Most nominee movies, including Vice, are seemingly made just with the Oscars in mind. Most of the nominees bombed. The exceptions are Black Panther, Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody.
What surprises me is how blatant Hollywood always is about the Oscars being an insider's game.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
I found Black Panther, Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody infinitely batter than Vice. I'd put Roma, Eight Grade, and the Favorite ahead of those 4, too.
"Always listen to the crazy scientist with a weird van or armful of blueprints and diagrams." -- Vibranium
Even though Black Panther was my personal favorite of the movies considered (that I've seen). I want either BlacKKKlansman or Roma to win.
Basically because I've stopped considering the Oscars as anything other than industry wank for years. So it's time to let Spike Lee into the club, or Roma because I don't like that somehow Netflix films have to fight to be considered "real" movies.
Black Panther doesn't really need an award for validation.
Pull List:
Marvel Comics: Venom, X-Men, Black Panther, Captain America, Eternals, Warhammer 40000.
DC Comics: The Last God
Image: Decorum
I've yet to see BlacKKKlansman, so I can't really say anything about it other than Spike should've been in a long time ago.
Roma, Eighth Grade, the Favorite, Black Panther, A Star is Born, and Bohemian Rhapsody are my top films this last year in order, that I've seen so far.
"Always listen to the crazy scientist with a weird van or armful of blueprints and diagrams." -- Vibranium
Of the one I've seen that are nominated The green Book Is the only one I'd say I feel is better. Havent seen Star is born or Roma yet.
Wish Instant Family woulda been nominated for something. I honestly thought as a Dramedy it punched above its weight. I mean I even thought Whalberg was amazing in it
BlacKKKlansman is my pick to win. It just seems to have hit all the right notes for the current climate and the director might just get it for this movie as a representative of his entire body of work.
Every day is a gift, not a given right.
Not gonna lie. I love how around the Net, people are Triggered that Black Panther got nominated. It's making me giggle.
Pull List:
Marvel Comics: Venom, X-Men, Black Panther, Captain America, Eternals, Warhammer 40000.
DC Comics: The Last God
Image: Decorum
To be a bit more serious for a second, Sterling K. Brown still hasn't got enough credit for playing Gordon Walker on Supernatural.
If he gets a little bit here, past due. Never mind that the film was perfectly solid.