The creation of a mad scientist learns what it means to be a woman in Poor Things. Dr. Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) is a mad scientist who hires his student Max McCandless (Ramy Youssef) to observe the progress of his “daughter” Bella (Emma Stone). Max soon comes to realize that Bella is not a normal …
Golden Globes
If you listened to my Thought of the Moment podcast the other day, I am less interested in the Golden Globes than I have ever been. In fact, it was only within the last few hours that I decided whether or not to actually watch the awards. Here are my no frills predictions and I …
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It was a pretty predictable night at the Golden Globes last night as La La Land ended up being the big winner of the night with a clean sweep of its 7 nominations, including Best Picture – Comedy/Musical, Best Director, and acting awards for stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. It seems like the stage is …
It is time for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards. This is the official kick-off for awards season and while the Hollywood Foreign Press Association does make odd choices at times, there are always a few awards that will given an idea how the Oscars are going to turn out. So, here are my predictions for …
Awards season has officially begun with the announcement of nominees for the 74th annual Golden Globes. Every year, this bunch of awards handed out by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association treads a fine line between being a predictor for the Oscars and being a populist joke. Every year has some nominees that leave you scratching …
It has been a rough few days for me personally, so I had decided to forego making predictions for last night’s Golden Globes Awards. It ultimately turned out that I wouldn’t be able to watch the ceremony anyways, since my neighborhood experienced a blackout, which lasted well into the night. Anyways the big winner of …
I am really late to the party giving my thoughts on the nominees for the 73rd annual Golden Globe Awards, which were announced nearly a week ago. I suppose my delay comes from the fact that it is more apparent each year that the Golden Globes are far from a prestigious awards show, with the …
This year’s Golden Globes was as tough to call as any. We are still very early in the awards season and there was not yet any clear frontrunner. However, at the end of the night, it turned out to be Boyhood that was the big winner, which should set the stage for the awards season …
It is already time for the Golden Globe Awards, which will be happening tonight. While the awards have become hard to take seriously in recent years, this year’s batch of nominees is a little more straight forward then they have been in the past. As always, I’m going to take a no-frills approach in listing …
Is it really that time again? The nominees have been announced for the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, which will be taking place on Sunday, January 11, 2015. While it has become apparent over the last few years that the Golden Globes is much more of a popularity contest than other award shows, I am pretty …
As I watched tonight’s Golden Globe Awards, I was reminded why I have fallen out of favour with them in recent years. This particular awards show has become increasingly difficult to pick, since the Hollywood Foreign Press Association seems to select these awards out of a hat. They seemed to particularly love American Hustle, which …
So, it turns out that the Golden Globes are happening tonight. Even though I’ve cared less and less about the awards in recent years, I still sometimes luck out when predicting what will win. Here are my no-frills predictions, I’ll probably write a more in-depth wrap-up afterwards. Best Picture – Drama: 12 Years a …
Well, the Awards season is upon us once again, with the announcement of this year’s Golden Globe nominees. As you may know, I’ve fallen out of favour with the Golden Globes in the last few years, since they seem to occupy their own little world and are no longer really the Oscar predictor they once …
I kind of feel silly now. After all my ranting about how I only got four predictions right last year and that the Golden Globes are the Bizzaro Land of award shows, I ended up doing quite well with my predictions this year, even though a few of those correct predictions were pure guesses. I …
Despite my rant earlier today, I decided that I will indeed watch the Golden Globes. I’m going to post my “predictions” here as a formality, even though I’m not going to put too much thought into them. As such, it will definitely be interesting how many of these I actually get right. Expect the wrap-up …
There was once a time when you could say that the Golden Globes were a good way to predict what films may win at the Oscars. Usually the same films get nominated at both and there have been many occasions in which at least one of the two Best Picture winners would go on to …
The nominees for the 70th annual Golden Globes were announced yesterday. As always, I shall give my random thoughts: I’ve only currently seen two films each from the Best Picture Categories. Hopefully that will change by the time of the ceremony. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen really sticks out among the “Best Picture – Musical/Comedy” …
Boy was I off. The Golden Globes last night were not an enjoyable watching experience, as I only correctly predicted 4 of the 14 movie awards. Some were slight miscalculations, with my alternate picks ending up willing, while others seemed complete out of left field. The biggest surprise of the night for me was that …
This year I decided to write “predictions” in quotes as a way of acknowledging the Golden Globes is a bit of a sham of an awards show. At one time you can say that the Globes were a good way to see who will win at the Oscars. However, in recent years, you have had …
Once again, it is time to kick-off Awards season with the nominees for the 69th annual Golden Globe awards. Last year I was a bit puzzled at some of the nominations, which were a bit more populist than usual. While this did result in a loss of credibility for the Globes in my eyes, they are …
Last night at the Golden Globes The Social Network ended up being the big winner with four wins, including Best Picture – Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Score. I had great success with my predictions as I correctly guessed 9 out of 14 of the winners. Now it’s time for a very interesting …
The Golden Globes may not mean so much these days (just look at those puzzling nominations for Best Picture – Musical/Comedy), however I still thought it would be fair to give my predictions anyway. Best Picture – Drama Nominees: Black Swan The Fighter Inception The King’s Speech The Social Network Prediction: The King’s Speech Alternate: …
The nominees were announced for the 2010 Golden Globe awards. As I always do, here are some random thoughts: I’ve seen all but one of the “Best Picture – Drama” nominees, which I am sure will be remedied once The Fighter is released. I’m a bit surprised that Burlesque got a nomination for “Best Picture …
This was definitely a tough Golden Globes to predict, though for the record I got 6 out of 14 of my predictions, which was better than last year. This year my wrap-up will be a little different. Last night, I made various Twitter comments during the ceremony, so I thought it would be best to …
It is a tough group of nominees for this year’s Golden Globes and it makes predicting harder than ever. Well, I will try my best. Best Picture – Drama Nominees: Avatar The Hurt Locker Inglourious Basterds Precious Up in the Air Prediction: The Hurt Locker Alternate: Avatar Reason: I believe that based on its critical …
The nominees were announced for the 2009 Golden Globe awards. As always, here are some random thoughts: Avatar really sticks out in the list of Best Picture – Drama nominees. If The Hangover wins Best Picture – Comedy or Musical it will be a happy day. In a perfect world, one of the two …
This year’s Golden Globes was full of surprises, including huge success for Slumdog Millionaire. Here is my wrap-up: Best Picture – DramaMy Prediction: Frost/NixonWinner: Slumdog MillionaireFinal Thoughts: From winning the People’s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival to this, it has been a Cinderella Story for this film. This surprise win makes the Oscar …
It is once again time for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to present their awards, which is often seen as a precursor to the Oscars. As always here are my predictions for the film categories. Best Picture – DramaNominees:The Curious Case Of Benjamin ButtonFrost/NixonThe ReaderRevolutionary RoadSlumdog Millionaire Prediction: Frost/NixonAlternate: Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonReason: I’ve …
It’s that time again. The Golden Globe nominees have been announced and like last year, I will give some random thoughts on the nominations: No real surprises in the Best Picture (Drama) category. Though I would have also liked to have seen The Wrestler on that list. There are also no surprises in the Drama …
Not content in watching a super stripped down version, I skipped the Golden Globes last night. However, I did check the results online late last night. I got 7 out of 14 of my predictions correct, which is down from last year, but still a fair number (50%). My biggest surprise was reading that Atonement …
The ongoing WGA strike has effectively put an end to the Golden Globes ceremony. As such the awards will only be announced via press conference (which I’ll probably skip). As such, I will quickly make my predictions with none of the usual commentary. Since I’ll only be including my prediction, you can view the full …
Today the nominees were announced for the 2008 Golden Globe awards, which is the official kick-off on the road to the Oscars. I will now provide some random thoughts on the nominees in each of the film categories. As always, I will make my formal predictions closer to the show: 7 Nominees for Best Picture …
As expected, I wasn’t able to tune into this year’s awards…but that’s what newspapers are for. Here are the results. Best Picture – DramaMy Prediction: The DepartedWinner: BabelFinal Thoughts: I said that it was between these two. I predict that the Oscar race will be very close. Best Picture – Musical or Comedy Final Thoughts: …
Due to my school schedule, I’m not sure if I’ll be able to actually watch this year’s awards. However, I’ll still make my predictions. Best Picture – DramaNominees:BabelBobbyThe DepartedLittle ChildrenThe Queen Prediction: The DepartedAlternate: BabelReason: I think this award will be between The Departed and Babel. Of the two, I believe The Departed is the …
It’s that time already, eh? Nothing really surprised me with this year’s Golden Globe nominations. I would say the biggest surprise would be the nomination of Thank You for Smoking in the “Best Picture, Comedy or Musical” category, since it came out REALLY early in the year and I pretty much forgot about it. I’ll make …
Well another edition of the Globes is in the can. Let’s see how things turned out: Best Picture – Drama Final Thoughts: This film is all over the place right now. I am fairly certain that this film will be the top contender for the Oscars. Best Picture – Musical or Comedy Final Thoughts: I …
This Monday it is time for the Golden Globe Awards. As such, I shall now make my predictions: Best Picture – DramaNominees:A History Of ViolenceBrokeback MountainThe Constant GardenerGood Night, And Good LuckMatch Point Prediction: Brokeback MountainAlternate: The Constant GardernerReason: This is the first year in a while that I have yet to see any of …
Hmmm…I just took a look at the Golden Globe nominations. Of the best picture candidates, there are only a small handful of nominations (such as Brokeback Mountain, The Squid and the Whale, and Walk the Line) that I was thinking would get nominated. The other nominations seem to go all over the place. There are some movies …
Well, the 62nd Golden Globes have come and gone. It was a so so year for me, with me correctly predicting 6 of the 13 nominees. I’m going to try and make this recap as fast as possible. Best Picture – DramaMy Prediction: Million Dollar BabyWinner: The AviatorFinal Thoughts: Like I said, this category was …
The Golden Globe Awards will be taking place on January 16. Generally, whoever wins at the Globes has a good chance at winning at the Oscars a month later. While the Golden Globes has both movie and TV categories, I’m just going to make predictions for the movie awards. Here they are: Best Picture – …