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Tag: contenders

award talk, reactions

The Contenders: ROMA

The Best Picture of the eight films nominated for Best Picture is clear.

Posted on February 23, 2019March 24, 2019
award talk, reactions

The Contenders: GREEN BOOK

The third of three puzzling Best Picture nominees; and one I loathe to admit stands a chance of winning a prize.

Posted on February 22, 2019March 10, 2019
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The Contenders: BLACKkKLANSMAN

Something of an also ran that should really be leading the run.

Posted on February 21, 2019September 12, 2020
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The Contenders: BLACK PANTHER

The argument can end – a genre now has a Best Picture nomination. That nomination goes to a film that sets itself apart.

Posted on February 18, 2019September 12, 2020
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The Contenders: BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY

This is the real life. That was the fantasy.

Posted on February 7, 2019February 20, 2019

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