If you haven’t had a chance, listen to The Lone Acting Nominees podcast, hosted by Gordon McNulty, where Gordon and a guest discuss a film and performance where the acting nomination was the...

We've all heard the same complaints about the Oscars gravitating towards small-scale films no regular person has ever heard of. But, how accurate is that sentiment? I looked back at the last...

Director: Wen MuyeWriter: Wen Muye, Lang Qunli, Wei ZhongStars: Shen Feng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif Synopsis: Xu Fu works as head chef of a Chinese restaurant in Middle East, running the Dragon Restaurant...

Here we are, once again, at the intersection between Oscar prognostication and degenerate gambling.  Like I did with The Odyssey, I will be handicapping the Oscar chances of the much-derided effort of...

Director: Janus MetzWriters: Sam Chalsen, Nelson GreavesStars: Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe, Shailene Woodley, Annabelle Wallis Synopsis: A Harvard student becomes the Unabomber after psychological experiments. Years later, an FBI agent's pursuit reveals how...

Director: Claire ScanlonWriters: Sarah Rothschild (based on the book by Ali Hazelwood)Stars: Lili Reinhart, Tom Bateman, Rachel Marsh, Jaboukie Young-White Synopsis: After an impulsive kiss, two scientists end up in a fake relationship,...

Director: Josef Kubota WladykaWriters: Josef Kubota Wladyka, Nicholas HuynhStars: Rinko Kikuchi, Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Edda, You, Yoh Yoshida Synopsis: Haru and Luis love competing in Tokyo's ballroom dance scene, but after tragedy strikes,...

Some people would wait until the first big festivals are complete before updating their Oscar nominations. I call those people cowards. Where’s the fun in waiting to see what shakes out?  Take...