weekly digest: awards awards awards
weekly digest: awards awards awards
everything that happened at Flick Filosopher from Monday, January 23, to Sunday, January 29
The Online Film Critics Society — of which I am a member — announced our awards this week. And the next day we got Oscar nominations. I’ve now seen most of the films nominated, but I have many reviews to write. Allons-y!
—MaryAnn
new at flick filosopher, Jan 23–29
#DailyStream weekly roundup
The #DailyStream is a once-per-day, single-movie-only streaming recommendation that appears both at my Substack and Patreon, and in truncated forms across my social media. They are free for everyone. [read more]
my ranking of 2023’s movies has begun!
There are only a few films on it so far, but the year is young… [read more]
Plane movie review: ‘Sully,’ but make it badass
Entertainingly ridiculous? Or ridiculously entertaining? The slick of wild nonsense slapped over an uninspired undercoat is enjoyable enough while you’re onboard, and then it’s instantly forgettable. [read the review | cinemas US/UK]
restarting paid subscriptions on Patreon, Substack, and PayPal Feb 1st
As I continue to claw my way back to… productivity? Creativity? While civilization collapses around us, hashtag-LOLsob. [read more]
the nominees for the 95th Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2022’s films) have been announced [pictured]
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads with 11 nominations. Winners will be announced at the ceremony on March 13th. [read more]
OFCS 2022 awards winners announced
Everything Everywhere All at Once leads with six wins; The Banshees of Inisherin takes fours awards. Twelve films overall earned awards. [read more]
loaded question: what film from the prestreaming era were you obsessed with that would be considered obscure now?
Bonus points if you can dig up a 40-year-old VHS cover. [reply at Flick Filosopher | reply at Substack | reply at Patreon]
what I’m bingeing
Ted Lasso [AppleTV+ globally]: didn’t get back to this in the past week
Old Enough! [Netflix globally]: this one neither! I’m bad at TV at the moment…
Tweet of the week…
coming up at Flick Filosopher…
animated flicks Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and The Amazing Maurice
as many Oscar nominees as I can get to
dramatic thriller Alice, Darling, starring Anna Kendrick
#MeToo dramas She Said and Women Talking
detective Benoit Blanc’s return in Glass Onion
Harry & Meghan: Vol II on Netflix
indie horror Skinamarink
And more!
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