The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: SAG Awards Nominations

More awards show nominations! The SAG Awards announced their nominations today and naturally I have many thoughts. Let’s talk about it! The Good 1. Black people everywhere. So many black performers and projects were nominated and it’s such a wonderful sight to see. Gonna be tough watching many of them face off like Sterling and

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Golden Globes Nominations

It seems like just yesterday we were all minding our own business and now we are dropped into the thick of the awards season. This raggedy year has flown by. Anyways, the Golden Globes announced their nominations this morning and I have some thoughts. The Good 1. The love for Moonlight is nice to see.

Oscar Predictions: AFI Fest Detox

So now that AFI Fest has come and gone, seems time to update these Oscar predictions before the avalanche of critics awards start arriving. (Also I need some content for the week.) Main Questions: -Will Patriots Day American Sniper itself into the race? I currently have this film in the sound categories but I would

Oscar Predictions: Viola Davis, Billy Lynn, and Moonlight

New Oscar predictions, who dis? Billy Lynn had it’s premiere at NYFF and the reviews were…mixed at best. However, I find it hard to count an Ang Lee film out of the race, especially given how most people felt about Life of Pi, which wound up with a ton of Oscars, including one for Ang

Oscar Predictions: The Birth of a Nation and NYFF update

We are now past phase 1 of the fall festival circuit, which we chatted about on the latest podcast, and are now in the NYFF phase 2, so it’s as good a time as any to update predictions. But first some analysis: 1. Remember how I said this was an awesome year for Black movies?

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Oscar Predictions: This Could Be Black as Hell

These are pre-Toronto pics that took me eons to do, and will probably drastically change. I also don’t “really care” about these, if you’ve seen my recent rants about these. One of the coolest things about this Oscar season is that for the first time in recent memory I truly feel like the films are

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