Christopher Nolan's Tenet is a frustrating experience, in that there's no denying its ambition and artistry -- or its needlessly confusing and convoluted story. It's like the love child between Inception and Memento, without the emotion of either film. Instead, Tenet just sweeps you along like a fast-moving current, with no time to grab onto a branch and catch your breath. Of course, in the inverted world of this film, time is decidedly not like a river.
Now, all of that might sound exciting to you, and it is exciting, at first. But after two hours of watching a few characters travel backwards and forwards in time, when Nolan magnifies the trick on a grand scale in the last 30 minutes, the idea no longer feels fresh. And without that exciting spark of originality, the way-too-busy last act falters, because the movie has been so focused on playing games and being an unsolvable puzzle that there's no real story to fall back on. Even the characters have basically been instructed to be bland, unknowable ciphers -- John David Washington's name is The Protagonist, really? -- so rather than bring you in, they keep you at a distance. Kenneth Branagh may have been chewing scenery, but his was the only performance I really liked, because he plays the villain like he's in a Mission: Impossible movie. I loved the score, and the scope, but the sound mix is terrible and no explanation from Nolan or his sound team will suffice.
Tenet features some really cool ideas, but they never quite coalesce, and for Nolan's next trick, I'd like to see him move away from the high-concept movies he's known for, or at least apply that big brain of his to a genre that isn't "action movie." Imagine Nolan reinventing the biopic, and turning that formula on its head! Or a horror movie! He keeps trying to top himself, and that's a fool's errand. There's a way to apply his skills to a smaller story that has more personal stakes than "the whole world could end!" And I know Tenet is about something worse than that. Instead of the world ending, it's possible the world may not have ever existed, which is an interesting idea, but one the film fails to properly explore. In the end, it's a spectacle I'm glad I caught on the big screen, but one I'm not terribly eager to watch again... even though I'll have to if I have any hope of understanding its labyrinth logic and many mysteries.
Friday, September 4, 2020
Monday, July 6, 2020
Instant InSneider: PERRY MASON
I just finished ALL of HBO's PERRY MASON, and it was good. I watched the first episode with Dad and we both thought it was kinda boring/disappointing, so he bailed, but I soldiered on, and it was worth the effort. What you don't realize is that what you're REALLY watching, in a sense, is TRUE DETECTIVE Season 4. If you're thinking of stopping after a few episodes or if you haven't started watching to begin with, reconsider... IF True Detective is your kind of show. I just think Perry Mason shares similar elements. I never watched the original series, but Matthew Rhys was good... again. Really liked him in A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, too. Rhys, Shea Whigham and Juliet Rylance make quite a team, and the supporting turns from Chris Chalk, Gayle Rankin, Stephen Root and John Lithgow are all fantastic. Tatiana Maslany's white-haired preacher will be divisive for some, so just know that your mileage may vary. But overall? Not HBO's best series of the year, but a definite "recommend" from me. Let me know what YOU think...
Thursday, January 9, 2020
The InSneider's Top 10 Films and TV Shows of 2019, Plus His Most Anticipated of 2020
You know the drill. This Top 10 is my ever-evolving personal list of favorites in both film and television. I also included my Worst 10 films of the year, plus lists of my most anticipated movies and shows in 2020. Enjoy...
TheInSneider's Top 10 Movies of 2019
I already released a video about my Top 6 films of the year, so click here to watch that -- but fair warning, there are SPOILERS, especially for The Farewell, so don't watch until you've seen that beautiful film! Without further ado...
1. MARRIAGE STORY
2. WILD ROSE
3. THE FAREWELL
4. JOKER
5. (tie) TOY STORY 4 and THE NIGHTINGALE
7. JOJO RABBIT - Taika Waititi thread an absolute needle here, carefully navigating the tricky tone of the source material, and balancing both heart and humor with the more serious themes of the book. This is a brilliant film about war as seen through the eyes of a child, a child who is just trying to fit in before he has his eyes opened to the atrocities and indignities of war and its propaganda.
8. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - A minor miracle of a movie. This Mister Rogers movie is totally different than the documentary, starting out as one thing before becoming something else entirely. It lives up to the adjective in its title.
9. BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON - An inspirational true story featuring a breakout performance from Jillian Bell, who proves herself as a gifted dramatic actress.
10. LATE NIGHT - It was between this, Long Shot and The Peanut Butter Falcon here for me, and in the end, I went with the movie that made me cry the most. I was just really impressed with the story Mindy Kaling was telling here, and maybe that's because I'm more interested in the drama behind a fictional writer's room than most people, but yeah, Emma Thompson was great and so was the entire supporting cast.
And now for the Worst 10 Movies of 2019. Apologies in advance...
But hey, at least I made it through those films, which is more than I can say for Showtime's navel-gazing Julian Edelman documentary... and I'm a Patriots fan! Go figure.
And now for the Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2019...
1. The Souvenir
2. Pain and Glory
3. Diane
4. Maiden
5. Transit
6. Atlantics
7. Fast Color
8. Gloria Bell
9. Her Smell
10. Mickey and the Bear
Honorable Mention: Cats, lolz
And finally, my Top 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020...
1. Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch
2. (3-way tie between racially and/or politically-charged horror movies) Candyman, Antebellum, The Hunt
3. Judd Apatow's Untitled Pete Davidson Movie
4. (4-way tie between VFX-driven blockbusters) Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Dune, No Time to Die and Marvel's Eternals
5. (tie between two very different serial killer movies) Halloween Kills and Lost Girls
6. David Fincher's Mank
7. (tie between psychological thrillers from Focus) Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho and Promising Young Woman
8. The Lovebirds
9. (tie between Netflix thrillers) The Devil All the Time and Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things
10. (3-way tie between long-delayed sequels) Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Top Gun: Maverick and Bill & Ted Face the Music
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And now for the TELEVISION portion of this year-end list!
The InSneider's Top 20 TV Shows of 2019
1. Chernobyl (HBO)
2. When They See Us (Netflix)
3. Unbelievable (Netflix)
4. Too Old to Die Young (Amazon)
5. Watchmen (HBO)
6. The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
7. Mindhunter S2 (Netflix)
8. The Act (Hulu)
9. Barry S2 (HBO)
10. The Boys (Amazon)
11. Euphoria (HBO)
12. The Devil Next Door (Netflix)
13. Don't Fuck With Cats (Netflix)
14. Living With Yourself (Netflix)
15. City on a Hill (Showtime)
16. After Life (Netflix)
17. You S2 (Netflix)
18. True Detective S3 (HBO)
19. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
20. Black Monday (Showtime)
Top 20 Most Anticipated New Scripted* TV Shows of 2020 - An asterisk indicates my apologies to Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary and HBO's McMillion$, while a double asterisk indicates that I've already seen six episodes. There were some tough cuts here, let me tell ya...
1. Hunters (Amazon)
2. The Outsider (HBO)**
3. Utopia (Amazon)
4. Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX on Hulu)
5. Dispatches From Elsewhere (AMC)
6. Lovecraft Country (HBO)
7. Ratched (Netflix)
8. Little America (Apple TV+)**
9. The Stand (CBS All Access)
10. Manhunt: Lone Wolf (Spectrum)
11. Zero Zero Zero (Amazon)
12. Tokyo Vice (HBO Max)
13. Run (HBO)
14. Devs (FX on Hulu)
15. Space Force (Netflix)
16. I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
17. Your Honor (Showtime)
18. Inventing Anna (Netflix)
19. Tales From the Loop (Amazon)
20. (tie) Hollywood (Netflix) and Gone Hollywood (FX on Hulu)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Returning TV Shows of 2020
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm S10 (HBO)
2. Fargo S4 (FX on Hulu)
3. Narcos: Mexico S2 (Netflix)
4. Killing Eve S3 (Hulu)
5. Homeland S8 (Showtime)
6. The Boys S2 (Amazon)
7. Barry S3 (HBO)
8. Euphoria S2 (HBO)
9. The Mandalorian S2 (Disney+)
10. City on a Hill S2 (Showtime)
TheInSneider's Top 10 Movies of 2019
I already released a video about my Top 6 films of the year, so click here to watch that -- but fair warning, there are SPOILERS, especially for The Farewell, so don't watch until you've seen that beautiful film! Without further ado...
1. MARRIAGE STORY
2. WILD ROSE
3. THE FAREWELL
4. JOKER
5. (tie) TOY STORY 4 and THE NIGHTINGALE
7. JOJO RABBIT - Taika Waititi thread an absolute needle here, carefully navigating the tricky tone of the source material, and balancing both heart and humor with the more serious themes of the book. This is a brilliant film about war as seen through the eyes of a child, a child who is just trying to fit in before he has his eyes opened to the atrocities and indignities of war and its propaganda.
8. A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - A minor miracle of a movie. This Mister Rogers movie is totally different than the documentary, starting out as one thing before becoming something else entirely. It lives up to the adjective in its title.
9. BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON - An inspirational true story featuring a breakout performance from Jillian Bell, who proves herself as a gifted dramatic actress.
10. LATE NIGHT - It was between this, Long Shot and The Peanut Butter Falcon here for me, and in the end, I went with the movie that made me cry the most. I was just really impressed with the story Mindy Kaling was telling here, and maybe that's because I'm more interested in the drama behind a fictional writer's room than most people, but yeah, Emma Thompson was great and so was the entire supporting cast.
And now for the Worst 10 Movies of 2019. Apologies in advance...
10. SERENITY - How Steven Knight thought this was a good idea, and then found a group of normally talented actors who also thought this was a good idea, boggles the mind. Misguided on a fundamental level.
9. HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U - The first one was a guilty pleasure of sorts, but this sequel, which some found superior to the original, wears out its welcome early on. The premise is exhausting and worst of all, this alleged horror movie fails to be scary on nearly every level.
8. SHAFT - One of the most homophobic films in recent memory, this movie was ridiculous on one too many levels, with a sense of humor that felt more appropriate for the early '90s. Just a horrific miscalculation on numerous levels.
7. FRACTURED - This instantly forgettable Sam Worthington "thriller" was Netflix's stupidest movie in a month (October) full of sub-par releases, which was really saying something.
6. VILLAINS - I should've loved this movie but I found it grating, and even though I'll always love Maika Monroe for her turns in The Guest and It Follows, I'm still not sure she can act. The tone of this movie was all over the place.
5. BLACK CHRISTMAS - I felt bad for the filmmakers watching this train wreck, because I know they meant well, but the decision to introduce a supernatural angle late in the game was one of the single biggest screenwriting mistakes of the year. I didn't mind how feminist it was, I was expecting that and had prepared myself accordingly. There's actually a kernel of a good idea in this movie, which is why it was so disappointing.
4. MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL - The most embarrassing studio release of the year, although to be fair, I didn't see Charlie's Angels. Despite having chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson displayed no chemistry here. None. Zero. I might even call it Negative Chemistry. What was this script? My goodness, this was awful.
3. STATE LIKE SLEEP - Just sooooo boring. Like, why am I watching this film? Such a downer, and barely comprehensible to boot.
2. WRINKLES THE CLOWN - A waste of time, pure and simple. This documentary is a wank. A brilliant marketing opportunity without a movie behind it.
1. RELAXER - The single grossest, most obnoxious movie of the year, which I'm sure would be quoted in the trailer if I'd seen it early enough. Joel Potrykus would wear that quote like a badge of honor. I couldn't stand spending 5 minutes with these disgusting characters, let alone 80, but hey, I'm a professional. Let me know how long you last on that gross couch with that odd-looking man...
Dishonorable Mention: 6 UNDERGROUND - Remember when Michael Bay made good movies? Jesus Christ...
9. HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U - The first one was a guilty pleasure of sorts, but this sequel, which some found superior to the original, wears out its welcome early on. The premise is exhausting and worst of all, this alleged horror movie fails to be scary on nearly every level.
8. SHAFT - One of the most homophobic films in recent memory, this movie was ridiculous on one too many levels, with a sense of humor that felt more appropriate for the early '90s. Just a horrific miscalculation on numerous levels.
7. FRACTURED - This instantly forgettable Sam Worthington "thriller" was Netflix's stupidest movie in a month (October) full of sub-par releases, which was really saying something.
6. VILLAINS - I should've loved this movie but I found it grating, and even though I'll always love Maika Monroe for her turns in The Guest and It Follows, I'm still not sure she can act. The tone of this movie was all over the place.
5. BLACK CHRISTMAS - I felt bad for the filmmakers watching this train wreck, because I know they meant well, but the decision to introduce a supernatural angle late in the game was one of the single biggest screenwriting mistakes of the year. I didn't mind how feminist it was, I was expecting that and had prepared myself accordingly. There's actually a kernel of a good idea in this movie, which is why it was so disappointing.
4. MEN IN BLACK: INTERNATIONAL - The most embarrassing studio release of the year, although to be fair, I didn't see Charlie's Angels. Despite having chemistry in Thor: Ragnarok, Chris Hemsworth and Tessa Thompson displayed no chemistry here. None. Zero. I might even call it Negative Chemistry. What was this script? My goodness, this was awful.
3. STATE LIKE SLEEP - Just sooooo boring. Like, why am I watching this film? Such a downer, and barely comprehensible to boot.
2. WRINKLES THE CLOWN - A waste of time, pure and simple. This documentary is a wank. A brilliant marketing opportunity without a movie behind it.
1. RELAXER - The single grossest, most obnoxious movie of the year, which I'm sure would be quoted in the trailer if I'd seen it early enough. Joel Potrykus would wear that quote like a badge of honor. I couldn't stand spending 5 minutes with these disgusting characters, let alone 80, but hey, I'm a professional. Let me know how long you last on that gross couch with that odd-looking man...
Dishonorable Mention: 6 UNDERGROUND - Remember when Michael Bay made good movies? Jesus Christ...
But hey, at least I made it through those films, which is more than I can say for Showtime's navel-gazing Julian Edelman documentary... and I'm a Patriots fan! Go figure.
And now for the Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2019...
2. Pain and Glory
3. Diane
4. Maiden
5. Transit
6. Atlantics
7. Fast Color
8. Gloria Bell
9. Her Smell
10. Mickey and the Bear
Honorable Mention: Cats, lolz
And finally, my Top 20 Most Anticipated Movies of 2020...
1. Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch
2. (3-way tie between racially and/or politically-charged horror movies) Candyman, Antebellum, The Hunt
3. Judd Apatow's Untitled Pete Davidson Movie
4. (4-way tie between VFX-driven blockbusters) Christopher Nolan's Tenet, Dune, No Time to Die and Marvel's Eternals
5. (tie between two very different serial killer movies) Halloween Kills and Lost Girls
6. David Fincher's Mank
7. (tie between psychological thrillers from Focus) Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho and Promising Young Woman
8. The Lovebirds
9. (tie between Netflix thrillers) The Devil All the Time and Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things
10. (3-way tie between long-delayed sequels) Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Top Gun: Maverick and Bill & Ted Face the Music
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And now for the TELEVISION portion of this year-end list!
The InSneider's Top 20 TV Shows of 2019
1. Chernobyl (HBO)
2. When They See Us (Netflix)
3. Unbelievable (Netflix)
4. Too Old to Die Young (Amazon)
5. Watchmen (HBO)
6. The Loudest Voice (Showtime)
7. Mindhunter S2 (Netflix)
8. The Act (Hulu)
9. Barry S2 (HBO)
10. The Boys (Amazon)
11. Euphoria (HBO)
12. The Devil Next Door (Netflix)
13. Don't Fuck With Cats (Netflix)
14. Living With Yourself (Netflix)
15. City on a Hill (Showtime)
16. After Life (Netflix)
17. You S2 (Netflix)
18. True Detective S3 (HBO)
19. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
20. Black Monday (Showtime)
Top 20 Most Anticipated New Scripted* TV Shows of 2020 - An asterisk indicates my apologies to Netflix's Aaron Hernandez documentary and HBO's McMillion$, while a double asterisk indicates that I've already seen six episodes. There were some tough cuts here, let me tell ya...
1. Hunters (Amazon)
2. The Outsider (HBO)**
3. Utopia (Amazon)
4. Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX on Hulu)
5. Dispatches From Elsewhere (AMC)
6. Lovecraft Country (HBO)
7. Ratched (Netflix)
8. Little America (Apple TV+)**
9. The Stand (CBS All Access)
10. Manhunt: Lone Wolf (Spectrum)
11. Zero Zero Zero (Amazon)
12. Tokyo Vice (HBO Max)
13. Run (HBO)
14. Devs (FX on Hulu)
15. Space Force (Netflix)
16. I Know This Much Is True (HBO)
17. Your Honor (Showtime)
18. Inventing Anna (Netflix)
19. Tales From the Loop (Amazon)
20. (tie) Hollywood (Netflix) and Gone Hollywood (FX on Hulu)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Returning TV Shows of 2020
1. Curb Your Enthusiasm S10 (HBO)
2. Fargo S4 (FX on Hulu)
3. Narcos: Mexico S2 (Netflix)
4. Killing Eve S3 (Hulu)
5. Homeland S8 (Showtime)
6. The Boys S2 (Amazon)
7. Barry S3 (HBO)
8. Euphoria S2 (HBO)
9. The Mandalorian S2 (Disney+)
10. City on a Hill S2 (Showtime)
Thursday, January 2, 2020
If I Had An Oscar Ballot...
... it would look something like this. Please keep in mind that while I loved certain movies like Long Shot and Glass, which are among my Top 20 movies of 2019, it would be hard to vote for either of them for Best Picture. These have to be somewhat REALISTIC choices, otherwise there would be no point to this exercise. Also of note: I haven't seen films such as Diane, Pain and Glory or The Souvenir, and I have abstained from voting in categories of which I am ill-informed, like the sound and short film categories, or which I haven't seen enough contenders from, such as the Animated Feature race. Feel free to show off your own Oscar ballot in the comments section below, and thanks in advance for reading. I hope you enjoy my nominees.
Important Note: An asterisk (*) denotes my vote to WIN.
BEST PICTURE
The Farewell
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Judy
Marriage Story*
The Nightingale
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Two Popes
Wild Rose
Note: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was the last film cut from my 10-picture lineup and as strange as it feels to leave Quentin's latest off my list, I don't know what I'd remove in its place. You'll tell me that films like Judy and Joker and even Wild Rose are more about the brilliant performances at their core, but I think you'd be wrong to overlook the magic that exists in all of those films... all of which stick the landing at the end, ahem. The Irishman, for me, was not a top-tier Scorsese movie, and I didn't care for Knives Out or Bombshell... sorry, Lionsgate. Parasite was very good, but I had problems with the ending, and I liked Sony's Little Women, but didn't love it or anything. WB's contenders Richard Jewell and Just Mercy were both very good, as were Universal's more dynamic duo, 1917 and Queen & Slim, but I'd be very happy if the 10 films listed above were the actual Best Picture nominees. Each one is deserving of a nomination on its own merits, and The Peanut Butter Falcon is the indie story of the year along with The Farewell. So why Marriage Story? It just felt the most human, strangely enough. I even felt a little guilty naming it my #1 movie of 2019, as it truly demands a second viewing, but if not that film, I'm not sure what I'd feel comfortable assigning that lofty title. Marriage Story just hit me like a punch in the gut at the end, and for that reason, I'm giving it the win this year.
BEST DIRECTOR
Jennifer Kent, The Nightingale
James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari
Todd Phillips, Joker*
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Note: There's no doubt that Tarantino deserved the Best Director Oscar at some point in his career, but I just can't say he deserves it for this particular film, even if he does end up winning, like Scorsese ultimately did for The Departed. Marty, you'll notice, isn't here, since The Irishman felt like a somber imitation of his past glory days. Instead, Taika gets a nod for his wildly inventive work on Jojo Rabbit, which was no easy feat, let me tell you. Mangold delivered another mainstream home run with Ford v Ferrari, while Kent impressed the hell out of me with the rape-revenge tale The Nightingale, which shows off her filmmaking prowess way better than the overrated Babadook ever did. Trust me. But in the end, Todd Phillips shocked the industry with his billion-dollar crime drama masquerading as a comic book movie. Joker is the film that best summed up 2019, and one that people will be returning to for years -- for reasons both noble and worrisome.
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell
Mads Mikkelsen, Arctic
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker*
Note: Did anyone see Mads Mikkelsen in Arctic? If that was Tom Cruise, there'd be a four-month Oscar campaign for that film! He was incredible. And so was Paul Walter Hauser in Richard Jewell, because it's actually hard to play a person of lesser intelligence -- not to say that Jewell was dumb, because he obviously had great instincts, but the film makes him out to be a bit of a doofus, and I'm telling you, it's not easy to pull that off and still earn the audience's sympathy and respect. Anyway, they were both very good, and so was Leo, like always. But this is a race between Phoenix and Driver, and after several viewings, I feel comfortable calling Joaquin's turn in Joker as the performance of the year. All due respect to Driver, who will win an Oscar one day -- but it will be for Best Supporting Actor. Joaquin just goes to The Next Level as Arthur Fleck, and for that, he must be rewarded.
BEST ACTRESS
Note: I keep reading about how it was a rough year for the Best Actress category and how there weren't a lot of great performances to choose from. Um, bullshit. I couldn't even get Jodie Turner-Smith on this list. Or Awkwafina. Or Felicity Jones, who was great in The Aeronauts. Or Mary Kay Place, or Julianne Moore -- though in their cases, I simply haven't seen their films. Franciosi was like a woman possessed in The Nightingale, forced to suffer indignities that no person ever should, and absolutely crushing the opportunity that Jennifer Kent gave her. The same goes for Buckley's star-making turn in Wild Rose, which capped a breakout year for the actress. And Jillian Bell showed that she can be a dramatic force to be reckoned with in the hugely appealing Brittany Runs a Marathon, which was all too under-appreciated this year. But again, like Best Actor, this is a two-horse race, and it's between Renee and Scarlett. Scarlett has never been nominated before, which is bonkers, and she's excellent in Marriage Story (and Jojo Rabbit, too), but Zellweger gamely inhabits the role of Judy Garland. It's spooky. And she's excellent in the part, even (or especially) to a non-Garland fan like myself. Well, consider me a convert and make room on the Zellweger bandwagon, because I think her performance is, like Joaquin's, simply undeniable.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers*
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
June Diane Raphael, Long Shot
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
Note: Everyone is just assuming that Laura Dern has this award locked up, but the Academy loves "flashy" when it comes to Supporting Winners, and Lopez certainly leaves it all out on the field, er, stage. She just takes command of the movie and plays on her own image to wondrous effect. Dern is great in Marriage Story -- and Little Women -- but if she winds up winning an Oscar instead of either of Baumbach's two leads, that just wouldn't seem right to me. The Academy loves an upset, and so do I. I also like to spread the love, so as much as I liked ScarJo's work in Jojo Rabbit, I can't make her a dual nominee over acknowledging the excellent work that young McKenzie does as the protagonist's Jewish house guest. I also thought that Zhao Shuzhen was the key ingredient to The Farewell working as well as it did. Her Nai Nai was the grandmother everyone would like to have. Which left one spot. And as good as I thought that everyone was in Parasite, and as great as I thought Nicole Kidman was in Bombshell -- sorry x2 Margot Robbie! --I had to go with my gut and honor the brilliant comedic performance that Raphael gives as Charlize Theron's chief of staff in Long Shot. There's are many reasons why some people truly loved that movie, and one has to be the strength of its supporting ensemble, because even if you don't totally believe the concept of a Rogen-Theron romance, they keep you invested in it. Raphael delivers each line with an acid-tongue, and you can just see her sink her teeth into a juicy role and make a meal of the damn thing. The whole point of working in entertainment media is to shine a light on the unseen, and I thought her work was been unfairly overlooked this season by Oscar bloggers who rarely give comedies their awards due.
The Farewell
Marriage Story*
The Nightingale
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit*
Joker
The Two Popes
Note: This is a hell of a list. The Two Popes was a movie I had to force myself to watch, and it was absolutely delightful. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood started out as one thing and became something totally different, and something beautiful. Ford v Ferrari was just pure, old-school Hollywood entertainment at its finest, and Joker may be the film with more on its mind than any other this season. And yet, the winner to me has to be Jojo Rabbit, because it navigated such a fine line, and it does so with great humor and heart. I totally understand why it wasn't for some people... but I feel bad for those people.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Apollo 11
Cold Case Hammarskjold
Love, Antosha*
Scandalous
Where's My Roy Cohn
Note: Eh, kind of a blow out for me, to be honest. This film just moved me. Anton Yelchin belonged to my generation. I watched him grow up. I probably teared up once during each of the other docs above, but Love, Antosha brought on the waterworks. They should've sold Kleenex with the popcorn. It just hit me hard. I interviewed Anton a couple of times, and thought he was a really bright, curious guy, who had interesting taste. The film is a love letter, sure, but it's beautifully composed. R.I.P.
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Les Miserables
Parasite*
Birds of Passage
Portrait of a Lady
Note: Listen, The Platform was the best international film that I saw in 2019, but it doesn't hit Netflix until next year, which leaves Parasite as the default choice. I liked its chief competition, Les Miserables, which beat out Portrait of a Lady on Fire to represent France in this year's race, but to be honest, I preferred both Birds of Passage and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil. Either way, with The Platform out of contention, Parasite seems to be the only choice given the foreign language films I saw in 2019.
1917*
Ad Astra
Note: I loved how the cinematography in Joker helped tell that story, and every other film on this list was gorgeous -- Ad Astra, Lighthouse, Portrait of a Lady, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous -- but this year, there's 1917 and everything else. All hail Roger Deakins! Wherever your light meter takes you, I shall follow.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dolemite Is My Name
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Us
Note: First of all, people will be wearing the red jump suits from Us for the next two dozen Halloweens, and the same goes for Joker costumes. Some will go as Heath Ledger's Joker from the Dark Knight, and some weirdos will go as Jared Leto from Suicide Squad, but there will always be, from now until forever, people dressing up as Joaquin Phoenix from Joker. It's a now-iconic costume. But the cooler people will be dressed as Brad and Leo from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Champion has to be thanking Tarantino and Pitt for bringing back that brand and making it cool again, when the only time I've seen that logo the last 20 years has been on a pair of ratty old sweatpants. Once Upon a Time takes it for me, but only barely...
BEST EDITING
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Uncut Gems*
Us
Note: The action-heavy 1917 and Ford v Ferrari both exhibit exciting editing choices, and I was impressed by the editing of both Joker and Us as well, but this year, there was Uncut Gems and there was everything else. Editing is practically Adam Sandler's chief co-star. It may not be as tall as Kevin Garnett or as sparkly as a diamond-studded Furby, but as the saying goes, editing is like a character in the movie. It's essential to the lifeblood of Uncut Gems. That's why it gets my vote.
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
1917
The Aeronauts
Bombshell*
The Dead Don't Die
Joker
Note: I loved the zombie makeup in The Dead Don't Die, and makeup is, obviously, a big part of Joker. And when the frigid atmosphere begins to affect Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts? Great stuff. But turning Charlize Theron into Megyn Kelly, to the point where Kelly's own children were wondering what the hell is going on and who is who, that is some genius-level shit. I may not have loved Bombshell, but the makeup deserves an Oscar and then some! Maybe the most impressive feat of anyone in this piece other than Phoenix's performance.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
I Lost My Body
Joker*
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Motherless Brooklyn
Us
Note: It was a very good year for scores. The music in Us is unforgettable. Radiohead is my favorite band, so I'm partial to the sound of Motherless Brooklyn. I loved Dan Levy's work in the animated Netflix movie I Lost My Body, and in addition to beautiful cinematography, The Last Black Man in San Francisco also features a beautiful score. But Hildur Guonadottir's work in Joker is stunning, and to hear it independent of the film makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"I Punched Keanu Reeves," Always Be My Maybe
"Glasgow," Wild Rose*
"Daily Battles," Motherless Brooklyn
Note: To be honest, I'm not that familiar with this year's crop of original songs -- sorry Aladdin and Cats! -- but "Glasgow," which is the final song in Wild Rose, is a fantastic song that provides the perfect ending for the film. Like I said, I'm a huge Radiohead guy, so not voting for Thom Yorke feels somewhat sacrilegious, but Jessie Buckley will turn you into a country fan for life with that one song. Having said that, Randall Park, like Keanu Reeves, is the man, Oscar or no Oscar.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Parasite
Note: I thought the house in Parasite was great, but in the end, The Tarantino takes this one in a landslide. It just nailed the period in meticulous detail. On a crafts level, it's all but untouchable. Which may, of course, be the difference in the real Best Picture race.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Terminator: Dark Fate*
Note: This one is my craziest pick yet, but I truly loved the effects work in the new Terminator movie. It's hard putting a new spin on that stuff, but I thought Dark Fate managed to do just that and more. I loved the majestic images in the otherwise disappointing Godzilla movie, and 1917 and Ford v Ferrari were both classy affairs with convincing effects, but this was between Terminator and John Wick for me, and in the end, I had to go with Tim Miller and his madman producer James Cameron. Bless 'em both.
The Farewell*
Jojo Rabbit
Late Night
Long Shot
Marriage Story
Note: Everyone in Marriage Story was great, and the same goes for Jojo Rabbit. Late Night and Long Shot are the kinds of movies whose ensembles are always overlooked when it comes to awards, but everyone is operating above their batting average in those films. Charlize Theron is, like, amazing in Long Shot, but people can't stop talking about her in Bombshell -- mostly, though not entirely, due to her transformation. Her performance itself is better in this goofy but sweet rom-com. Nor is Emma Thompson getting enough love for Late Night, despite a Golden Globe nomination. But The Farewell featured a special cast with special chemistry and that deserves to be recognized this awards season.
FINAL TALLY (out of 19):
Joker - 3 (Actor, Director, Original Score)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 3 (Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Production Design)
Marriage Story - 2 (Picture, Original Screenplay)
1917 - 1 (Cinematography)
Bombshell - 1 (Makeup and Hairstyling)
The Farewell - 1 (Ensemble)
Hustlers - 1 (Supporting Actress)
Jojo Rabbit - 1 (Adapted Screenplay)
Judy - 1 (Actress)
Love, Antosha - 1 (Documentary Feature)
The Platform - 1 (International Feature)
Terminator: Dark Fate - 1 (Visual Effects)
Uncut Gems - 1 (Editing)
Wild Rose - 1 (Original Song)
Important Note: An asterisk (*) denotes my vote to WIN.
BEST PICTURE
The Farewell
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Judy
Marriage Story*
The Nightingale
The Peanut Butter Falcon
The Two Popes
Wild Rose
Note: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood was the last film cut from my 10-picture lineup and as strange as it feels to leave Quentin's latest off my list, I don't know what I'd remove in its place. You'll tell me that films like Judy and Joker and even Wild Rose are more about the brilliant performances at their core, but I think you'd be wrong to overlook the magic that exists in all of those films... all of which stick the landing at the end, ahem. The Irishman, for me, was not a top-tier Scorsese movie, and I didn't care for Knives Out or Bombshell... sorry, Lionsgate. Parasite was very good, but I had problems with the ending, and I liked Sony's Little Women, but didn't love it or anything. WB's contenders Richard Jewell and Just Mercy were both very good, as were Universal's more dynamic duo, 1917 and Queen & Slim, but I'd be very happy if the 10 films listed above were the actual Best Picture nominees. Each one is deserving of a nomination on its own merits, and The Peanut Butter Falcon is the indie story of the year along with The Farewell. So why Marriage Story? It just felt the most human, strangely enough. I even felt a little guilty naming it my #1 movie of 2019, as it truly demands a second viewing, but if not that film, I'm not sure what I'd feel comfortable assigning that lofty title. Marriage Story just hit me like a punch in the gut at the end, and for that reason, I'm giving it the win this year.
BEST DIRECTOR
Jennifer Kent, The Nightingale
James Mangold, Ford v Ferrari
Todd Phillips, Joker*
Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi, Jojo Rabbit
Note: There's no doubt that Tarantino deserved the Best Director Oscar at some point in his career, but I just can't say he deserves it for this particular film, even if he does end up winning, like Scorsese ultimately did for The Departed. Marty, you'll notice, isn't here, since The Irishman felt like a somber imitation of his past glory days. Instead, Taika gets a nod for his wildly inventive work on Jojo Rabbit, which was no easy feat, let me tell you. Mangold delivered another mainstream home run with Ford v Ferrari, while Kent impressed the hell out of me with the rape-revenge tale The Nightingale, which shows off her filmmaking prowess way better than the overrated Babadook ever did. Trust me. But in the end, Todd Phillips shocked the industry with his billion-dollar crime drama masquerading as a comic book movie. Joker is the film that best summed up 2019, and one that people will be returning to for years -- for reasons both noble and worrisome.
BEST ACTOR
Leonardo DiCaprio, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Adam Driver, Marriage Story
Paul Walter Hauser, Richard Jewell
Mads Mikkelsen, Arctic
Joaquin Phoenix, Joker*
Note: Did anyone see Mads Mikkelsen in Arctic? If that was Tom Cruise, there'd be a four-month Oscar campaign for that film! He was incredible. And so was Paul Walter Hauser in Richard Jewell, because it's actually hard to play a person of lesser intelligence -- not to say that Jewell was dumb, because he obviously had great instincts, but the film makes him out to be a bit of a doofus, and I'm telling you, it's not easy to pull that off and still earn the audience's sympathy and respect. Anyway, they were both very good, and so was Leo, like always. But this is a race between Phoenix and Driver, and after several viewings, I feel comfortable calling Joaquin's turn in Joker as the performance of the year. All due respect to Driver, who will win an Oscar one day -- but it will be for Best Supporting Actor. Joaquin just goes to The Next Level as Arthur Fleck, and for that, he must be rewarded.
BEST ACTRESS
Jillian Bell, Brittany Runs a Marathon
Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Renee Zellweger, Judy*
Jessie Buckley, Wild Rose
Aisling Franciosi, The Nightingale
Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story
Renee Zellweger, Judy*
Note: I keep reading about how it was a rough year for the Best Actress category and how there weren't a lot of great performances to choose from. Um, bullshit. I couldn't even get Jodie Turner-Smith on this list. Or Awkwafina. Or Felicity Jones, who was great in The Aeronauts. Or Mary Kay Place, or Julianne Moore -- though in their cases, I simply haven't seen their films. Franciosi was like a woman possessed in The Nightingale, forced to suffer indignities that no person ever should, and absolutely crushing the opportunity that Jennifer Kent gave her. The same goes for Buckley's star-making turn in Wild Rose, which capped a breakout year for the actress. And Jillian Bell showed that she can be a dramatic force to be reckoned with in the hugely appealing Brittany Runs a Marathon, which was all too under-appreciated this year. But again, like Best Actor, this is a two-horse race, and it's between Renee and Scarlett. Scarlett has never been nominated before, which is bonkers, and she's excellent in Marriage Story (and Jojo Rabbit, too), but Zellweger gamely inhabits the role of Judy Garland. It's spooky. And she's excellent in the part, even (or especially) to a non-Garland fan like myself. Well, consider me a convert and make room on the Zellweger bandwagon, because I think her performance is, like Joaquin's, simply undeniable.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Baykali Ganambarr, The Nightingale
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anupam Kher, Hotel Mumbai
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Sam Rockwell, Richard Jewell
Note: The fact that no one is talking about Ganambarr or Kher is a sad comment on how few people actually pay attention, or know what to look for in a great performance. Baykali's work in The Nightingale is absolutely incredible, yet because that film wasn't distributed by a major studio like, say, Captain Phillips, he'll never get a chance from awards bloggers to be the next Barkhad Abdi. Anyway, they're both on here for me, and so is Sam Rockwell -- but not for Jojo Rabbit! C'mon... I loved that movie, but he gives, like, the fourth-best performance... maybe even fifth. But in Richard Jewell, he was perfect as the security guard's indignant lawyer. Rockwell played the part just right, and he's quickly becoming one of my favorite actors, if he wasn't already. It hurt to leave Joe Pesci off this list but none of the performances in The Irishman represented career-bests for anyone outside of maybe Sebastian Maniscalco. And while neither Brad Pitt nor Tom Hanks deliver career-best work of their own, both were wonderful in their own way this year. Pitt just makes it seem effortless though, and that's the difference. Maybe Mister Rogers should've had a shirtless scene on a rooftop. Pitt will coast to his first Oscar win as an actor, you can count on it.
Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Anupam Kher, Hotel Mumbai
Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Sam Rockwell, Richard Jewell
Note: The fact that no one is talking about Ganambarr or Kher is a sad comment on how few people actually pay attention, or know what to look for in a great performance. Baykali's work in The Nightingale is absolutely incredible, yet because that film wasn't distributed by a major studio like, say, Captain Phillips, he'll never get a chance from awards bloggers to be the next Barkhad Abdi. Anyway, they're both on here for me, and so is Sam Rockwell -- but not for Jojo Rabbit! C'mon... I loved that movie, but he gives, like, the fourth-best performance... maybe even fifth. But in Richard Jewell, he was perfect as the security guard's indignant lawyer. Rockwell played the part just right, and he's quickly becoming one of my favorite actors, if he wasn't already. It hurt to leave Joe Pesci off this list but none of the performances in The Irishman represented career-bests for anyone outside of maybe Sebastian Maniscalco. And while neither Brad Pitt nor Tom Hanks deliver career-best work of their own, both were wonderful in their own way this year. Pitt just makes it seem effortless though, and that's the difference. Maybe Mister Rogers should've had a shirtless scene on a rooftop. Pitt will coast to his first Oscar win as an actor, you can count on it.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Laura Dern, Marriage Story
Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers*
Thomasin McKenzie, Jojo Rabbit
June Diane Raphael, Long Shot
Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell
Note: Everyone is just assuming that Laura Dern has this award locked up, but the Academy loves "flashy" when it comes to Supporting Winners, and Lopez certainly leaves it all out on the field, er, stage. She just takes command of the movie and plays on her own image to wondrous effect. Dern is great in Marriage Story -- and Little Women -- but if she winds up winning an Oscar instead of either of Baumbach's two leads, that just wouldn't seem right to me. The Academy loves an upset, and so do I. I also like to spread the love, so as much as I liked ScarJo's work in Jojo Rabbit, I can't make her a dual nominee over acknowledging the excellent work that young McKenzie does as the protagonist's Jewish house guest. I also thought that Zhao Shuzhen was the key ingredient to The Farewell working as well as it did. Her Nai Nai was the grandmother everyone would like to have. Which left one spot. And as good as I thought that everyone was in Parasite, and as great as I thought Nicole Kidman was in Bombshell -- sorry x2 Margot Robbie! --I had to go with my gut and honor the brilliant comedic performance that Raphael gives as Charlize Theron's chief of staff in Long Shot. There's are many reasons why some people truly loved that movie, and one has to be the strength of its supporting ensemble, because even if you don't totally believe the concept of a Rogen-Theron romance, they keep you invested in it. Raphael delivers each line with an acid-tongue, and you can just see her sink her teeth into a juicy role and make a meal of the damn thing. The whole point of working in entertainment media is to shine a light on the unseen, and I thought her work was been unfairly overlooked this season by Oscar bloggers who rarely give comedies their awards due.
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
The Farewell
Marriage Story*
The Nightingale
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Parasite
Note: What is there to say? Marriage Story just knocks the wind out of you. It hits you, and it hurts. It hurts good. I love Tarantino's style, but the script is a shaggy dog that goes off the rails in the final turn. The same goes for Parasite. Lulu Wang would be an awful nice surprise, though to me, it feels like the nomination is the win there.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Ford v Ferrari
Jojo Rabbit*
Joker
The Two Popes
Note: This is a hell of a list. The Two Popes was a movie I had to force myself to watch, and it was absolutely delightful. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood started out as one thing and became something totally different, and something beautiful. Ford v Ferrari was just pure, old-school Hollywood entertainment at its finest, and Joker may be the film with more on its mind than any other this season. And yet, the winner to me has to be Jojo Rabbit, because it navigated such a fine line, and it does so with great humor and heart. I totally understand why it wasn't for some people... but I feel bad for those people.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Apollo 11
Cold Case Hammarskjold
Love, Antosha*
Scandalous
Where's My Roy Cohn
Note: Eh, kind of a blow out for me, to be honest. This film just moved me. Anton Yelchin belonged to my generation. I watched him grow up. I probably teared up once during each of the other docs above, but Love, Antosha brought on the waterworks. They should've sold Kleenex with the popcorn. It just hit me hard. I interviewed Anton a couple of times, and thought he was a really bright, curious guy, who had interesting taste. The film is a love letter, sure, but it's beautifully composed. R.I.P.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
Les Miserables
Parasite*
Birds of Passage
Portrait of a Lady
Note: Listen, The Platform was the best international film that I saw in 2019, but it doesn't hit Netflix until next year, which leaves Parasite as the default choice. I liked its chief competition, Les Miserables, which beat out Portrait of a Lady on Fire to represent France in this year's race, but to be honest, I preferred both Birds of Passage and The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil. Either way, with The Platform out of contention, Parasite seems to be the only choice given the foreign language films I saw in 2019.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
1917*
Ad Astra
Joker
The Lighthouse
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
The Lighthouse
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Note: I loved how the cinematography in Joker helped tell that story, and every other film on this list was gorgeous -- Ad Astra, Lighthouse, Portrait of a Lady, gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous -- but this year, there's 1917 and everything else. All hail Roger Deakins! Wherever your light meter takes you, I shall follow.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Dolemite Is My Name
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Us
Note: First of all, people will be wearing the red jump suits from Us for the next two dozen Halloweens, and the same goes for Joker costumes. Some will go as Heath Ledger's Joker from the Dark Knight, and some weirdos will go as Jared Leto from Suicide Squad, but there will always be, from now until forever, people dressing up as Joaquin Phoenix from Joker. It's a now-iconic costume. But the cooler people will be dressed as Brad and Leo from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Champion has to be thanking Tarantino and Pitt for bringing back that brand and making it cool again, when the only time I've seen that logo the last 20 years has been on a pair of ratty old sweatpants. Once Upon a Time takes it for me, but only barely...
BEST EDITING
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Joker
Uncut Gems*
Us
Note: The action-heavy 1917 and Ford v Ferrari both exhibit exciting editing choices, and I was impressed by the editing of both Joker and Us as well, but this year, there was Uncut Gems and there was everything else. Editing is practically Adam Sandler's chief co-star. It may not be as tall as Kevin Garnett or as sparkly as a diamond-studded Furby, but as the saying goes, editing is like a character in the movie. It's essential to the lifeblood of Uncut Gems. That's why it gets my vote.
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
1917
The Aeronauts
Bombshell*
The Dead Don't Die
Joker
Note: I loved the zombie makeup in The Dead Don't Die, and makeup is, obviously, a big part of Joker. And when the frigid atmosphere begins to affect Eddie Redmayne in The Aeronauts? Great stuff. But turning Charlize Theron into Megyn Kelly, to the point where Kelly's own children were wondering what the hell is going on and who is who, that is some genius-level shit. I may not have loved Bombshell, but the makeup deserves an Oscar and then some! Maybe the most impressive feat of anyone in this piece other than Phoenix's performance.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
I Lost My Body
Joker*
The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Motherless Brooklyn
Us
Note: It was a very good year for scores. The music in Us is unforgettable. Radiohead is my favorite band, so I'm partial to the sound of Motherless Brooklyn. I loved Dan Levy's work in the animated Netflix movie I Lost My Body, and in addition to beautiful cinematography, The Last Black Man in San Francisco also features a beautiful score. But Hildur Guonadottir's work in Joker is stunning, and to hear it independent of the film makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"I Punched Keanu Reeves," Always Be My Maybe
"Glasgow," Wild Rose*
"Daily Battles," Motherless Brooklyn
Note: To be honest, I'm not that familiar with this year's crop of original songs -- sorry Aladdin and Cats! -- but "Glasgow," which is the final song in Wild Rose, is a fantastic song that provides the perfect ending for the film. Like I said, I'm a huge Radiohead guy, so not voting for Thom Yorke feels somewhat sacrilegious, but Jessie Buckley will turn you into a country fan for life with that one song. Having said that, Randall Park, like Keanu Reeves, is the man, Oscar or no Oscar.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
1917
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*
Parasite
Note: I thought the house in Parasite was great, but in the end, The Tarantino takes this one in a landslide. It just nailed the period in meticulous detail. On a crafts level, it's all but untouchable. Which may, of course, be the difference in the real Best Picture race.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
1917
Ford v Ferrari
Godzilla: King of the Monsters
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Terminator: Dark Fate*
Note: This one is my craziest pick yet, but I truly loved the effects work in the new Terminator movie. It's hard putting a new spin on that stuff, but I thought Dark Fate managed to do just that and more. I loved the majestic images in the otherwise disappointing Godzilla movie, and 1917 and Ford v Ferrari were both classy affairs with convincing effects, but this was between Terminator and John Wick for me, and in the end, I had to go with Tim Miller and his madman producer James Cameron. Bless 'em both.
BEST ENSEMBLE (not an actual award)
The Farewell*
Jojo Rabbit
Late Night
Long Shot
Marriage Story
Note: Everyone in Marriage Story was great, and the same goes for Jojo Rabbit. Late Night and Long Shot are the kinds of movies whose ensembles are always overlooked when it comes to awards, but everyone is operating above their batting average in those films. Charlize Theron is, like, amazing in Long Shot, but people can't stop talking about her in Bombshell -- mostly, though not entirely, due to her transformation. Her performance itself is better in this goofy but sweet rom-com. Nor is Emma Thompson getting enough love for Late Night, despite a Golden Globe nomination. But The Farewell featured a special cast with special chemistry and that deserves to be recognized this awards season.
FINAL TALLY (out of 19):
Joker - 3 (Actor, Director, Original Score)
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 3 (Supporting Actor, Costume Design, Production Design)
Marriage Story - 2 (Picture, Original Screenplay)
1917 - 1 (Cinematography)
Bombshell - 1 (Makeup and Hairstyling)
The Farewell - 1 (Ensemble)
Hustlers - 1 (Supporting Actress)
Jojo Rabbit - 1 (Adapted Screenplay)
Judy - 1 (Actress)
Love, Antosha - 1 (Documentary Feature)
The Platform - 1 (International Feature)
Terminator: Dark Fate - 1 (Visual Effects)
Uncut Gems - 1 (Editing)
Wild Rose - 1 (Original Song)
Tuesday, December 31, 2019
2019 Movie List -- The Top 196 of the Year
THE STANDOUTS (26) - This should go without saying, but these are all must-sees.
Marriage Story ***1/2
Wild Rose ***1/2
The Farewell ***1/2
Joker ***1/2
Toy Story 4 ***1/2
The Nightingale ***1/2
Jojo Rabbit ***
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ***
Brittany Runs a Marathon ***
Late Night ***
Blinded by the Light ***
Long Shot ***
Judy ***
Love, Antosha ***
I Lost My Body ***
Arctic ***
Glass ***
Share (HBO) ***
Apollo 11 ***
I Love You, Now Die (HBO) ***
The Peanut Butter Falcon ***
The Platform ***
Ford v. Ferrari ***
1917 ***
Parasite ***
The Two Popes ***
THE GOOD (47) - These represent quality filmmaking all-around.
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ***
Queen & Slim ***
Richard Jewell ***
Just Mercy ***
Uncut Gems ***
Luce ***
Good Boys ***
Scandalous ***
The Mustang ***
Birds of Passage ***
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum ***
Crawl ***
Hustlers ***
Tell Me Who I Am ***
The Aeronauts ***
Clemency ***
Stuber ***
Terminator: Dark Fate ***
Booksmart ***
Honey Boy ***
Always Be My Maybe ***
High Flying Bird ***
Dragged Across Concrete ***
Little Women ***
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil ***
The Kill Team ***
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator ***
The Report ***
The Current War: Directors Cut ***
The Command ***
The Red Sea Diving Resort ***
Where's My Roy Cohn? ***
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary ***
Deadwood: The Movie (HBO) ***
Amazing Grace ***
THE GOOD... BUT SHOULD'VE BEEN BETTERS (43) - Why weren't these good movies better? I don't really know. But they should've been. Hence, the name of this section.
The Irishman ***
Dark Waters ***
Motherless Brooklyn ***
Rocketman ***
The Last Black Man in San Francisco ***
Les Miserables ***
Portrait of a Lady on Fire ***
El Camino ***
Ma ***
Greta ***
Spider-Man: Far from Home ***
Gemini Man ***
Avengers: Endgame ***
Waves **1/2
Doctor Sleep **1/2
Ready or Not **1/2
The Death of Dick Long **1/2
In the Shadow of the Moon **1/2
Monos **1/2
Hobbs and Shaw **1/2
The Lion King **1/2
Little Woods **1/2
The Public **1/2
Paddleton **1/2
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile **1/2
The Highwaymen **1/2
Trial by Fire **1/2
Dumbo **1/2
Official Secrets **1/2
Hail Satan? **1/2
Jumanji: The Next Level **1/2
Shazam **1/2
The Beach Bum **1/2
Yardie **1/2
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO) **1/2
Them That Follow **1/2
Escape Room **1/2
Captive State **1/2
The Laundromat **1/2
Isn't It Romantic **1/2
The Great Hack **1/2
Sweetheart **1/2
Miss Bala **1/2
THE GUILTY PLEASURES (25) - These are movies that I shouldn't like but I do, for one reason or another. I only feel ashamed because the Internet tells me I'm supposed to.
The Prodigy ***
The Intruder ***
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot ***
Child's Play ***
Brightburn ***
Angel Has Fallen ***
21 Bridges ***
The Dirt ***
3 From Hell ***
Teacher ***
Haunt ***
Trespassers ***
Murder Mystery ***
Between Two Ferns: The Movie ***
F*** You All: The Uwe Boll Story ***
Point Blank **1/2
What Men Want **1/2
Little **1/2
Jexi **1/2
Pokemon Detective Pikachu **1/2
Night Hunter **1/2
Eli **1/2
Sword of Trust **1/2
Trick **
The Fanatic **
THE UNDERWHELMING DISAPPOINTMENTS (44) - Chalk it up to expectations but these movies just didn't cut it for me.
Us **1/2
The Goldfinch **1/2
Ad Astra **1/2
The Good Liar **1/2
The Kitchen **1/2
The Vanishing **1/2
The Lighthouse **1/2
Triple Frontier **1/2
Dark Phoenix **1/2
Godzilla: King of the Monsters **1/2
Pet Sematary **1/2
Black and Blue **1/2
Bombshell **
Midsommar **
Domino **
Cold Pursuit **
Lucy in the Sky **
It: Chapter Two **
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark **
The Golden Glove **
Rattlesnake **
Captain Marvel **
Under the Silver Lake **
Alita: Battle Angel **
Velvet Buzzsaw **
The Perfection **
Knives Out **
Where'd You Go, Bernadette **
The Dead Don't Die **
Charlie Says **
A Vigilante **
Piranhas **
In the Tall Grass **
Wine Country **
Corporate Animals **
Bloodline **
Wounds **
Clifton Hill **
High Life **
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker *1/2
American Son *1/2
A Hidden Life *1/2
Greener Grass *1/2
The Wolf Hour *1/2
THE BAD (11) - For better or worse, I just don't know what these movies were thinking.
6 Underground *1/2
Serenity *1/2
Happy Death Day 2U *1/2
Shaft *1/2
Fractured *
Black Christmas *
Villains *
Men in Black: International *
State Like Sleep *
Wrinkles the Clown *
Relaxer (zero stars)
IN PROGRESS (3) - I started watching these but I never quite finished. Make of that what you will.
100% Julian Edelman (30 minutes)
Diego Maradona (30 minutes)
The King (25 minutes)
EMBARGOED (0) - Silence is golden... for now.
DON'T FORGET (7) - I first saw these 2019 movies back in 2018. This list is for me, so I don't forget them.
Hotel Mumbai ***
Lords of Chaos ***
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek ***
Skin ***
Freaks ***
Climax **
In Fabric *1/2
OOPS, I MISSED (106): 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Abominable, The Addams Family, The Aftermath, Aladdin, American Factory, American Woman, Anna, Annabelle Comes Home, Ash Is Purest White, Atlantics, The Banana Splits Movie, The Best of Enemies, Biggest Little Farm, Body at Brighton Rock, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Braid, The Brink, Cats, Charlie's Angels, El Chicano, Close, Countdown, The Curse of La Llorona, Diamantino, Diane, Dogman, A Dog's Journey, Don't Let Go, Downton Abbey, Driven, Earthquake Bird, Everybody Knows, Exit, Fast Color, Framing John DeLorean, Frozen 2, Girl on the Third Floor, Give Me Liberty, Gloria Bell, Hagazussa: The Heathen’s Curse, Hala, Harriet, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Her Smell, The Hole in the Ground, Hot Air, The Hummingbird Project, The Hustle, IO, I Trapped the Devil, Jacob's Ladder, Just 6.5, Katie Says Goodbye, The Kid, Knock Down the House, Lady and the Tramp, Last Christmas, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Level 16, Light of My Life, Loro, Maiden, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, Mapplethorpe, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Mickey and the Bear, Midnight Family, Midway, Mister America, The Mountain, Noelle, Ophelia, Pain and Glory, The Parts You Lose, Pavarotti, Playing with Fire, Polar, Polaroid, Poms, The Professor, The Professor and the Madman, Rambo: Last Blood, Red Joan, Replicas, Seberg, Semper Fi, Sextuplets, Someone Great, The Sound of Silence, The Souvenir, Spies in Disguise, Starfish, The Sun Is Also a Star, Tall Girl, Tolkien, Tone-Deaf, The Traitor, Transit, Uglydolls, Unicorn Store, The Upside, The White Crow, Wonder Park, Yesterday
COMING SOON (0):
Marriage Story ***1/2
Wild Rose ***1/2
The Farewell ***1/2
Joker ***1/2
Toy Story 4 ***1/2
The Nightingale ***1/2
Jojo Rabbit ***
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood ***
Brittany Runs a Marathon ***
Late Night ***
Blinded by the Light ***
Long Shot ***
Judy ***
Love, Antosha ***
I Lost My Body ***
Arctic ***
Glass ***
Share (HBO) ***
Apollo 11 ***
I Love You, Now Die (HBO) ***
The Peanut Butter Falcon ***
The Platform ***
Ford v. Ferrari ***
1917 ***
Parasite ***
The Two Popes ***
THE GOOD (47) - These represent quality filmmaking all-around.
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood ***
Queen & Slim ***
Richard Jewell ***
Just Mercy ***
Uncut Gems ***
Luce ***
Good Boys ***
Scandalous ***
The Mustang ***
Birds of Passage ***
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum ***
Crawl ***
Hustlers ***
Tell Me Who I Am ***
The Aeronauts ***
Clemency ***
Stuber ***
Terminator: Dark Fate ***
Booksmart ***
Honey Boy ***
Always Be My Maybe ***
High Flying Bird ***
Dragged Across Concrete ***
Little Women ***
The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil ***
The Kill Team ***
Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator ***
The Report ***
The Current War: Directors Cut ***
The Command ***
Fyre Fraud (Hulu) ***
Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened ***
Abducted in Plain Sight ***
Cold Case Hammarskjold ***
Fighting With My Family ***
Zombieland 2: Double Tap ***
QT8 ***
The Art of Self Defense ***
Dolemite is My Name ***
Little Monsters ***
The Kid Who Would Be King ***
Savage Youth ***Abducted in Plain Sight ***
Cold Case Hammarskjold ***
Fighting With My Family ***
Zombieland 2: Double Tap ***
QT8 ***
The Art of Self Defense ***
Dolemite is My Name ***
Little Monsters ***
The Kid Who Would Be King ***
The Red Sea Diving Resort ***
Where's My Roy Cohn? ***
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary ***
Deadwood: The Movie (HBO) ***
Amazing Grace ***
THE GOOD... BUT SHOULD'VE BEEN BETTERS (43) - Why weren't these good movies better? I don't really know. But they should've been. Hence, the name of this section.
The Irishman ***
Dark Waters ***
Motherless Brooklyn ***
Rocketman ***
The Last Black Man in San Francisco ***
Les Miserables ***
Portrait of a Lady on Fire ***
El Camino ***
Ma ***
Greta ***
Spider-Man: Far from Home ***
Gemini Man ***
Avengers: Endgame ***
Waves **1/2
Doctor Sleep **1/2
Ready or Not **1/2
The Death of Dick Long **1/2
In the Shadow of the Moon **1/2
Monos **1/2
Hobbs and Shaw **1/2
The Lion King **1/2
Little Woods **1/2
The Public **1/2
Paddleton **1/2
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile **1/2
The Highwaymen **1/2
Trial by Fire **1/2
Dumbo **1/2
Official Secrets **1/2
Hail Satan? **1/2
Jumanji: The Next Level **1/2
Shazam **1/2
The Beach Bum **1/2
Yardie **1/2
The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (HBO) **1/2
Them That Follow **1/2
Escape Room **1/2
Captive State **1/2
The Laundromat **1/2
Isn't It Romantic **1/2
The Great Hack **1/2
Sweetheart **1/2
Miss Bala **1/2
THE GUILTY PLEASURES (25) - These are movies that I shouldn't like but I do, for one reason or another. I only feel ashamed because the Internet tells me I'm supposed to.
The Prodigy ***
The Intruder ***
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot ***
Child's Play ***
Brightburn ***
Angel Has Fallen ***
21 Bridges ***
The Dirt ***
3 From Hell ***
Teacher ***
Haunt ***
Trespassers ***
Murder Mystery ***
Between Two Ferns: The Movie ***
F*** You All: The Uwe Boll Story ***
Point Blank **1/2
What Men Want **1/2
Little **1/2
Jexi **1/2
Pokemon Detective Pikachu **1/2
Night Hunter **1/2
Eli **1/2
Sword of Trust **1/2
Trick **
The Fanatic **
THE UNDERWHELMING DISAPPOINTMENTS (44) - Chalk it up to expectations but these movies just didn't cut it for me.
Us **1/2
The Goldfinch **1/2
Ad Astra **1/2
The Good Liar **1/2
The Kitchen **1/2
The Vanishing **1/2
The Lighthouse **1/2
Triple Frontier **1/2
Dark Phoenix **1/2
Godzilla: King of the Monsters **1/2
Pet Sematary **1/2
Black and Blue **1/2
Bombshell **
Midsommar **
Domino **
Cold Pursuit **
Lucy in the Sky **
It: Chapter Two **
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark **
The Golden Glove **
Rattlesnake **
Captain Marvel **
Under the Silver Lake **
Alita: Battle Angel **
Velvet Buzzsaw **
The Perfection **
Knives Out **
Where'd You Go, Bernadette **
The Dead Don't Die **
Charlie Says **
A Vigilante **
Piranhas **
In the Tall Grass **
Wine Country **
Corporate Animals **
Bloodline **
Wounds **
Clifton Hill **
High Life **
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker *1/2
American Son *1/2
A Hidden Life *1/2
Greener Grass *1/2
The Wolf Hour *1/2
THE BAD (11) - For better or worse, I just don't know what these movies were thinking.
6 Underground *1/2
Serenity *1/2
Happy Death Day 2U *1/2
Shaft *1/2
Fractured *
Black Christmas *
Villains *
Men in Black: International *
State Like Sleep *
Wrinkles the Clown *
Relaxer (zero stars)
IN PROGRESS (3) - I started watching these but I never quite finished. Make of that what you will.
100% Julian Edelman (30 minutes)
Diego Maradona (30 minutes)
The King (25 minutes)
EMBARGOED (0) - Silence is golden... for now.
DON'T FORGET (7) - I first saw these 2019 movies back in 2018. This list is for me, so I don't forget them.
Hotel Mumbai ***
Lords of Chaos ***
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek ***
Skin ***
Freaks ***
Climax **
In Fabric *1/2
OOPS, I MISSED (106): 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, Abominable, The Addams Family, The Aftermath, Aladdin, American Factory, American Woman, Anna, Annabelle Comes Home, Ash Is Purest White, Atlantics, The Banana Splits Movie, The Best of Enemies, Biggest Little Farm, Body at Brighton Rock, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, Braid, The Brink, Cats, Charlie's Angels, El Chicano, Close, Countdown, The Curse of La Llorona, Diamantino, Diane, Dogman, A Dog's Journey, Don't Let Go, Downton Abbey, Driven, Earthquake Bird, Everybody Knows, Exit, Fast Color, Framing John DeLorean, Frozen 2, Girl on the Third Floor, Give Me Liberty, Gloria Bell, Hagazussa: The Heathen’s Curse, Hala, Harriet, The Haunting of Sharon Tate, Her Smell, The Hole in the Ground, Hot Air, The Hummingbird Project, The Hustle, IO, I Trapped the Devil, Jacob's Ladder, Just 6.5, Katie Says Goodbye, The Kid, Knock Down the House, Lady and the Tramp, Last Christmas, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Level 16, Light of My Life, Loro, Maiden, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, Mapplethorpe, Memory: The Origins of Alien, Mickey and the Bear, Midnight Family, Midway, Mister America, The Mountain, Noelle, Ophelia, Pain and Glory, The Parts You Lose, Pavarotti, Playing with Fire, Polar, Polaroid, Poms, The Professor, The Professor and the Madman, Rambo: Last Blood, Red Joan, Replicas, Seberg, Semper Fi, Sextuplets, Someone Great, The Sound of Silence, The Souvenir, Spies in Disguise, Starfish, The Sun Is Also a Star, Tall Girl, Tolkien, Tone-Deaf, The Traitor, Transit, Uglydolls, Unicorn Store, The Upside, The White Crow, Wonder Park, Yesterday
COMING SOON (0):
Monday, December 31, 2018
The InSneider's Top 10 Films and TV Shows of 2018
You know the drill. This Top 10 is my ever-evolving personal list of favorites in both film and television. I also included my Worst 10 films of the year, plus lists of my most-anticipated movies and shows in 2019. Enjoy...
TheInSneider's Top 10 Movies of 2018
And now for the Worst 10 Movies of 2018. Apologies in advance...
1. FRAUD - Funny title for this "film," which really isn't a film at all. It's a lame editing exercise in which someone reassembled a family's home movies to fit a narrative that places them on-the-lam, which is actually a really clever idea (hence, why I rented it), only it's totally unwatchable as a movie. This never should've been available on iTunes, and two demerits for the Variety critic who gave it a good review.
But hey, at least I made it through those films, which is more than I can say for Super Troopers 2, the Johnny Knoxville comedy Action Point, the Michael Pena sci-fi movie Extinction and the Adam Sandler-Chris Rock movie The Week Of! I mean... yikes!
And now for the Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2018...
1. Private Life
2. Shirkers
3. Blaze
4. Border
5. Capernaum
6. Madeline's Madeline
7. Shoplifters
8. The Death of Stalin
9. Love, Simon
10. The Hate U Give
And finally, my Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019...
1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. ('Man' Biopics tie) The Irishman & Rocketman
3. Joker
4. (Serial Killer tie) Lost Girls & Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Incredibly Vile
5. (Bruce Willis tie) Glass & Motherless Brooklyn
6. Uncut Gems
7. (Disney tie) Toy Story 4 & The Lion King
8. (3-way Elevated Horror tie) Us & Wounds & Velvet Buzzsaw
9. (Netflix tie) The Perfection & Triple Frontier
10. Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins (this is the year! fingers crossed!)
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And now for the TELEVISION portion of this year-end list!
The InSneider's Top 10 TV Shows of 2018
1. American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (FX)
2. Narcos: Mexico (Netflix)
3. Barry (HBO)
4. Killing Eve (Hulu)
5. Homeland S7 (Showtime)
6. GLOW S2 (Netflix)
7. Seven Seconds (Netflix)
8. Bodyguard (Netflix)
9. Crashing S2 (HBO)
10. (tie) The Looming Tower & Ray Donovan S6 (in progress) (Hulu/Showtime)
Top 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2019
1. Too Old to Die Young (Amazon)
2. Watchmen (HBO)
3. City On a Hill (Showtime)
4. Lorena (Amazon)
5. Chernobyl (HBO)
6. Central Park Five (Netflix)
7. The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)
8. Lovecraft Country (HBO)
9. The Boys (Amazon)
10. Zero Zero Zero (Amazon)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Returning TV Shows of 2019
1. Mindhunter S2 (Netflix)
2. Fargo S4 (FX)
3. True Detective S3 (HBO)
4. Narcos: Mexico S2 (Netflix)
5. Homeland S8 (Showtime)
6. Barry S2 (HBO)
7. Killing Eve S2 (Hulu)
8. GLOW S3 (Netflix)
9. Black Mirror S5 (Netflix)
10. Stranger Things S3 (Netflix)
TheInSneider's Top 10 Movies of 2018
1. A STAR IS BORN - I knew this film would deliver as soon as the title appeared onscreen in big red font. The songs were excellent, the chemistry between Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga was electric, and yes, it held up on second viewing. That's right. I just wanted to take another look at it, outside of the glitz and glam of Toronto. It didn't disappoint. A hell of a directorial debut for Cooper.
2. BEAUTIFUL BOY - This film was devastating and absolutely heartbreaking. I was a mess afterwards. A human puddle. I had to call my Dad after and thank him for sticking by me through all the shit I've pulled over the years. As good as Timothee Chalamet is, Steve Carell might've been even better. Great soundtrack, too!
3. WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? - Even the trailer made me cry. I loved this movie, not just because of the man at its center, but because of its message. And there wasn't a better ending this year, as director Morgan Neville invites the audience to participate in the film and imagine someone who has helped them get to where they are. Powerful stuff.
4. THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS - The single best story of the year, full of jaw-dropping twists and turns. You might not like A Star Is Born or Beautiful Boy, but I don't see how this film can be dismissed. Watch it and thank me later.
5. GREEN BOOK - Just a great movie, led by two rock-solid performances from Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali. I don't care about it being #problematic or not 'woke' enough. I don't even care that Dr. Shirley's family contends that these two men weren't even friends! True stories are not supposed to be documentaries. They take dramatic license. And what Peter Farrelly did with this film was crazy impressive. It has a great message and will make you feel good. What more can I ask of a film?
6. THE OLD MAN & THE GUN - Such a sweet, charming film, and a heck of a send-off for Robert Redford, who shows everyone what it truly means to be a 'movie star.' Easily the best film of David Lowery's career.
7. A QUIET PLACE - It wasn't just that this film was truly daring, original and suspenseful. It was anchored by genuine emotion. The kids are both good, Emily Blunt is great, but it's John Krasinski (pulling triple duty here) who makes this film work as well as it does. I suspect that this film will age really, really well. Let's just hope they don't ruin its legacy with a sub-par sequel...
8. AMERICAN ANIMALS - The single most underrated movie of the year. Bart Layton essentially created a new genre here, as not only does the film feature professional actors and the real-life people they're playing, but it has them interacting with each other! Layton does a great job playing with memory and the idea of the unreliable narrator. He made a movie about stealing rare books from a college library feel like Heat for undergrads. I loved everything about it and can't wait to see what he does next.
9. THE RIDER - I dragged myself to see this movie when it came out, as I didn't want to believe all the critics gushing over 'the horse movie with no stars.' Well, I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong, and boy was I wrong here. This is a beautiful film featuring wonderful performances from non-professional actors. I wish Chloe Zhao wasn't making a Marvel movie next, as she shows incredible filmmaking chops here, but she has earned the right to do whatever she wants. If that happens to be a comic book movie then I'll be first in line to see it.
10. MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT - Thrilling from start to finish. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Tom Cruise remains The Greatest Movie Star In The World and not only does Christopher McQuarrie manage to keep things fresh 22 years after the first film in the franchise, but I don't know how he keeps topping himself. Along with Leo & Marty, this may be my favorite actor-director duo working today.
And now for the Worst 10 Movies of 2018. Apologies in advance...
10. SUSPIRIA - Two good scenes and a cool soundtrack do not a movie make. Pretentious, overlong drivel posing as a feminist text. Luca Guadagnino is a talented director but this "remake" is a straight-up mess.
9. MILE 22 - This action movie had one or two good scenes, but the acting was atrocious. A major step backwards for the tag-team of Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg, who were 3-for-3 in my book prior to this instantly forgettable film.
8. (tie) AQUAMAN and DEADPOOL 2 - The worst comic book movies of the year. I had hope for James Wan's Aquaman, but it was CGI-soaked garbage featuring two wooden leads and some weak-ass villains. As I tweeted after, the DC film was stinky poo-poo. Meanwhile, Deadpool 2 wasn't much better. Wade Wilson remains a character in search of an actual movie. Such a lazy sequel. And "critics" ate it up! Sigh...
7. THE PREDATOR - Just an utter shitshow. Very embarrassing for Shane Black
6. FATHER OF THE YEAR - There's no bigger David Spade fan in the world than myself, but this was like torture. Just painfully unfunny.
5. SLICE - One of those films that really makes you wonder what the hell is going on over at A24.
4. THE CLOVERFIELD PARADOX - This movie was so generic and stupid, and there was no need for it to tie into the otherwise solid Cloverfield franchise.
3. DARK CRIMES - I bet you didn't see this glum, dour Jim Carrey thriller, but don't worry, you didn't miss much. I actually dug the end of this film, but it sure was a slog to get there. Not worth the time investment if you ask me.
2. SORRY TO BOTHER YOU - A wildly overpraised movie that is supposed to be "smart satire" but instead devolves into juvenile garbage. This is what it looks like when indie cinema goes wrong.
But hey, at least I made it through those films, which is more than I can say for Super Troopers 2, the Johnny Knoxville comedy Action Point, the Michael Pena sci-fi movie Extinction and the Adam Sandler-Chris Rock movie The Week Of! I mean... yikes!
And now for the Top 10 Movies I Missed in 2018...
2. Shirkers
3. Blaze
4. Border
5. Capernaum
6. Madeline's Madeline
7. Shoplifters
8. The Death of Stalin
9. Love, Simon
10. The Hate U Give
And finally, my Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2019...
1. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2. ('Man' Biopics tie) The Irishman & Rocketman
3. Joker
4. (Serial Killer tie) Lost Girls & Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Incredibly Vile
5. (Bruce Willis tie) Glass & Motherless Brooklyn
6. Uncut Gems
7. (Disney tie) Toy Story 4 & The Lion King
8. (3-way Elevated Horror tie) Us & Wounds & Velvet Buzzsaw
9. (Netflix tie) The Perfection & Triple Frontier
10. Chuck Hank and the San Diego Twins (this is the year! fingers crossed!)
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And now for the TELEVISION portion of this year-end list!
The InSneider's Top 10 TV Shows of 2018
1. American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace (FX)
2. Narcos: Mexico (Netflix)
3. Barry (HBO)
4. Killing Eve (Hulu)
5. Homeland S7 (Showtime)
6. GLOW S2 (Netflix)
7. Seven Seconds (Netflix)
8. Bodyguard (Netflix)
9. Crashing S2 (HBO)
10. (tie) The Looming Tower & Ray Donovan S6 (in progress) (Hulu/Showtime)
Top 10 Most Anticipated New TV Shows of 2019
1. Too Old to Die Young (Amazon)
2. Watchmen (HBO)
3. City On a Hill (Showtime)
4. Lorena (Amazon)
5. Chernobyl (HBO)
6. Central Park Five (Netflix)
7. The Twilight Zone (CBS All Access)
8. Lovecraft Country (HBO)
9. The Boys (Amazon)
10. Zero Zero Zero (Amazon)
Top 10 Most Anticipated Returning TV Shows of 2019
1. Mindhunter S2 (Netflix)
2. Fargo S4 (FX)
3. True Detective S3 (HBO)
4. Narcos: Mexico S2 (Netflix)
5. Homeland S8 (Showtime)
6. Barry S2 (HBO)
7. Killing Eve S2 (Hulu)
8. GLOW S3 (Netflix)
9. Black Mirror S5 (Netflix)
10. Stranger Things S3 (Netflix)
If I Had An Oscar Ballot...
... it would look something like this. Please keep in mind that while I loved certain movies (like Instant Family and Red Sparrow, which are among my top-20 movies of 2018) it's hard to vote for them for Best Picture. These have to be somewhat REALISTIC choices, otherwise there would be no point to this exercise. Also of note: I haven't seen films such as The Hate U Give or Capernaum, and I have abstained from voting in categories which I am ill-informed about, like the sound and short film categories. Feel free to show off your own Oscar ballot in the comments section below, and thanks in advance for reading. I hope you enjoy my nominees.
Important Note: An asterisk (*) denotes my vote to WIN.
BEST PICTURE
American Animals
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased
Green Book
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The Old Man & the Gun
A Quiet Place
The Rider
The Sisters Brothers
A Star Is Born*
Note: Not much to add here, as my list was pretty clear-cut, but if I see any more films I truly love, Boy Erased would probably be the first cut. I just loved everything about A Star Is Born. Congrats to everyone involved! And if it should win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, you won't hear any complaints from me.
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST ACTOR
Steve Carell, Beautiful Boy
BEST ACTRESS
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
American Animals
Eighth Grade
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased
The Old Man & the Gun
The Sisters Brothers
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2*
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Note: I only saw four animated movies this year (Wes Anderson's disappointing Isle of Dogs was the fourth) and to be honest, none of them really blew me away, but I went with the Pixar sequel over Spider-Man, because even though the animation wasn't quite as dynamic or original, I preferred the story and just really enjoy the Parr family and their superhero shenanigans.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fahrenheit 11/9
22 July
The Night Comes for Us
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
BEST EDITING
American Animals*
Beautiful Boy
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Destroyer
Overlord
Stan & Ollie
Vice*
Vox Lux
Note: I wasn't a big fan of Vice but the artistry it took to transform Christian Bale into Dick Cheney is simply undeniable.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Animals*
Annihilation
BlacKkKlansman
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Annihilation
Mary Poppins Returns
BEST ENSEMBLE (not an actual award)
Black Panther*
Crazy Rich Asians
Hereditary
The Old Man & the Gun
FINAL TALLY (out of 20):
A Star Is Born - 5 (Picture, Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song)
American Animals - 3 (Director, Editing, Original Score)
Roma - 2 (Foreign Language Feature, Cinematography)
Beautiful Boy - 1 (Supporting Actor)
Black Panther - 1 (Ensemble)
The Favourite - 1 (Production Design)
Green Book - 1 (Original Screenplay)
Incredibles 2 - 1 (Animated Feature)
Mary Poppins Returns - 1 (Costume Design)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 1 (Visual Effects)
Vice - 1 (Makeup and Hairstyling)
Vox Lux - 1 (Supporting Actress)
Won't You Be My Neighbor - 1 (Documentary Feature)
Important Note: An asterisk (*) denotes my vote to WIN.
BEST PICTURE
American Animals
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased
Green Book
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
The Old Man & the Gun
A Quiet Place
The Rider
The Sisters Brothers
A Star Is Born*
Note: Not much to add here, as my list was pretty clear-cut, but if I see any more films I truly love, Boy Erased would probably be the first cut. I just loved everything about A Star Is Born. Congrats to everyone involved! And if it should win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, you won't hear any complaints from me.
BEST DIRECTOR
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Bart Layton, American Animals*
Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Chloe Zhao, The Rider
Note: Obviously, Alfonso Cuaron did a remarkable job with Roma, but it does feel like a beautiful coffee table book at times, as I found the script lacking, which is why I'd give Cuaron an Oscar for Best Cinematography (as you'll see below) rather than a nomination for Best Director. Felix van Groeningen was another tough cut, as he did a great job with Beautiful Boy, but I couldn't overlook what McQuarrie has done for the Mission: Impossible franchise. Even still, Bart Layton directed the hell out of American Animals, blurring the line between documentary and performance. This is one of the most exciting heist movies in years, and it's about four guys stealing rare books from their college library. No easy feat, I tell ya.
Peter Farrelly, Green Book
Bart Layton, American Animals*
Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Chloe Zhao, The Rider
Note: Obviously, Alfonso Cuaron did a remarkable job with Roma, but it does feel like a beautiful coffee table book at times, as I found the script lacking, which is why I'd give Cuaron an Oscar for Best Cinematography (as you'll see below) rather than a nomination for Best Director. Felix van Groeningen was another tough cut, as he did a great job with Beautiful Boy, but I couldn't overlook what McQuarrie has done for the Mission: Impossible franchise. Even still, Bart Layton directed the hell out of American Animals, blurring the line between documentary and performance. This is one of the most exciting heist movies in years, and it's about four guys stealing rare books from their college library. No easy feat, I tell ya.
BEST ACTOR
Steve Carell, Beautiful Boy
Bradley Cooper, A Star Is Born*
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen, Green Book
Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun
Note: Again, it was pretty easy to narrow this list down to five, all due respect to Hugh Jackman and Ethan Hawke. I also liked John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan in Stan & Ollie, both of Lucas Hedges' lead performances, all of Joaquin Phoenix's lead performances, plus Joe Cole in A Prayer Before Dawn, Brady Jandreau in The Rider and of course, the one and only Tom Cruise from M:I - Fallout. This would be a solid group of nominees, all of whom are very different, but Cooper stood head and shoulders above them, playing the only character who isn't based on a real person, despite what Father John Misty might think.
Robert Redford, The Old Man & the Gun
Note: Again, it was pretty easy to narrow this list down to five, all due respect to Hugh Jackman and Ethan Hawke. I also liked John C. Reilly and Steve Coogan in Stan & Ollie, both of Lucas Hedges' lead performances, all of Joaquin Phoenix's lead performances, plus Joe Cole in A Prayer Before Dawn, Brady Jandreau in The Rider and of course, the one and only Tom Cruise from M:I - Fallout. This would be a solid group of nominees, all of whom are very different, but Cooper stood head and shoulders above them, playing the only character who isn't based on a real person, despite what Father John Misty might think.
BEST ACTRESS
Lady Gaga, A Star Is Born*
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Carey Mulligan, Wildlife
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Carey Mulligan, Wildlife
Rosamund Pike, A Private War
Charlize Theron, Tully
Note: This was hardest category by far, and it pains me to snub Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Nicole Kidman (Destroyer) and, yes, Jennifer Lawrence (Red Sparrow), all of whom were terrific, and all of whom are perceived as inferior contenders compared to The Favourite star Olivia Colman, to which I take exception. But Pike and Mulligan deliver two of the year's most underrated performances, and like Theron, they utterly carry their respective films. But Gaga was cinematic dynamite, and I don't care if she's simply playing herself, as some critics have said. I disagree, and think it's a lot harder for a natural singer to project fear and uncertainty than for a non-singer to project confidence. Gaga may never go on to a major film career, and this may just be a case of perfect casting, but trust me... she knocked it out of the park.
Note: This was hardest category by far, and it pains me to snub Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Toni Collette (Hereditary), Nicole Kidman (Destroyer) and, yes, Jennifer Lawrence (Red Sparrow), all of whom were terrific, and all of whom are perceived as inferior contenders compared to The Favourite star Olivia Colman, to which I take exception. But Pike and Mulligan deliver two of the year's most underrated performances, and like Theron, they utterly carry their respective films. But Gaga was cinematic dynamite, and I don't care if she's simply playing herself, as some critics have said. I disagree, and think it's a lot harder for a natural singer to project fear and uncertainty than for a non-singer to project confidence. Gaga may never go on to a major film career, and this may just be a case of perfect casting, but trust me... she knocked it out of the park.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Timothee Chalamet, Beautiful Boy*
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Ben Kingsley, Operation Finale
Note: Grant was absolutely fantastic in Can You Ever Forgive Me? but he'll have to forgive me, as Chalamet's performance as a young drug addict was too heartbreaking to ignore. Sure, that part has been played before, but Chalamet brought a certain innocence to the role that made his performance even more devastating than, say, Leonardo DiCaprio clawing at his mother's door in The Basketball Diaries. Leo just didn't have the same innocence. The Academy is quick to honor young actresses but it makes young actors wait too long, which is how Leo ended up winning his first Oscar for The Revenant, a film in which he was ultimately outshined by Tom Hardy.
Sam Elliott, A Star Is Born
Richard E. Grant, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
Ben Kingsley, Operation Finale
Note: Grant was absolutely fantastic in Can You Ever Forgive Me? but he'll have to forgive me, as Chalamet's performance as a young drug addict was too heartbreaking to ignore. Sure, that part has been played before, but Chalamet brought a certain innocence to the role that made his performance even more devastating than, say, Leonardo DiCaprio clawing at his mother's door in The Basketball Diaries. Leo just didn't have the same innocence. The Academy is quick to honor young actresses but it makes young actors wait too long, which is how Leo ended up winning his first Oscar for The Revenant, a film in which he was ultimately outshined by Tom Hardy.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
Nicole Kidman, Boy Erased
Natalie Portman, Vox Lux*
Maura Tierney, Beautiful Boy
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians
Note: It was a weak year for this category, as I don't really think Portman delivered a necessarily Oscar-worthy turn in Vox Lux, but I don't know who else to vote for, so she wins by default. Meanwhile, are any of these performances getting serious awards consideration? No. Which is a damn shame. Instead, the three locks are Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz from The Favourite and Amy Adams from Vice. They were all fine, but c'mon...
Maura Tierney, Beautiful Boy
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians
Note: It was a weak year for this category, as I don't really think Portman delivered a necessarily Oscar-worthy turn in Vox Lux, but I don't know who else to vote for, so she wins by default. Meanwhile, are any of these performances getting serious awards consideration? No. Which is a damn shame. Instead, the three locks are Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz from The Favourite and Amy Adams from Vice. They were all fine, but c'mon...
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
American Animals
Eighth Grade
Green Book*
A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place
Tully
Note: I really like this crop of screenplays. The other nominees may be a bit more original than Green Book, which some have accused of being formulaic, but if that's the case, that is one hell of a formula.
Note: I really like this crop of screenplays. The other nominees may be a bit more original than Green Book, which some have accused of being formulaic, but if that's the case, that is one hell of a formula.
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased
The Old Man & the Gun
The Sisters Brothers
A Star Is Born*
Note: Sure, A Star Is Born has been done before, but not nearly as well. So what it lacks in originality, it makes up for with instantly quotable lines. "I just wanted to take another look at you." "All you gotta do is trust me. That's all you gotta do." On paper, these lines are nothing special, but they become magical when given life by actors.
Note: Sure, A Star Is Born has been done before, but not nearly as well. So what it lacks in originality, it makes up for with instantly quotable lines. "I just wanted to take another look at you." "All you gotta do is trust me. That's all you gotta do." On paper, these lines are nothing special, but they become magical when given life by actors.
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE
Incredibles 2*
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Note: I only saw four animated movies this year (Wes Anderson's disappointing Isle of Dogs was the fourth) and to be honest, none of them really blew me away, but I went with the Pixar sequel over Spider-Man, because even though the animation wasn't quite as dynamic or original, I preferred the story and just really enjoy the Parr family and their superhero shenanigans.
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
Fahrenheit 11/9
Free Solo
They Fight
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbor?*
Note: I've gone back and forth all year debating the merits of the Mister Rogers documentary and that of Three Identical Strangers, and while the latter film boasted an incredible true story full of wild twists, it does fall off a bit towards the end, whereas Won't You Be My Neighbor? reaches a crescendo that invites the audience to participate in the film -- a stroke of brilliance that, frankly, went unrivaled this year. In the end, that gave it the edge.
They Fight
Three Identical Strangers
Won't You Be My Neighbor?*
Note: I've gone back and forth all year debating the merits of the Mister Rogers documentary and that of Three Identical Strangers, and while the latter film boasted an incredible true story full of wild twists, it does fall off a bit towards the end, whereas Won't You Be My Neighbor? reaches a crescendo that invites the audience to participate in the film -- a stroke of brilliance that, frankly, went unrivaled this year. In the end, that gave it the edge.
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FEATURE
22 July
The Night Comes for Us
Roma*
Note: I only saw four Oscar-eligible films in this category -- Roma, Burning, The Guilty and Cold War -- and the only one I liked was Roma, which is a beautiful film, even though I still don't think it's a masterpiece. I hope to see Capernaum, Shoplifters, Birds of Passage, El Angel, Girl and Border soon.
Note: I only saw four Oscar-eligible films in this category -- Roma, Burning, The Guilty and Cold War -- and the only one I liked was Roma, which is a beautiful film, even though I still don't think it's a masterpiece. I hope to see Capernaum, Shoplifters, Birds of Passage, El Angel, Girl and Border soon.
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
If Beale Street Could Talk
Mission: Impossible - Fallout
Roma*
Roma*
The Sisters Brothers
Note: Alfonso Cuaron is a shoo-in for this award. Say what you will about Roma (and God knows I have!) but the cinematography is excellent, and those gorgeous black-and-white images are unforgettable.
Note: Alfonso Cuaron is a shoo-in for this award. Say what you will about Roma (and God knows I have!) but the cinematography is excellent, and those gorgeous black-and-white images are unforgettable.
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns*
Vox Lux
Note: I really thought this was going to be a duel between Black Panther and The Favourite, but I really thought that some of the costumes in Mary Poppins Returns were wonderfully creative and unique.
Note: I really thought this was going to be a duel between Black Panther and The Favourite, but I really thought that some of the costumes in Mary Poppins Returns were wonderfully creative and unique.
BEST EDITING
American Animals*
Beautiful Boy
Hereditary
A Quiet Place
A Star Is Born
Note: The editing in American Animals is masterful as the film cuts between its real-life subjects and the four actors playing them. It just cranks up the intensity to the max, resulting in one of the year's most memorable movies.
Note: The editing in American Animals is masterful as the film cuts between its real-life subjects and the four actors playing them. It just cranks up the intensity to the max, resulting in one of the year's most memorable movies.
BEST MAKEUP & HAIRSTYLING
Destroyer
Overlord
Stan & Ollie
Vice*
Vox Lux
Note: I wasn't a big fan of Vice but the artistry it took to transform Christian Bale into Dick Cheney is simply undeniable.
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
American Animals*
Annihilation
BlacKkKlansman
First Man
If Beale Street Could Talk
Note: I don't think it was a great year for scores, but Anne Nikitin did a great job ratcheting up the tension in American Animals, and frankly, female composers don't get nearly enough recognition for their contributions. Her work tops that of Nicholas Britell and Justin Hurwitz in my book.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Has Ended," Suspiria
"Music to My Eyes," A Star Is Born
"Revelation," Boy Erased
"Shallow," A Star Is Born*
"Suspirium," Suspiria
Note: Is this even really a contest? Even my man Thom Yorke is no match for the pairing of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper this year.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beautiful Boy
The Favourite*
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
Note: As soon as I saw The Favourite, I knew it would win this fake award on my fake ballot. The production design was magnificent, like something out of a Kubrick film. Everything is just so. Hats off to Fiona Crombie.
Note: I don't think it was a great year for scores, but Anne Nikitin did a great job ratcheting up the tension in American Animals, and frankly, female composers don't get nearly enough recognition for their contributions. Her work tops that of Nicholas Britell and Justin Hurwitz in my book.
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
"Has Ended," Suspiria
"Music to My Eyes," A Star Is Born
"Revelation," Boy Erased
"Shallow," A Star Is Born*
"Suspirium," Suspiria
Note: Is this even really a contest? Even my man Thom Yorke is no match for the pairing of Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper this year.
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Beautiful Boy
The Favourite*
Mary Poppins Returns
A Quiet Place
Ready Player One
Note: As soon as I saw The Favourite, I knew it would win this fake award on my fake ballot. The production design was magnificent, like something out of a Kubrick film. Everything is just so. Hats off to Fiona Crombie.
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
Annihilation
Mary Poppins Returns
Mission: Impossible - Fallout*
Ready Player One
Skyscraper
Note: Sorry, but you won't find any comic book movies here. I thought the VFX in Black Panther and Aquaman were underwhelming, and the Ant-Man sequel paled in comparison to the original. Mission: Impossible put all of these superhero movies to shame.
Ready Player One
Skyscraper
Note: Sorry, but you won't find any comic book movies here. I thought the VFX in Black Panther and Aquaman were underwhelming, and the Ant-Man sequel paled in comparison to the original. Mission: Impossible put all of these superhero movies to shame.
BEST ENSEMBLE (not an actual award)
Black Panther*
Crazy Rich Asians
Hereditary
The Old Man & the Gun
The Sisters Brothers
Note: Okay, so I've been tough on comic book movies throughout this column, but here's a category where one actually deserves to win. One of the problems I had with Black Panther was T'Challa himself, as Chadwick Boseman felt a bit overshadowed in his own movie. However, the right way to look at that peculiar situation is that he was surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast. I mean, I was barely familiar with Letitia Wright and Winston Duke before this film, and now they're on the covers of magazines. Ryan Coogler assembled an incredible cast that helped Black Panther become a cultural phenomenon, so I must give credit where it's due, and with apologies to the similarly impressive cast of Crazy Rich Asians.
Note: Okay, so I've been tough on comic book movies throughout this column, but here's a category where one actually deserves to win. One of the problems I had with Black Panther was T'Challa himself, as Chadwick Boseman felt a bit overshadowed in his own movie. However, the right way to look at that peculiar situation is that he was surrounded by a top-notch supporting cast. I mean, I was barely familiar with Letitia Wright and Winston Duke before this film, and now they're on the covers of magazines. Ryan Coogler assembled an incredible cast that helped Black Panther become a cultural phenomenon, so I must give credit where it's due, and with apologies to the similarly impressive cast of Crazy Rich Asians.
FINAL TALLY (out of 20):
A Star Is Born - 5 (Picture, Actor, Actress, Adapted Screenplay, Original Song)
American Animals - 3 (Director, Editing, Original Score)
Roma - 2 (Foreign Language Feature, Cinematography)
Beautiful Boy - 1 (Supporting Actor)
Black Panther - 1 (Ensemble)
The Favourite - 1 (Production Design)
Green Book - 1 (Original Screenplay)
Incredibles 2 - 1 (Animated Feature)
Mary Poppins Returns - 1 (Costume Design)
Mission: Impossible - Fallout - 1 (Visual Effects)
Vice - 1 (Makeup and Hairstyling)
Vox Lux - 1 (Supporting Actress)
Won't You Be My Neighbor - 1 (Documentary Feature)
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