Tag: oscars 2026
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Arco: A Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Arco (2025) Ugo Bienvenu After my depressing trip to Dallas earlier today for The Voice of Hind Rajab, I needed a cinematic pick-me-up, and Arco with Liz and Gabe was the perfect prescription. I’d had this movie on my watchlist since like September, so it was great to finally see it and check off the last of the Best Animated Feature nominees for this year. I’m glad to report…
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The Voice of Hind Rajab: Art Depicts Life
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025) Kaouther Ben Hania Coming out of the theater today, it didn’t feel right to write a review of The Voice of Hind Rajab. I didn’t want my thoughts on trivial things like the performances or the cinematography to distract from the real-life horrors depicted in this movie. After sitting with my feelings on the drive home (from the Angelika in…
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Viva Verdi!: One of These Noms is Not Like the Other
Viva Verdi! (2024) Yvonne Russo When the Oscar nominations came out last week, I was shocked to not see either original song from Wicked: For Good on there. I was even more shocked to see a song that I had never heard of from a film I had never heard of. I paid a pretty penny—1,500 of them, to be exact—to sit through Viva Verdi! today, and though I’m an admirer of Verdi (we…
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Come See Me in the Good Light: Ending on a Make
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. Come See Me in the Good Light (2025) Ryan White My fingers are crossed that today’s my last snow day so I can go back to school tomorrow, but that snow just isn’t melting. I’ve been grateful, though, for the time I’ve had to put a significant dent in my Oscars Death Race, which continued today with Come See Me in the Good Light, a documentary with…
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If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Every Rose Has Its Thorn (This One Has Many)
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) Mary Bronstein I’m now in Day 3 of Snowmageddon 2026, and the cabin fever is starting to set in. I’m running out of things to do, but luckily, there are a ton of Oscar-nominated films and short films that I need to get to. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is one that I’ve had on my radar and…
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The Perfect Neighbor: Rage Against the Political Machine
THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS. The Perfect Neighbor (2025) Geeta Gandbhir With Oscars nominations being announced this morning, my second ever Oscars Death Race attempt has begun! In comparison to last year at this time, I’m a little bit behind because films that I thought were shoe-ins for a nom (like Wicked: For Good and No Other Choice) were snubbed, so the next seven weeks or so are going to be a grind. The…
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Little Gold Man Watch — My 2026 Oscars Nomination Predictions
With nominations for the 2026 Academy Awards being announced this Thursday, I wanted to preempt them by a few days and get my predictions out to the world. I’m not clairvoyant or anything, but wouldn’t it be cool if a bunch of my predictions—heck, maybe even all of them—were right? Honestly, there are a few categories where I think my guesses wouldn’t be terribly educated, so rather than submitting to…
