Category: Contenders
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The Contenders: May Retrospective/July 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 May and see what films succeeded and faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts May Retrospective May was…
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Contender: Girls Will Be Girls (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Girls Will Be Girls was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 45. out of 85 (Stage 4 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Contender: Handling the Undead (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Handling the Undead was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 47.9 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire was added to this list based on the following criteria: $100 Million+ Box Office Type of Contender: Effects Contender Factor: 59.9 out of 100 (Stage 5…
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Contender: The Garfield Movie (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 Garfield Movie was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 52.1 out of 100 (Stage 5 of 5 complete) Stage…
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Contender: Emilia Pérez (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Emilia Pérez was added to this list based on the following criteria: Festival Award Type of Contender: Acting Contender Factor: 33.8 out of 60 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Contenders: June Update
For our June 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 one film moving into Stage 2. This means that these films have finally had all of…
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Contender: Oh Canada (2024)
CLICK HERE for more details about the Contenders series. CLICK HERE to see a list of other films in the 2024 Contenders series. Oh Canada was added to this list based on the following criteria: Our Predictions Citation Type of Contender: Narrow Contender Factor: 17.3 out of 40 (Stage 2 of 5 complete) Stage 1…
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Contender: The Nightingale (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 Nightingale was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Broad Contender Factor: 7.5 out of 25 (Stage 1 of 5 complete) Stage 1 –…
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Contender: The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (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 Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol was added to this list based on the following criteria: Pre-Release Buzz Type of Contender: Animation Contender Factor: 10 out of 20 (Stage 1 of 5…