#1036: Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers
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#1003: 2025 Oscar Special
Best Picture
Adam
Will win: ANORA
Should win: THE BRUTALIST
Should have been nominated: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Should be kicked out: WICKED
michael
Will win: ANORA
Should win: NICKEL BOYS
Should have been nominated: ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Should be kicked out: THE SUBSTANCE
Josh
Will win: ANORA
Should win: ANORA
Should have been nominated: CHALLENGERS
Should be kicked out: EMILIA PÉREZ
Best Director
Adam
Will win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
Should win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
Should have been nominated: Payal Kapadia, ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Should be kicked out: James Mangold, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
michael
Will win: Sean Baker, ANORA
Should win: Brady Corbet, THE BRUTALIST
Should have been nominated: RaMell Ross, NICKEL BOYS
Should be kicked out: Jaques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
Josh
Will win: Sean Baker, ANORA
Should win: Sean Baker, ANORA
Should have been nominated: George Miller, FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA
Should be kicked out: Jaques Audiard, EMILIA PÉREZ
Best Actress
Adam
Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
Should win: Mikey Madison, ANORA
Should have been nominated: Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Should be kicked out: Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
michael
Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
Should win: Fernanda Torres, I’M STILL HERE
Should have been nominated: Ilinca Manolache, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Should be kicked out: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
JOSH
Will win: Demi Moore, THE SUBSTANCE
Should win: Cynthia Erivo, WICKED
Should have been nominated: Kirsten Dunst, CIVIL WAR
Should be kicked out: Karla Sofia Gascon, EMILIA PÉREZ
Best Actor
ADAM
Will win: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Should win: Colman Domingo, SING SING
Should have been nominated: Glen Powell, HIT MAN
Should be kicked out: Sebastian Stan, THE APPRENTICE
Michael
Will win: Timothée Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Should win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Should have been nominated: Adrien Brody, THE BRUTALIST
Should be kicked out: Sebastian Stan, A DIFFERENT MAN
JOSH
Will win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Should win: Ralph Fiennes, CONCLAVE
Should have been nominated: Aaron Pierre, REBEL RIDGE
Should be kicked out: Timothee Chalamet, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Best Supporting Actress
Adam
Will win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
Should win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
Should have been nominated: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS
Should be kicked out: Ariana Grande, WICKED
Michael
Will win: Zoe Saldaña, EMILIA PÉREZ
Should win: Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE
Should have been nominated: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, NICKEL BOYS
Should be kicked out: Ariana Grande, WICKED
Josh
Will win: Felicity Jones, THE BRUTALIST
Should win: Ariana Grande, WICKED
Should have been nominated: Danielle Deadwyler, THE PIANO TEACHER
Should be kicked out: Isabella Rossellini, CONCLAVE
Best Supporting Actor
Josh
Will win: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA
Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING
Should be kicked out: Edward Norton, A COMPLETE UNKNOWN
Adam
Will win: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA
Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING
michael
Will win: Kieran Culkin, A REAL PAIN
Should win: Yura Borisov, ANORA
Should have been nominated: Clarence Maclin, SING SING
Should be kicked out: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
Should be kicked out: Guy Pearce, THE BRUTALIST
#997: Best Scenes of 2024
Adam, Josh, and some very special guests with the funniest, most moving, and best music moments of the movie year.
Read More#995: Top 10 Films of 2024
Adam
All We Imagine as Light
The Brutalist
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
The People’s Joker
Anora
Megalopolis
Challengers
Love Lies Bleeding
National Anthem
Red Rooms
Josh
Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
The People’s Joker
All We Imagine as Light
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Anora
Challengers
I Saw the TV Glow
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Close Your Eyes
Good One
Michael Phillips
All We Imagine as Light
Anora
The Brutalist
Challengers
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Green Border
Janet Planet
My Old Ass
Nickel Boys
A Real Pain
marya E. gates
No Other Land
Flow
The Monk and the Gun
Nickel Boys
Slow
Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry
Sometimes I Think About Dying
Green Border
Hundreds of Beavers
Breakdown
4. Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World
3. All We Imagine As Light, Anora, Challengers
2. The Brutalist, Green Border, The People’s Joker, Nickel Boys
1. Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry, Close Your Eyes, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, Good One, Hundreds of Beavers, Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell, I Saw The TV Glow, Janet Planet, Love Lies Bleeding, Megalopolis, The Monk and The Gun, My Old Ass, National Anthem, No Other Land, A Real Pain, Red Rooms, Slow, Sometimes I Think About Dying
Guest ‘Film of the Year’ Picks
Amy Nicholson, DUNE: PART TWO
Chris Klimek, NICKEL BOYS
Ryan McQuade, THE BRUTALIST
David Chen, THE BRUTALIST
Mekado Murphy, THE SUBSTANCE
Billy Ray Brewton, CHALLENGERS
Veronica Phillips, LOVE LIES BLEEDING
Mitchell Beaupre, CHALLENGERS
Alison Willmore, DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD
Aisha Harris, A REAL PAIN
Isaac Feldberg, I SAW THE TV GLOW
Melissa Tamminga, GOOD ONE
Sam Van Hallgren, THE BIKERIDERS
#972: Top 5 Films of 2024 (So Far)
Adam
5. Challengers
4. Tuesday
3. Love Lies Bleeding
2. Hit Man
1. The People’s Joker
Josh
5. I Saw the TV Glow
4. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
3. Challengers
2. The People’s Joker
1. Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell
Michael Phillips
5. Tuesday
4. We Grown Now
3. La Chimera
2. Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
1. Challengers
#969: Top 5 Movies for Graduates (Revisited)
Michael Phillips
Zero For Conduct
Cooley High
Lady Bird
Adventureland
#957: 2024 Oscar Picks
Best Picture
Adam
Will win: OPPENHEIMER
Should win: OPPENHEIMER
Should have been nominated: MAY DECEMBER
Replace: MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: OPPENHEIMER
Should win: ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: THE BOY AND THE HERON
Replace: MAESTRO
Best Director
Adam
Will win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should’ve been nominated: The Academy got it right.
Josh
Will win: Christopher Nolan, OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Justine Triet, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Wes Anderson, ASTEROID CITY
Replace: Yorgos Lanthimos, POOR THINGS
Best Actress
Adam
Will win: Emma Stone, POOR THINGS
Should win: Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Natalie Portman, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: Anette Bening, NYAD
Should win: Sandra Hüller, ANATOMY OF A FALL
Should have been nominated: Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, YOU HURTY MY FEELINGS
Replace: Annette Bening, NYAD
Best Actor
Adam
Will win: Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Should’ve been nominated: Andrew Scott, ALL OF US STRANGERS
Replace: Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Josh
Will win: Paul Giamatti, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Cillian Murphy, OPPENHEIMER
Should have been nominated: Teo Yoo, PAST LIVES
Replace: Bradley Cooper, MAESTRO
Best Supporting Actress
Adam
Will win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should’ve been nominated: Rachel McAdams, ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT’S ME, MARGARET
Replace: America Ferrera, BARBIE
Josh
Will win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should win: Da’Vine Joy Randolph, THE HOLDOVERS
Should have been nominated: Julianne Moore, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: Jodie Foster, NYAD
Best Supporting Actor
Josh
Will win: Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Should’ve been nominated: Charles Melton, MAY DECEMBER
Replace: Robert De Niro, KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON
Adam
Will win: Robert Downey Jr., OPPENHEIMER
Should win: Ryan Gosling, BARBIE
Should’ve been nominated: The Academy got it right.
#951: Best Scenes of 2023
Adam, Josh, and some very special guests with the funniest, most moving, and best music moments of the movie year.
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