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Top Films 10 of 2013, Golden Globe Predictions and other Pieces of the Week

Terence Johnson January 11, 2014 Article

Top 10 Films of 2013

Out of all the years I’ve been covering film, 2013 certainly ranks near the top of film years that make it hard to craft a top 10. There were so many different permutations of this top 10 list that I had to walk away from the computer for five minutes to regroup. However, I think that the battle was well worth it as the 10 films I selected accurately reflect the films that really spoke to me this year.

Golden Globe Predictions

This Sunday the first major award show, The Golden Globes, is set to air and will give us our first true look at what the awards season might bare out. With Oscar nomination being announced on Thursday, the Globes might be the first place to convince people to put you down to win the big prize. So who will win at the Globes? I took a look at the nominations and offered some predictions and analysis.

2013 in Review: Special Prizes including the Worst Films of 2013

Terence Johnson January 9, 2014 Article

I can see the light of my 2013 awards! Lawd I’m almost done talking about the year that was 2013. In order to do this, I decided to group together some of the last prizes I needed to hand out and man did I hand some out. This was such a good film year that I even decided to invent some categories to honor more people. I’ve also included the worst films of the year in this post. Enjoy!

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Oscar Predictions Update: The Post Globes and SAG World

Terence Johnson December 15, 2013 Article

It feels so nice to get a respite from big awards announcements. While the critics groups will still continue to weigh in the awards, this might be the first time in weeks I’ve been able to update my Oscar predictions without the fear that some major announcement would render them null and void. But before we get to the predictions, how about some analysis?

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

Terence Johnson December 11, 2013 Article

Well, well, well looks like we are in for one twisty Oscar race now doesn’t it. The SAG nominations were announced this morning and while they managed to be somewhat standard, there were some shocks and snubs that could spell trouble for this awards season. Let’s do some quick analysis of these SAG Nominations.

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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: 2013 National Board of Review Film Awards

Terence Johnson December 4, 2013 Article

The National Board of Review is one of the oldest awards bodies and today they unveiled their nominees for 2013 film awards. Her, the newest Spike Jonze film about a man who falls in love with an operating system, was named the best film of the year, along with picking up Best Director. The nominees were really interesting so let’s dig in!

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Oscar Predictions Update: Post AFI Fest

Terence Johnson November 18, 2013 Article

My my my has the Oscar landscape shifted in the two weeks since I last updated my Oscar predictions. The race is really starting to take shape and it looks like it will be an exciting few months as films vying for the crown. Let’s dig into the predictions then, shall we?

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