Oscars 2024 – Full Winners list + highlights from the 96th Academy Awards

Happy Post-Oscars Day, everyone!! Did you watch the ceremony last night? Just like last year, the Oscars happened during the end of daylight savings when we actually lost one hour 😦 Thankfully they started the ceremony an hour early and relatively speaking it went by pretty fast and was pretty entertaining overall. Now, Jimmy Kimmel …

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2024 Oscars Predictions – FlixChatter picks on who will win + who should win

Happy Oscars Eve! Time for the obligatory predictions, it's currently about 24 hours away until the 96th Oscar winners are announced. Just like last year, I have actually managed to see nine out of the ten nominees. The one I haven't seen is Killers of the Flower Moon (it's nearly 3.5 hours long!) but hey, …

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2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards – PAST LIVES won Best Feature. Congrats to all the winners!!

The Film Independent Spirit Awards were given out last night, Sunday, Feb 25, and as a film critic as well as a member of Film Independent, I'm thrilled for the 2024 award winners!! The show took place in Santa Monica, hosted by Aidy Bryant, as the final voting for the Oscars is still happening as …

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2024 Oscar Nominations – Musings on the egregious snubs + enchanting surprises

So the day movie fans/pundits have been waiting for is here… Oscar nominations were announced this morning by Zazie Beetz and Jack Quaid. Well, there's no repeat of Barbenheimer competition at the Oscars. Despite Barbie winning the box office with $1.4 billion worldwide (while Oppenheimer has made $946 million), Christopher Nolan's opus of the father …

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2024 Oscar Nominations are less than 24 hours away – My Final Predictions

Happy Oscar Nominations Eve, everyone! I don't usually predict the nominations, but I feel like this year I have a slightly better idea as to which movies and which actors might get nominated. Some are guaranteed, and of course, there are plenty that are wild cards. I mean, that's part of the fun of making …

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20 Memorable but Overlooked Movie Performances of 2023

I had planned to do various end-of-year lists before I post my Top 10 Movies of the Year, but I just haven't gotten around to it. But the one list that's been pressing on my mind all through award season is regarding my favorite performances that aren't getting enough love from pundits and voters alike. …

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Musings on Golden Globes 2024 FILM Nominations – 5 Great Surprises + 5 Glaring Snubs + that puzzling new ‘Box Office Achievement’ category

Happy Tuesday folks!! Well, I didn't even realize Golden Globes nominations were coming out yesterday so I saw it after my press screening of WONKA. So the partnership between the Globes and NBC is no more, per THR, the Golden Globes organization has announced that the 2024 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will air live on …

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