Chasing Oscar 2021: The Predictions (Round 1)
With many of the contenders available, and the closing of the Oscar eligibility period weeks away, here are my early predictions.
Brandon Lewis
A 29 year old trying to navigate a life of pop culture, PR and pressure, sometimes from others, sometimes from myself. Essentially, my life is all about the "p"s.
Regina King’s Stunning ‘One Night in Miami’ Dissects Black Power and Anxiety
The first-time film director breathes new life into a group of Black legends.
Post-Premiere: Welcome to the Wonderfully Weird World of ‘WandaVision’
With a game cast and a charming wink to sitcoms past, Marvel’s first Disney+ series is a new lease on life for the all-powerful studio.
‘Promising Young Woman’ Gleefully Eviscerates the Nice Guy Myth
Carey Mulligan commands this pitch-black comedic thriller about revenge, retribution, and rape culture.
‘Pieces of a Woman’ Struggles as a Whole
Vanessa Kirby and company give powerful performances, but this film about loss gets lost itself.
‘Minari’ Quietly Unearths the Limits of the American Dream
Vividly rendered and intimately crafted, this story of Korean immigrants in middle America defies language, location, and generation.
The Pop Culture Winners of 2020
How Meg, Dan, Bong, and more made the best out of the absolute worst.
‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Struggles to Solve its Steve Trevor Problem
Gal Gadot and Chris Pine’s potent chemistry swoop in to save a film perilously close to being a hot mess.
Miraculous Performances and Writing Make ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Sing
The screen adaptation is almost too faithful to August Wilson’s play, but any tension melts away when a luminous Chadwick Boseman and fiery Viola Davis enter the frame.
David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ Has a High Barrier to Entry
Stunning but overstuffed, Fincher’s tribute to ‘Citizen Kane’ may require a study guide.
Riz Ahmed Anchors the Innovative, Astonishing ‘Sound of Metal’
Director Darius Marder’s depiction of the Deaf community is nuanced, graceful, and dignified.
The New ‘Rebecca’ Makes You Yearn for the Old One
Armie Hammer and Lily James fail to justify this remake of the Alfred Hitchcock classic.
