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My Final Oscar Predictions

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Hello true believers and welcome to that annual thing of things - my Oscar Predictions! Last year i set a personal record by correctly guessing 22 out of 23. i missed Animated Short dammit!! This year i am not that confident since there are more than the usual up in the air races. Anyhoo, here are my predictions. And awaaaaaay we go.... Best Picture Predicted Winner: Everything Everywhere All at Once Possible Spoiler: The Banshees of Inisherin If I had a Vote: Everything Everywhere All at Once Should've been Nominated: Pearl and/or Nope Best Director Predicted Winner: Daniels for EEAAO Possible Spoiler: Steven Spielberg perhaps If I had a Vote: Osterlund, just to throw everything off Should've been Nominated: Ti West and/or Jordan Peele Best Actress Predicted Winner: Michelle Yeoh in EEAAO Possible Spoiler: Cate Blanchett (who was the frontrunner all season long) If I had a Vote: Cate Blanchett in Tar Should've been Nominated: Mia Goth in Pearl Best Actor Predicted Winner: ...

Best of 2022: A Countdown of My 25 Favourite Movies of 2022

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Here is my Countdown of the 25 Best Movies of 2022. Before we begin, here are a few Honourable Mentions, in no particular order: Amsterdam; Empire of Light; Top Gun Maverick; Fresh; All Quiet on the Western Front; Catherine Called Birdy; Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio; The Northman; Cha Cha Real Smooth; and X . And awaaaaay we go.... 25. Bullet Train (David Leitch) - Directed by David Leitch, the man responsible for John Wick, as well as the director of Deadpool 2 and one of the Fast & Furious movies (can anyone tell them apart anyway) this is a non-stop action comedy headlined by a fabulously fun Brad Pitt as a reluctant assassin. 24. Triangle of Sadness (Ruben Östlund) - Winner of the Palme d'Or at last year's Cannes Film Festival, this is a strange little comedy about class warfare amongst marooned yacht passengers and personel that brings on the Luis Buñuel vibe big time. 23. Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Rian Johnson) - Slightly better than the first movie...