CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. May December was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 74.1 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Todd Haynes
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Dune: Part Two was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 16 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Denis
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Born March 26, 1934 in Brooklyn New York, Alan Arkin was the son of artist-writer-lyricist David I. Arkin and his wife Beatrice, a teacher. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1946 where the senior Arkin was employed by the Hollywood studios until he ran afoul of the “red scare” in 1950. The younger Arkin
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Rye Lane was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 44.5 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Raine
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Past Lives was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 62.3 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Celine Song
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 60.2 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Air was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Gross Contender Factor: 61.1 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director:
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Asteroid City was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 60.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Wes Anderson
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Barbie was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 77.4 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Greta Gerwig Writers:
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Killers of the Flower Moon was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 84.5 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree
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CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Color Purple was added to this list based on the following criteria: Prediction Citation Contender Factor: 62.9 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Blitz
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Once again, our prognosticators have been hard at work putting together revised lists. There aren’t a lot of changes this month, but enough to create some interesting new match-ups. Further, we’ve added the Animated Feature and Visual Effects categories to expand our lists to ten categories. Next month, we’ll add another two. They will probably
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Last week, we introduced our new feature: the Contenders series. As promised, this week, we’re going to offer up an initial slate of forty films, five from stage 1, five from stage 2, two from stage 3, five from stage 4, and the rest from stage 5. These run the gamut from box office hits
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