Category: Contenders
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Contender: Past Lives (2023)
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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Contender: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023)
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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Contender: Air (2023)
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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Contender: Asteroid City (2023)
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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Contender: Barbie (2023)
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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Contender: Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
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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Contender: The Color Purple (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 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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Contenders 2023: Initial Offerings
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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The Contenders: June Retrospective/August 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 June and see what films faltered. Then we’ll look forward to August and see what has some potential. Wesley Lovell’s Thoughts June was a month of successes…
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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 pulled ahead and which faltered. Then we’ll look forward to July and see what has some potential. Normally, this will post earlier…