Category: Contenders
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Contender: Fallen Leaves (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Fallen Leaves was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Contender Factor: 56.3 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Aki Kaurismäki…
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Contender: Dream Scenario (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Dream Scenario was added to this list based on the following criteria: Precursor Citation Contender Factor: 56.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Kristoffer Borgli…
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Contenders: Final Sets of New Contenders Incoming
I have been working hard the last several days putting together the final list of films to round out the Contenders for 2023. These are all films that either scored more than a couple of precursor citations or which should have been covered to wrap up December. There are several of these titles, over thirty…
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The Contenders: November Retrospective/January Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of November and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to December and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts November Retrospective It’s difficult to discuss…
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Contenders: November Update
For our November update, several films moved on from one stage to the next. Today, we’ll look at where each film moved and look at a new ranking of each of the contenders. Moving to Stage 2 We have no films moving into Stage 2. Moving to Stage 3 There are four films that have…
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Contender: Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Five Nights at Freddy’s was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Gross Contender Factor: 43.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Contender Factor: 40.8 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage…
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Contender: The Delinquents (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. The Delinquents was added to this list based on the following criteria: 80+ MetaCritic Score Contender Factor: 45.6 out of 80 (Stage 5 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Rodrigo…
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Contender: Blue Beetle (2023)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2023 Contenders series. Blue Beetle was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Contender Factor: 45.2 out of 100 (Stage 6 of 6 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree Director: Angel…
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The Contenders: October Retrospective/December Forecast
We’re looking at Oscar contenders as they release and trying to determine which films have potential and which have wasted it. Let’s look back at the month of October and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to December and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts October Retrospective In retrospect, October had…