Category: Contenders
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The Contenders: April Retrospective/June 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 April and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to June and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts April Retrospective We’ll start…
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Contender: The Apprentice (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Apprentice was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 63.8 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 60.9 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5…
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Contender: Twisters (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Twisters was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 64.6 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Contender: Moana 2 (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Moana 2 was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 56 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Contender: The Brutalist (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. The Brutalist was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 64.2 out of 90 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Nickel Boys (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Nickel Boys was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 57.4 out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Maria (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Maria was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 70.5 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1 – Pedigree…
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Contenders: May Update
For our May update, a small number of 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 one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally…
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Contender: Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Long Day’s Journey Into Night was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 17.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5…