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Continue reading →: BLOCKBUSTER REVIEW CATCH-UP: “Backrooms”, “End of Oak Street”, “The Mandalorian, “Master of the Universe”, “Obsession”, “The Odyssey”, “Scary Movie”, “Spider-Man”, “Supergirl”I am fully aware of how silly it is to feel the need to pump out reviews for films that have already long come and gone, but it’s far more a dedication to my own work and acknowledgement that running a podcast (hey, go check out Best Animated Podcast, wherever…
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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: 99th Academy Award Nominations (SEPTEMBER 2026)As per usual, here’s a handful of films that have altered my prognostication on this year’s Oscar race in the last month. All of a Sudden: It’s not likely that we will get three International Features into Best Picture and with two coming from NEON, it’s even more likely only…
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Continue reading →: REVIEWS: “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” & “The Weight”There isn’t too much of a link between these two films outside the fact that we’re dealing with two of our great actors, in the later stage of their careers, delivering dynamite work in tiny independent films about characters on an impossible life or death journey (and both premiered at…
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Continue reading →: INDIE REVIEW CATCHUP: “Buddy, “Gail Daughtry”, “Our Hero Balthazar”, “Maddie’s Secret”, “Magic Faraway Tree”, & “Rose of Nevada”After an incredibly busy summer starting a new podcast (hey, you like animation and the Oscars? Give “Best Animated Podcast” a listen: available on all podcast platforms!) and other life events delaying the pile of reviews I’ve been putting off, I’m taking this Day of Labor to catch up on…
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Continue reading →: 2026 Emmy Nominees Ranked + Final Winner PredictionsWith the Primetime Emmy Awards less than a couple weeks away (and the Creative Arts Emmys this weekend), it’s not only time to give my final predictions but also to critique the entire Emmys year as a whole. As with every year when I do my full Emmys catchup, it…
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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: 99th Academy Awards (AUGUST 2026)I will keep most of this short and sweet in the preface given my predictions haven’t changed THAT much since last month but there are some intriguing new inclusions. Has my belief in Michael’s chances remained sturdy? Are we in for a Digger shut-out? What is going on in Best…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” Explores the Romance of Audience And EntertainmentIn 1986’s delirious sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface is given an ultimatum: sex or the saw. In the context of the situation, Leatherface is forced by his family to choose between taking part in a sexual situation with his victim for which he is dramatically unfamiliar or to wield…
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Continue reading →: TV Review: Somehow, “Ted Lasso” Has ReturnedWhile the first 4 episodes of 10 were screened in advance, for embargo reasons, some story details will be kept vague. Just a year after COVID lockdowns took over the entire world, Ted Lasso became a universal source of comfort for millions. The Apple comedy series united critics and audiences…
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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: 99th Academy Awards Nominations (JULY)Why must we be predicting Oscars 7 months in advance? How ridiculous! How ridiculous! This just turns film into an unnecessary contest instead of letting the films exist on their own terms. How dare me. Anyway… As per usual, I’ll discuss a big list of films in contention this year…
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Continue reading →: 2026 In Film- Halfway Report: Top 5 So Far and Personal Awards#1. NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (Matt Johnson) One of the more jaw-dropping spectacles of the year includes real parachuting into stadiums, time traveling to 2008, and the grand return of Orbitz. Being well-versed in the original series run of Nirvanna the Band the Show is not necessary…
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EDITOR, SITE WRITER
Jakob Kolness
Minnesota Film Critics Association Member. Graduate of Film Studies, writer, novelist, filmmaker.
CURRENT 2027 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
“Behemoth!” (Searchlight Pictures)
“The Debut” (A24)
“Dune Part III” (Warner Bros)
“Elsinore” (Focus Features)
“Fjord” (NEON)
“The Invite” (A24)
“La Bola Negra” (Netflix)
“The Odyssey” (Universal)
“Project Hail Mary” (Amazon MGM)
“Wild Horse Nine” (Searchlight Pictures)
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