Chasing the Gold FYC: Chadwick Boseman, Best Actor – ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’

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Few times has a celebrity death hit me quite like that of Chadwick Boseman. The fact that it... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: 30th Annual Gotham Awards Winners (And What They Mean to the Oscar Race)

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The 30th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards took place this past Monday, having been pushed back from its... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: 2021 Oscar Predictions – New Year, Same Oscar Race

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2020 is gone. We rang in a new year this time last week and with that, we look... Read More »

Podcast: Critics Groups / Category Fraud – Chasing the Gold Ep. 28

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On Episode 28 of Chasing the Gold, Ryan is joined by Clayton Davis of Variety to discuss the... Read More »

Chasing the Gold FYC: Carrie Coon, Best Leading Actress – ‘The Nest’

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Since its debut at the Sundance film festival at the beginning of the year, director Sean Durkin’s The... Read More »

Chasing the Gold FYC: Mads Mikkelsen, Best Actor – ‘Another Round’

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We have just come off a year when international films were finally accepted outside of their own category... Read More »

Podcast: 2021 Best Director Race – Chasing the Gold Ep. 27

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On Episode 27 of Chasing the Gold, Ryan is joined by Mike1 and AlsoMike of Mike, Mike And... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: How Did That Get Nominated for Best Picture? (2016)

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Let’s be honest. The Academy Awards of 2016 were rather dull. Spotlight took home the top prize. It... Read More »

Chasing the Gold FYC: Paul Raci, Best Supporting Actor – ‘Sound of Metal’

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When it played at film festivals this fall, Darius Marder’s directorial debut Sound of Metal received raves for... Read More »

Chasing the Gold FYC: Maria Bakalova, Best Actress – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

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2020 has been a helluva year for many reasons that I don’t even need to state here in... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: How Did That Get Nominated for Best Picture? (2017)

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Among Oscar fans, the Academy Award’s of 2017 was one of the most memorable of all time. While... Read More »

Movie Review (Raindance): ‘Stardust’ is Lacking in Music, Heart and Soul

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This may be a bio-pic about David Bowie, but I want to start this review by making a... Read More »

Movie Review (Raindance): ‘Here Are the Young Men’ is a Tough, Mostly Important Watch

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When looking through the films that were showing at the 2020 Raindance Film Festival, there were some standouts... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: Why Jacki Weaver Should Have Won the Oscar for ‘Silver Linings Playbook’

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When you think Jacki Weaver you think of a few things. A naturally comedic force from Australia that... Read More »

Movie Review (LFF): ‘Striding Into The Wind’ is a Tender Insight Into Post-Modern China

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Wei Shujun’s debut feature showed up at the London Film Festival with an aura of intrigue surrounding it.... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: Best Cinematography Analysis (2021)

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If there is any below-the-line category that I personally love, it is Best Cinematography. Unlike most other categories,... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: How Did That Get Nominated for Best Picture? (2018)

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The Academy Awards of 2018 deemed The Shape of Water the Best Picture of the year.  Yes, a... Read More »

Chasing the Gold: Best Adapted Screenplay Analysis (2021)

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It seems like every year there are fewer choices for the Adapted Screenplay category. Whilst I admire the... Read More »

Movie Review: ‘Collective’ Looks into Governments Collapsing Journalistic Credibility

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With “fake news” and disinformation all over, when conspiracy theories become general truth instead of the actual truth,... Read More »

Movie Review (LFF): ‘The Intruder’ is a Tale Suffering From an Identity Crisis

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It’s perhaps fitting that a movie concerning a woman facing an identity crisis would have one of its... Read More »