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Flamin’ Hot — “The Fire Inside”</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Killers of the Flower Moon — “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)”</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Diane Warren must be stopped. I was really hoping Can't Catch Me Now from The Hunger Games: A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes would make it in. That song is written so perfectly for Lucy Gray and what she means to Snow moving forward. I don't think voters take Olivia Rodrigo as seriously as they take Billie Eilish, which is a shame. I did call "Dance" not making it in for Barbie.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Sound</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Zone of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I'm shocked Ferrari isn't here. Sound is what stood out the most to me with that film.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Visual Effects</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Creator</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Godzilla Minus One</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Napoleon</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">I still need to see Godzilla Minus One. My theater is replacing it with the black and white version this weekend, which I'm not sure I want to see. Guardians is my favorite of these films. Marvel movies always have great VFX, and they never win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Animated Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Letter to a Pig</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Ninety-Five Senses</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Our Uniform</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Pachyderm</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Ready to start my annual Oscars shorts watch!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Best Documentary Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The ABCs of Book Banning</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Barber of Little Rock</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Island In Between</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Last Repair Shop</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó</span></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;"><b>Live Action Short Film</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The After</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Invincible</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Knight Of Fortune</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">Red, White And Blue</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial;">The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial;">Henry Sugar was very good, at least Wes gets some consolation after all the Asteroid City snubs. </span></div></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-66176360863901227882024-01-22T17:52:00.002-06:002024-01-22T17:52:19.659-06:00Top 10 Films of 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm back after a short time away with my Top 10 Films of 2023! There are three films from my "must see" list that I haven't gotten a chance to see yet, Sisu, The Zone of Interest, and All Of Us Strangers. Sorting my Top 3 ended up being much harder than I anticipated. I normally don't rank my Top 10, but I'm trying to make the effort to do so moving forward. Consider them tied, basically.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Let me know if any of these are your favorites too.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Honorable Mentions:</b> The Starling Girl, The Future, Four Daughters, Hunger, Across the Spider-verse, Judy Blume Forever, Dream Scenario, Poor Things.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Barbie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media3.giphy.com/media/MoaQ9bwKYeWJ6qynbz/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="200" src="https://media3.giphy.com/media/MoaQ9bwKYeWJ6qynbz/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Barbie was not only a delightfully fun movie to watch, but it was an entire moment for Barbie lovers everywhere. I never expected to feel so much watching it. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>May December</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6305fbf2ac24d73bf83b986f109f1a3c/422c0591c506d14e-e8/s540x810/fde85887a904f4168119708c6d13e09a24717082.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="540" height="139" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6305fbf2ac24d73bf83b986f109f1a3c/422c0591c506d14e-e8/s540x810/fde85887a904f4168119708c6d13e09a24717082.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: small;">It's not often that I see a film and wish for a sequel immediately, but I didn't want to leave Charles Meltons' character in this. I didn't like some of the campier choices, but I wanted to discuss this film instantly after seeing it. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Flora and Son<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/71f97a905e394a2672b56134c5ee243c/778eaf75bfcd6a13-72/s540x810/1328201c2594650ad5566edbf3d9953e5728b80a.gifv" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="540" height="185" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/71f97a905e394a2672b56134c5ee243c/778eaf75bfcd6a13-72/s540x810/1328201c2594650ad5566edbf3d9953e5728b80a.gifv" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This little seen indie about a single mother taking guitar lessons online from hot Joseph Gordon-Levitt and bonding with her troubled son feels like it was made for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Polite Society<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9359a5298480322726f7ab45c7cbd107/4b08d95f90f5cd52-91/s540x810/8bb00050530cc8d9292e0cfb3aa250255cd17e17.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="540" height="118" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/9359a5298480322726f7ab45c7cbd107/4b08d95f90f5cd52-91/s540x810/8bb00050530cc8d9292e0cfb3aa250255cd17e17.gif" width="200" /></a></div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This film was hilarious and easily has some of the best costumes of the year. More films like this, please</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Past Lives</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1cf31c3e5b18b34d09ee15e674581aaf/99812eb4139f4b12-e2/s540x810/df6e2f17309c62e9711f33bd218559e939510626.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="133" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1cf31c3e5b18b34d09ee15e674581aaf/99812eb4139f4b12-e2/s540x810/df6e2f17309c62e9711f33bd218559e939510626.gif" width="200" /></a></div><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Whereas my last pick was loud and fun, this was quiet and thoughtful. Like watching a serious of "what ifs." It's interesting to watch these characters think about where their lives could've gone.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Anatomy of a Fall<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/70e8f3ba3bfad9ae60db80bb1292fee4/d7711ba7711e8bca-d4/s640x960/d37c6bdb93391354402cf01d14d2c08d8218ebfb.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" height="160" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/70e8f3ba3bfad9ae60db80bb1292fee4/d7711ba7711e8bca-d4/s640x960/d37c6bdb93391354402cf01d14d2c08d8218ebfb.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">One of the most compelling court room dramas I've ever seen, as well as one of the best performances by a child as well.</span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>American Fiction<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media0.giphy.com/media/qiWLoAnjzlo2mt4beP/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="113" src="https://media0.giphy.com/media/qiWLoAnjzlo2mt4beP/giphy.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This is hands down the funniest movie of the year. Satire as a genre isn't something I always go for, but I love when they get it right.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>Oppenheimer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f63f68a883bc3aafdd8e24952ac6c6a7/ca4431f15afa98f1-7a/s540x810/5460861bbe0b7c4dc6d525d1bf74530b072da9b2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="540" height="111" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/f63f68a883bc3aafdd8e24952ac6c6a7/ca4431f15afa98f1-7a/s540x810/5460861bbe0b7c4dc6d525d1bf74530b072da9b2.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">From a technical standpoint, this is the best film of the year. Christopher Nolan remains one of my favorite filmmakers and it felt good to love him again after being so let down by Tenet. And I'm always here for Cillian Murphy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Iron Claw<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://media2.giphy.com/media/W5evaYwF2AhFBabtso/200.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="100" src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/W5evaYwF2AhFBabtso/200.gif" width="200" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">Growing up a fan of professional wrestling does give me some bias here, but even if you didn't, you can't deny this is an excellent film. It's hard to watch, but so compelling.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>The Holdovers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8b564e4baa70dde4fe71b52131256d1c/90be9e87376ed0ed-17/s540x810/dcb9ac29e35a6a2cd6d840786cf7174d3f5fb212.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="540" height="127" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8b564e4baa70dde4fe71b52131256d1c/90be9e87376ed0ed-17/s540x810/dcb9ac29e35a6a2cd6d840786cf7174d3f5fb212.gif" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small;">This film is like a warm hug on Christmas Eve. I was so drawn in to this. I certainly didn't expect Alexander Payne to make one of my favorite films of the year, but here we are. I feel happy just thinking about it. </span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-59104042307492289942024-01-11T07:30:00.000-06:002024-01-11T07:30:00.253-06:00Review: He Went That Way<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://cdn01.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2023/12/he-went-that-way-trailer1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="800" height="160" src="https://cdn01.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/headlines/2023/12/he-went-that-way-trailer1.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> A journey of curious tensions and bonds between two and at times three interesting characters all on their own path.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">That synopsis is a bit vague, huh? What this film is really about is an animal trainer Jim (Zachary Quinto) his movie-star chimpanzee Spanky, (Phoenix Notary - yes, this is a child in a chimp costume and I'm assuming they have some relation to movement coach/CGI whiz Terry Notary) and the serial killer, Bobby (Jacob Elordi) who he picks up hitchhiking on route 66. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tonally, this film is all over the place. It starts with an unknown narrator and a murder, making you wonder how dark it's going to get. Then Quinto shows up with this goofy ass attempt at a Midwestern Accent and it's impossible to take him seriously with that. It doesn't feel natural coming from him. Especially with how straight faced Jim is. It's hard for me not to see Spock when I see Quinto but the voice and the mannerisms just did not match for me. Elordi fairs better as - you guessed it - a creepy dude. He feel effortless in his role.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">What this film does well, however is keeping you wondering where exactly it's going to go. I was never 100% sure of Bobby was going to eventually kill Jim or not. Or whether Spanky was going to eventually rip Bobby's face off. Or what Jim and Spanky's destination *really* was. It keeps you guessing, and for that I must give the film credit. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><i>He Went That Way </i>is currently available on VOD and is an easy watch for fans of Quinto and Elordi. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grade: C</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-13007459598506711782024-01-10T12:09:00.003-06:002024-01-10T12:09:22.652-06:002024 Screen Actors Guild Nominations<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ScYNWg2xxdKkrifLNl1q1cJwhUwU63U9MaN0XLiL7dDLWpxfGxiY2jpSakUWMvCesQjaD_-Azu_41seP4R0w9yBl2ZEiOd4Kn1cziT0RAM5ZuOY6sAXV5deb_84-ZG9DKGv_cpSny9jDPMS8iXXr9gyl82e7iotXc7K8lpdmsdEzUMm-s6fBvgT56dpW/s540/oie_VjZhcLo2fFCJ.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="540" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ScYNWg2xxdKkrifLNl1q1cJwhUwU63U9MaN0XLiL7dDLWpxfGxiY2jpSakUWMvCesQjaD_-Azu_41seP4R0w9yBl2ZEiOd4Kn1cziT0RAM5ZuOY6sAXV5deb_84-ZG9DKGv_cpSny9jDPMS8iXXr9gyl82e7iotXc7K8lpdmsdEzUMm-s6fBvgT56dpW/s320/oie_VjZhcLo2fFCJ.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br />The SAG nominations are here and boy where there some surprises. Here is a full list of the nominations + my thoughts.</span><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A CAST IN A MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Half of Killers of the Flower Moon's native actors aren't even nominated due to them not getting their own title card, which is silly. I'm surprised Poor Things missed here. That's the biggest shock to me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lily Gladstone – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Margot Robbie – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I wish I could replace Annette and Carey with Greta Lee and Aujanue Ellis-Taylor. Not to say they're bad, they definitely are not. But those performances resonated with me more.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Cooper continuing to get nominations for Maestro is just baffling to me, but whatever at this point. I need to see Rustin. Murphy, Right, and Giamatti are my three favorite lead actors performances so I'm very happy for them.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Penelope Cruz – Ferrari</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Penelope Cruz was a big surprise! Still rooting for my girl Da'Vine though.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sterling K. Brown – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Willem Dafoe – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robert De Niro – Killers of the Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I love the inclusion of Sterling K. Brown but I miss Ruffalo and Charles Melton here. The perfect category would include them both along with Brown, RDJ and Gosling. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jon Hamm – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Tony Shalhoub – Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steven Yeun – Beef</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I've only seen Beef and Fargo and both of these nominations are deserved. I wish Luke Kirby could've snuck in for Dr. Death, but I'm sure no one watched that. Rooting for Yeun.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A TELEVISION MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Uzo Aduba – Painkiller</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kathryn Hahn – Tiny Beautiful Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bell Powley – A Small Light</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ali Wong – Beef</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I weep for Elizabeth Olsen in Love & Death. Juno Temple is great in Fargo and I wish she would've been here too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brett Goldstein – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bill Hader – Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Allen White – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I still maintain Hader is getting nominated for his dramatic turns in Barry, not his comedic ones. I'm just happy for The Bear and Ted Lasso, even though I wish Phil Dunster would've gotten some love. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alex Borstein – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ayo Edebiri – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I love the two Mrs. Maisel nominations because while the final season wasn't perfect, they continued to be. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Gilded Age</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Succession</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I do not get the Morning Show love. I truly don't. I'm not sure if Dr. Death would've qualified for Drama Series or Limited series, but I'd put it here over that for sure. This is Succession's to win anyways. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A MALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brian Cox – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Billy Crudup – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kieran Culkin – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matthew Macfadyen – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Strong not getting a nomination surprised me. Especially considering how method the dude is. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY A FEMALE ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jennifer Aniston – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bella Ramsey – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keri Russell – The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah Snook – Succession</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Go Snook!</span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-16616769042956960812024-01-09T07:46:00.003-06:002024-01-09T07:46:58.063-06:00Review: Ferrari<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://media.gq-magazine.co.uk/photos/63dbc322955bdd4d6cea772c/master/pass/Ferrari_movie-header.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://media.gq-magazine.co.uk/photos/63dbc322955bdd4d6cea772c/master/pass/Ferrari_movie-header.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's (Adam Driver) auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I don't know anything about cars or racing. Had Adam Driver not been starring in this, I wouldn't have made it a theater watch. But there I was, ass in seat, and enjoying the world director Michael Mann created. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Not knowing much about Ferrari himself helped. I'm sure those who follow knew what tragedies were coming, but for me it was all fresh. The racing scenes especially were very well directed. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Driver is great, and he has excellent chemistry with Penelope Cruz, who plays his ex-wife Laura. Or rather, his current wife whom he's cheating on extensively with Lina (Shailene Woodley, in the most tragic accent since Kevin Costner in Robin Hood)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If a non-car person like me can enjoy this, I imagine fans of racing will dig it too. There's a few distracting choices of crash dummies, but from a technical standpoint the film is very strong.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grade: B-</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-16424450020996869172024-01-08T08:11:00.000-06:002024-01-08T08:11:19.817-06:002024 Golden Globe Winners<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXCR_qJq8nFYl4BxxLS72_yarXIAV-kF8SQXVmNr-Io3W-aN6P9QhCFQ9KDqoWmQ-DdZzx0dFleNsOxxNadKfo9zyXQuVPgOniDecxqyxjcE9V6HOCR73gR0Q_84nMhHBN1vmERjpRix-ML9Zs1UIn9LYDIXW_e5WdRQGutBNC_zReSH_ghq5TCkYgvwY/s540/oie_9KTOZpFypwui.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="540" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXCR_qJq8nFYl4BxxLS72_yarXIAV-kF8SQXVmNr-Io3W-aN6P9QhCFQ9KDqoWmQ-DdZzx0dFleNsOxxNadKfo9zyXQuVPgOniDecxqyxjcE9V6HOCR73gR0Q_84nMhHBN1vmERjpRix-ML9Zs1UIn9LYDIXW_e5WdRQGutBNC_zReSH_ghq5TCkYgvwY/s320/oie_9KTOZpFypwui.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Globes started out with the more horrendous host they've ever had. I think all but one of his jokes landed, then he started making excuses for himself on stage which just made it all worst. It was painful. I went 14/27 with my predictions. Below are the winners + my thoughts.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">This was one of the easier ones to pick and I'm so glad it won. </span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Air</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">May December</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I really thought the Globes would go hard for Barbie, but I should've known the foreign voters would resonate with Poor Things more. I still think The Holdovers and American Fiction are the two best films here, but I'm not mad about Poor Things. It's great too.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greta Gerwig – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celine Song – Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Nolan is so overdue at this point I'm glad he's getting his flowers for Oppenheimer. The funniest part was the cut to Bradley Cooper after who looked pretty bitter. (That may have been after Cillian's win, I can't remember, but either way. Hilarious)</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandra Huller – Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greta Lee – Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Lily spoke a bit of Blackfoot in her speech and it was one of the best of the night. Native actors have long been overlooked and she spoke about the win not being just for her. It was lovely. I hope she continues winning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Natalie Portman – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Margot Robbie – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I really thought Margot had this on lock, but again I under estimated the foreign voters. Still, Stone deserved this. Jennifer Lawrence looked so happy for her friend too, that was sweet.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julianne Moore – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rosamund Pike – Saltburn</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I'm SO happy for Da'Vine!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barry Keoghan – Saltburn</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Andrew Scott – All Of Us Strangers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cillian! Sweeps are boring but I genuinely hope he sweeps all the big awards. He deserves it. </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Timothee Chalamet – Wonka</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matt Damon – Air</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joaquin Phoenix – Beau Is Afraid</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Paul Giamatti's speech was so pure. The Holdovers was amazing and I will be cheering on every win it gets. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Willem Dafoe – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Charles Melton – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Surprising no one, RDJ gave a great speech. He complained about proving his agent right by saying he needed to "restart his career" </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This is where I actually predicted Poor Things winning and to my shock, Anatomy of a Fall took it. I'm not mad at that at all. It's a great film.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Boy And The Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">My boy Ludwig ends up on my Spotify wrapped every year and I should've seen him coming here. Oppenheimer's score was great, so I'm happy for him adding more gold to his collection.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Dance The Night” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Road To Freedom” – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Addicted To Romance” – She Came To Me</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I expect What Was I Made For to win the Oscars, but I thought the Globes would go for camp and pick I'm Just Ken. Should've used logic here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">The Boy And The Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elemental</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Suzume</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wish</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Ghibli is always a good choice, but anything winning over Spider-Verse is insane to me. Did you SEE that animation?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fallen Leaves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Io Capitano</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Society Of The Snow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I thought Past Lives would be winning here, but they continued their Anatomy of a Fall love. Again, not mad about it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Wick: Chapter 4</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">When Barbie won this, I knew it wasn't winning Best Comedy. I truly thought Taylor would win it because the Globes can be star fuckers. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1923</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Succession</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Glad to see Succession on its victory lap. Truly deserving. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barry</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jury Duty</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Yes Chef! I love all The Bear love as well.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All The Light We Cannot See</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Beef</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The HFPA clearly loved Beef, which will get no complaints from me. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helen Mirren – 1923</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bella Ramey – The Last Of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keri Russell – The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Sarah Snook – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Imelda Staunton – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone – The Curse</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Since Emma won Best Actress, my logic made me ignore the obvious choice in Snook against my better judgement. She is so good in Succession I'm glad for another win for her. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Ayo Edebiri – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elle Fanning – The Great</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Selena Gomez – Only Murders In The Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Ayo should win everything. She thanked her agent's assistants for answering her emails which I thought was great. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Olsen – Love And Death</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juno Temple – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Ali Wong – Beef</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Beef swept. I'm bias and wanted Lizzie to win.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abby Elliot – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">J. Smith-Cameron – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The Diana obsession continues. I really think Smith-Cameron should've won here.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brian Cox – Succession</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Kieran Culkin – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gary Oldman – Slow Horses</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Strong – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dominic West – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I really expected the Succession guys to split votes here and for Pedro to come out on top, but it's nice that Kieran gets a win here. He was great.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bill Hader – Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Segel – Shrinking</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Allen White – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">It's been quite the week on the internet for JAW.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jon Hamm – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Steven Yeun – Beef</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I'm so happy Yeun won here. He's one of the best actors to come out of the shitshow that was The Walking Dead so I love to see him winning. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Billy Crudup – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Matthew Macfadyen – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">James Marsden – Jury Duty</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alan Ruck – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alexander Skarsgård – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Today I learned I have been transposing this guys last name for YEARS.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Armageddon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trevor Noah – Trevor Noah: Where Was I</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chris Rock – Chris Rock: Selective Outrage</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amy Schumer – Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah Silverman – Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wanda Sykes – Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer</span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-66654449681301309532024-01-06T06:30:00.002-06:002024-01-06T06:30:00.141-06:002024 Blind Spot Series<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gWpxoiDLM60M9-C676jBGadi7Czmz0b37OvtWMmvzU83Lc9s667HYfBo-5OSs5IdlF92AbEGS6umlm9bN_6s_x5jcb_yS2j_CqDVS5dSnmUcRkDmrOMDxol0d110F8BBX69-y0aByb7evI4dviu4f-lCIfimWe9fuZQW7GKthK6eGd8dgOOm-w7AvVaP/s383/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="383" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5gWpxoiDLM60M9-C676jBGadi7Czmz0b37OvtWMmvzU83Lc9s667HYfBo-5OSs5IdlF92AbEGS6umlm9bN_6s_x5jcb_yS2j_CqDVS5dSnmUcRkDmrOMDxol0d110F8BBX69-y0aByb7evI4dviu4f-lCIfimWe9fuZQW7GKthK6eGd8dgOOm-w7AvVaP/s320/oie_OomEo70AV0E6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />That's a wrap on 2023! <i>Amadeus</i>, <i>The Big Cit</i>y, and <i>Happy Together</i> were my three favorite films from my 2023 list. Below is what I plan on watching for 2024. I say "plan" because unlike previous years, 2023 threw a wrench in my list. Movies got removed from streaming or were no longer available at my local library. You may notice a few titles that are back again this year because I couldn't find them last year. I'm just going to hope for the best, but I may end up with a last minute sub in there.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">1) The Last Picture Show</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">2) La Dolce Vita</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">3) Valley of the Dolls</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">4) Notorious</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">5) The Silence</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">6) Heat<br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">7) Eyes Without A Face</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">8) Daughters of the Dust</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">9) Rebecca (1940)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">10)The Manchurian Candidate (1962)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">11) Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">12) Forever A Woman</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What do you think of my list? Have you seen any of these films? Do you have any substitute suggestions for when Streaming inevitably screws me again? </span></div><p><br /></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-48161207621541065202024-01-05T07:30:00.004-06:002024-01-05T08:02:03.337-06:002024 Golden Globe Predictions: Who Will Win, Who Should Win<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm0qYiiyDTOJKdBeXPJTNd2ceKdLq3aoHI66DYlZ14LAMuyc9dehUMgLty5lZxlYIEuxWw1cen1SeI9oFs51W2WBcDZ9TN-NvqzYfhIrOutqSMyPD5E6KinClcZ7ODEVwbTCEKWoyuaNJFWt84snJC5mbGW-JdG9ohB1VR3W993SiDd37M-Byl9PP7fLn/s540/oie_9KTOZpFypwui.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="218" data-original-width="540" height="129" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwm0qYiiyDTOJKdBeXPJTNd2ceKdLq3aoHI66DYlZ14LAMuyc9dehUMgLty5lZxlYIEuxWw1cen1SeI9oFs51W2WBcDZ9TN-NvqzYfhIrOutqSMyPD5E6KinClcZ7ODEVwbTCEKWoyuaNJFWt84snJC5mbGW-JdG9ohB1VR3W993SiDd37M-Byl9PP7fLn/s320/oie_9KTOZpFypwui.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br />It's Golden Globe prediction time! Coming to you a little late because that's just what my life has been like recently. There's a chance that I might not be able to watch the show live, which will massively bum me out, but just in case - here's who I think will in and in some cases who should win instead. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">We're in a Barbenheimer world and while there's some great films and Maestro in this list, Oppenheimer still reigns supreme as the best. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Air</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Barbie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: The Holdovers or American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Barbie might be the lockiest lock for the Globes tonight. I do prefer Holdovers and American Fiction, but I won't be mad when Barbie wins. It is the year of Barbenheimer after all. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST DIRECTOR, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greta Gerwig – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yorgos Lanthimos – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christopher Nolan – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Martin Scorsese – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Celine Song – Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Christopher Nolan</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">h</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: verdana;">is one I'm not so sure on, but I think one of the Best Picture winners will also take it home here and I see them going for Nolan over Greta.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Annette Bening – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lily Gladstone – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sandra Huller – Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Greta Lee – Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Carey Mulligan – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cailee Spaeny – Priscilla</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Lily Gladstone</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This is another I don't feel completely confident with, but Lily seems to have the biggest campaign behind her. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fantasia Barrino – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jennifer Lawrence – No Hard Feelings</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Natalie Portman – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alma Pöysti – Fallen Leaves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Margot Robbie – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Margot Robbie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: Emma Stone</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The Globes love a spectacle, which is why I see them going with Margot even though Emma gave the best performance by a long shot. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emily Blunt – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Danielle Brooks – The Color Purple</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jodie Foster – Nyad</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Da’Vine Joy Randolph – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Julianne Moore – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rosamund Pike – Saltburn</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Da'Vine Joy Randolph</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I feel like Da'Vine has an edge here, even though there's a lot of legacy actresses that could easily win it. I'm sticking with my gut</span>.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bradley Cooper – Maestro</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Colman Domingo – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Leonardo DiCaprio – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barry Keoghan – Saltburn</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Cillian Murphy – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Andrew Scott – All Of Us Strangers</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Cillian Murphy</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I refuse to entertain anyone but Murphy winning this. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Nicolas Cage – Dream Scenario</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Timothee Chalamet – Wonka</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matt Damon – Air</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Paul Giamatti – The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Joaquin Phoenix – Beau Is Afraid</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeffrey Wright – American Fiction</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Paul Giamatti</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: Him or Jeffrey Wright</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">If Murphy wasn't here, I'd think Giamatti would be running away with the Oscar, so I see him winning here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN ANY MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Willem Dafoe – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robert De Niro – Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Robert Downey Jr. – Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ryan Gosling – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Charles Melton – May December</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mark Ruffalo – Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Robert Downey Jr</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win - Anyone, really</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I love this category, but I feel like RDJ has this on lock. I feel more confident about him than Murphy at this point. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST SCREENPLAY, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Holdovers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: All of them!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I love all of these screenplays. I think Oppenheimer will have a big night, but I can't see it taking all the awards, so I'm going with Poor Things since it is the weirdest of the nominees.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SCORE, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Boy And The Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Killers Of The Flower Moon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Poor Things</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: The Boy and the Heron</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I haven't seen the Zone of Interest yet, but for the others it has the most memorable score. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST ORIGINAL SONG, MOTION PICTURE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“What Was I Made For?” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“I’m Just Ken” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Dance The Night” – Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Road To Freedom” – Rustin</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Addicted To Romance” – She Came To Me</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">“Peaches” – The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: I'm Just Ken</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Billie just won an Oscar and I can see the Globes going full camp and letting Ken win here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, ANIMATED</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Boy And The Heron</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elemental</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Suzume</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wish</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Spider-man: Across The Spider-verse</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Nothing should be touching this. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST MOTION PICTURE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Anatomy Of A Fall</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fallen Leaves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Io Capitano</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Society Of The Snow</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Zone Of Interest</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Past Lives</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The HFPA clearly loved this, and I can see it winning here, though I'd be very happy with Anatomy winning too.</span> </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>GOLDEN GLOBE FOR CINEMATIC & BOX OFFICE ACHIEVEMENT</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barbie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">John Wick: Chapter 4</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Oppenheimer</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Taylor Swift</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">What the fuck is this even for?</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">1923</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Succession</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Succession</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">The Globes love them a Freshman show, which is why The Last of Us could take it, but Succession went out on such a high note it would be weird to ignore it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL, OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jury Duty</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: The Bear</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Another massive show that has to win. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">BEST LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">All The Light We Cannot See</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Beef</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Beef</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: That or Daisy Jones</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I feel like Beef has the most fanfare behind it, so that's why I'm choosing it here.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Helen Mirren – 1923</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bella Ramey – The Last Of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Keri Russell – The Diplomat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah Snook – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Imelda Staunton – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone – The Curse</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Emma Stone</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: Sarah or Bella</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I could see them awarding Emma here since they're not going to give it to her in Best Actress</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rachel Brosnahan – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ayo Edebiri – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elle Fanning – The Great</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Selena Gomez – Only Murders In The Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Natasha Lyonne – Poker Face</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Ayo Edebiri</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">She's the newest star here and she's amazing in The Bear. She'll win.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Riley Keough – Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brie Larson – Lessons in Chemistry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Olsen – Love And Death</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Juno Temple – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Rachel Weisz – Dead Ringers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ali Wong – Beef</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Riley Keough</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: Riley, Olsen, Wong, or Temple</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This one is tough. Weisz is the most established, so they could go for her. I think Olsen gave the best performance of what I've seen, but I think they won't be able to ignore Riley's singing in Daisy Jones. Her performance was wonderful. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Elizabeth Debicki – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Abby Elliot – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Christina Ricci – Yellowjackets</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">J. Smith-Cameron – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Meryl Streep – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hannah Waddingham – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Elizabeth Debicki</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: J. Smith-Cameron</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Steep could probably win based on her name alone, but the Princess Diana obsession is still strong, so I could see Elizabeth coming out on top. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Brian Cox – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kieran Culkin – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Gary Oldman – Slow Horses</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Pedro Pascal – The Last of Us</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Strong – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Dominic West – The Crown</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Pedro Pascal</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Sadly I think the Succession men will be splitting votes, which leaves the lovable Pedro to swoop in and take it. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL OR COMEDY</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Bill Hader – Barry</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Segel – Shrinking</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jason Sudeikis – Ted Lasso</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jeremy Allen White – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Jeremy Allen White</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This is Jeremy Allen White's year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES, ANTHOLOGY SERIES, OR A MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matt Bomer – Fellow Travelers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sam Claflin – Daisy Jones and the Six</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Jon Hamm – Fargo</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Woody Harrelson – White House Plumbers</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">David Oyelowo – Lawmen: Bass Reeves</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Steven Yeun – Beef</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Jon Hamm</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who should win: Steven Yeun</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">I'm very much team Yeun here, but Hamm is so creepy in Fargo I could see him winning just because he's finally playing something different.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES, MUSICAL/COMEDY, OR DRAMA</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Billy Crudup – The Morning Show</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Matthew Macfayden – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">James Marsden – Jury Duty</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ebon Moss-Bachrach – The Bear</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alan Ruck – Succession</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Alexander Skarsgård – Succession</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will and should win: Matthew Macfayden</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">This is a case where I don't think Succession will split votes. I feel like everyone unanimously loves Macfayden here. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b>BEST PERFORMANCE IN A STAND-UP COMEDY ON TELEVISION</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Ricky Gervais – Ricky Gervais: Armageddon</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Trevor Noah – Trevor Noah: Where Was I</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Chris Rock – Chris Rock: Selective Outrage</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Amy Schumer – Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sarah Silverman – Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana;">Wanda Sykes – Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer</span></div><div><span style="background-color: #01ffff; font-family: verdana;">Who will win: Chris Rock</span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Honestly I don't care lol</span></div>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-58198661007271310672024-01-04T07:30:00.001-06:002024-01-04T07:30:00.134-06:00What I Watched on TV in December <p><span style="font-family: verdana;">After taking a month off, I finally found something to watch on the small screen again!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://tvline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dr-death-season-2-episode-5.jpg?w=600&h=400&crop=1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="133" src="https://tvline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/dr-death-season-2-episode-5.jpg?w=600&h=400&crop=1" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Dr. Death -</b> I was not expecting one of the best hours of TV I would see in 2023 would be on a Peacock show that got zero promotion. I didn't even know they were planning turning <i>Dr. Death</i> into an anthology. I enjoyed the first season that aired back in 2021. This new season follows another real life doctor who left behind a trail of carnage. This time, Dr. Paolo Macchiarini (played by Edgar Ramirez) is regarded as a miracle surgeon implanting biosynthetic tracheas in patients. Calling them a success, when in reality it was anything but. The most harrowing episode is "191", when we meet his 5th patient, Yesim Cetir (played with wide-eyed wonder by Alisha Erozer) All season long, Dr. Gamelli (An amazing Luke Kirby) has been skeptical of Macchiarini's process. He's in charge of post-op, so he's left dealing with the aftermath of these operations. None as shocking as Yesim's, who visits the doctor for a consultation, and ends up with her lung removed after she loses oxygen during a routine scope. What follows is 191 surgeries as her body essentially rots from the inside out. It's hard to watch. Yesim Cetir was a real person and I can barely comprehend what she went through. Erozer plays her with so much promise and scene by scene she breaks down further, until she's a shell of her former self. I was not prepared for this episode and the emotional weight it would have on me. I've been thinking of Yesim nonstop every since.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I can't recommend this show enough. While not all of it is perfect - Mandy Moore's journalist character, while necessary to the story was just not nearly as compelling as Kirby, Ashley Madekwe, and Gustaf Hammarstan were in their roles as doctors. It's absolutely worth the watch. Even if you just get a month of Peacock to binge it. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1dfc08c29ce86dae16859cc39f748dac/34bad982eb902276-d6/s540x810/8962235d6fac7832b968adea6d4e50db3e8e94f3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="540" height="167" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/1dfc08c29ce86dae16859cc39f748dac/34bad982eb902276-d6/s540x810/8962235d6fac7832b968adea6d4e50db3e8e94f3.gif" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Fargo - </b>I hated season 4 of this show, but season 5 has been making up for that. Juno Temple steps into the starring role, Joe Keery is no longer lovable Steve and Jon Hamm finally plays someone very un-Jon Hamm like. His character is the absolute worst and I really hope he gets his comeuppance in the finale. It's nice to have this show feel compelling again. I missed that the last time around.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://64.media.tumblr.com/db90b92be57a347c32fc77be20dafc08/f59c0c710dffd9ad-f0/s540x810/4fbbb4b04883437cd10a3b147378036ecdd776ea.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="540" height="133" src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/db90b92be57a347c32fc77be20dafc08/f59c0c710dffd9ad-f0/s540x810/4fbbb4b04883437cd10a3b147378036ecdd776ea.gif" width="200" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />What If... - </b>This show is pure fun for any MCU fan. Captain Peggy Carter took center stage this season as she featured in multiple episodes, which was fine by me. And my girl Wanda even got some screen time! My biggest complaint was the voice actress they had playing Gamora. She sounded nothing like Zoe and it was completely distracting. </span><p></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-69981696418983952652024-01-02T07:30:00.000-06:002024-01-02T07:30:00.140-06:00Review: Poor Things<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://cinephilecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Poor-Things-Emma-Stone-1024x576.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="180" src="https://cinephilecorner.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Poor-Things-Emma-Stone-1024x576.webp" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> The incredible tale about the fantastical evolution of Bella Baxter (Emma Stone); a young woman brought back to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> (Willem DaFoe)</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Yorgos Lanthimos is a director that I'm always eager to see. His work is just so...weird. This might be his most visually stunning film yet. It's fantastical, it almost reminded me of something Tim Burton would do. It perfectly fits with the tone of the story.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">We see Bella Baxter essentially come into womanhood. Learning about her body, what she likes, how to use it. It's a very sexually liberating film. I had to admit I was surprised just how much sex and nudity there was in the film, but it all makes sense for the character.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Emma Stone gives the best performance of her career as Bella. We meet her when she can barely speak and leave her a strong and articulate woman. She's a great character to follow. Mark Ruffalo is hysterical as her flighty suitor. I forget just how great his comedic timing is. His character is such a brat, and I love how he played them. I can't say enough about the cast in general. All were wonderful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">While I enjoyed being in this world and following Bella, I did feel the hefty runtime on this. It slows considerably once we get into the second half, and when a new character was introduced very late into the film, it almost feels like it's going to be too much.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I had high expectations for this and I'm happy to find a well crafted and fun film in Poor Things. It was worth what felt like the longest wait. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grade: B+</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3990332416861666709.post-31859082470657425102023-12-31T07:30:00.001-06:002023-12-31T07:30:00.193-06:00Review: Anatomy of a Fall<p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><a href="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e95052cfabd4e155de8a3cf/64a70f1da7f079f477ba2af4_Anatomy%20Of%20A%20Fall%20-%20Still%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="800" height="173" src="https://assets-global.website-files.com/5e95052cfabd4e155de8a3cf/64a70f1da7f079f477ba2af4_Anatomy%20Of%20A%20Fall%20-%20Still%202.jpeg" width="320" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><b><br />Official synopsis:</b> A woman (Sandra Hüller</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">) is suspected of her husband's murder, and their blind son, Daniel (</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">Milo Machado Graner)</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> faces a moral dilemma as the main witness.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">If you're a film fan on the internet, it's been impossible not to be at least somewhat hyped for this film. It made a huge splash at Cannes, has plenty of critics nominations and everyone speaks highly of it. It easily became one of my most anticipated of the year. My local theater never got it, but now it's available to rent on VOD for all.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I'm a sucker for courtroom dramas and this one doesn't disappoint. We probably spend 2 hours of the 2 1/2 run time in that court room and I ate up every second. This is the type of film where you barely notice the run time. I only realized how long it truly was after I had finished. It's paced very well and the dialogue is always engaging. As someone not familiar with the French judicial system, it was interesting to watch this all play out. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Hüller gives a great performance as a woman who is in an impossible situation. She's not a native French speaker, yet she finds herself verbally sparring with a relentless prosecutor. (Antoine Reinartz who is GREAT, but his face was begging for a punch) Then there's Milo, and I'm surprised more people are not talking about him in the same way we're discussing other breakout performances like Charles Melton and Daniel Sessa. This kid was tremendous. He has to bare a lot of emotional weight and every expression was pitch perfect. And he's a great crier. That's not always an easy thing for a child actor to do. If I had it my way, he'd be in the Support Oscar line up in a second. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">I did expect to be a bit more conflicted when it came to the question of "did she do it?" I had my theory, and I never wavered from it. Other reviews I've read, the writers never felt sure, and I sort of wish I had felt that way too.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">This is easily worth the rental price. I'm glad that Canne hype paid off.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Grade: A</span></p>Brittani Burnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.com2