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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: 99th Academy Awards (AUGUST 2026)I will keep most of this short and sweet in the preface given my predictions haven’t changed THAT much since last month but there are some intriguing new inclusions. Has my belief in Michael’s chances remained sturdy? Are we in for a Digger shut-out? What is going on in Best…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” Explores the Romance of Audience And EntertainmentIn 1986’s delirious sequel The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, Leatherface is given an ultimatum: sex or the saw. In the context of the situation, Leatherface is forced by his family to choose between taking part in a sexual situation with his victim for which he is dramatically unfamiliar or to wield…
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Continue reading →: TV Review: Somehow, “Ted Lasso” Has ReturnedWhile the first 4 episodes of 10 were screened in advance, for embargo reasons, some story details will be kept vague. Just a year after COVID lockdowns took over the entire world, Ted Lasso became a universal source of comfort for millions. The Apple comedy series united critics and audiences…
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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: 99th Academy Awards Nominations (JULY)Why must we be predicting Oscars 7 months in advance? How ridiculous! How ridiculous! This just turns film into an unnecessary contest instead of letting the films exist on their own terms. How dare me. Anyway… As per usual, I’ll discuss a big list of films in contention this year…
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Continue reading →: 2026 In Film- Halfway Report: Top 5 So Far and Personal Awards#1. NIRVANNA THE BAND THE SHOW THE MOVIE (Matt Johnson) One of the more jaw-dropping spectacles of the year includes real parachuting into stadiums, time traveling to 2008, and the grand return of Orbitz. Being well-versed in the original series run of Nirvanna the Band the Show is not necessary…
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Continue reading →: PREDICTIONS: The 78th Emmy Awards NominationsWith Oscar season predictions just around the corner (if you’re a maniac like me), lest we forget the little sister of cinema, (in Kenneth Parcell voice) “TELEVISION!” Yes, the 78th Emmy Awards are upon us yet again this September, with nominations being announced on Wednesday July 8, it’s time to…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Toy Story 5” Makes A Relevant, Necessary Case for Itself in a World That Favors Tech Over ToysWhether concluding with “So long, partner…” or to “infinity and beyond”, the last few Toy Story films have always closed on a note that feels like a book being folded shut, one last hurrah as you wipe the tears from your eyes. Toy Story 3 (2010) had been in development…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Disclosure Day” Is As Much a Plea For Empathy As It is a Plea for TruthIt’s hard to not be unreasonably intrigued and excited for the next film by Steven Spielberg, especially with a film that returns him to his roots on the topics of extraterrestrial life. With a premise he passionately concocted through a 70-page notes session on his iPad and translated through the…
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Continue reading →: TV Review: “Cape Fear” Re-Imagining Is Gleefully Fun Excuse to Watch Two A-List Actors Face Off Despite a Messy AdaptationWhile the first 8 episodes of 10 were screened in advance, for embargo reasons, most story details will be kept as vague as possible. If there’s one sound that’s always going to make neck hairs stand and heartbeats race, it’s Bernard Herrmann’s operatic original theme to J. Lee Thompson’s 1962…
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Continue reading →: Review: “Tuner” Is A Sleek, Ol’ Fashioned Star Vehicle for Leo WoodallA quiet young man with no parents, earphones that seem permanently attached to his head, assisting a group of gangsters with a robbery while sparking also up a new romance? You’d not be far off to assume this is just the plot of Edgar Wright’s hit action-comedy Baby Driver. But…
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Jakob Kolness
Minnesota Film Critics Association Member. Graduate of Film Studies, writer, novelist, filmmaker.
CURRENT 2027 OSCAR PREDICTIONS
“Behemoth!” (Searchlight Pictures)
“The Debut” (A24)
“Dune Part III” (Warner Bros)
“Elsinore” (Focus Features)
“Fjord” (NEON)
“The Invite” (A24)
“La Bola Negra” (Netflix)
“The Odyssey” (Universal)
“Project Hail Mary” (Amazon MGM)
“Wild Horse Nine” (Searchlight Pictures)
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