Tom Cruise fixing a bike in Top Gun Maverick

Can Top Gun: Maverick Be A Major Player At The Oscars?

Tom Cruise and Paramount believed in Top Gun: Maverick so much that they refused to sell the film to a streaming service during the pandemic. In my best LeBron James voice, the studio delayed the film’s release date not one, not two, not three, not four, not five, but six times before settling on May […]

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars

2022 Oscars: Did That Just Happen?

Did you happen to watch the Oscars? Well if you didn’t, they gave out some awards, edited some speeches, and oh yeah, Will Smith slapped Chris Rock across the face. Like anyone who has been on the Internet for over a decade, I thought this was fake. I was wrong. This was as real as […]

Emilia Jones on a boat in CODA

2022 Oscars Discussion, Vol. 8: Who Should Win And Who Will Win

After the long and winding road, awards season has reached the end of its journey with the 2022 Oscars. Remember when Belfast was the frontrunner for Best Picture and House of Gucci was going to dominate the acting categories? That was Fall 2021, which feels like 10 years ago. Things have drastically changed the last […]

The Power of the Dog

2022 Oscars Discussion, Vol 7: BAFTA And Critics’ Choice Storylines

We’re almost there, everyone. The Oscars are just over two weeks away, but there’s still work left to be done with the BAFTAs and Critics’ Choice Awards. In a strange move, both the BAFTAs and Critics’ Choice will air on Sunday, Mar. 13, which means we’ll have twice the amount of answers to apply to […]

Coda / Apple TV+

2022 Oscars Discussion, Vol 6: Can Coda Win Best Picture?

One of the most important checkpoints on the road to the Oscars is the SAG Awards, which aired on Feb. 27. Before the ceremony, I tweeted out one prediction. As The Office’s Kevin Malone once said, “It’s just nice to win one.” Can Coda Win Best Picture? The movie that best represents the “little engine […]