07 March 2024

2024 Oscars Picks (1/3)

 


2024 #Oscar Picks


Pic: Nolan aka The God of Cinema

Dir: Nolan

Actor: Nolan

Actress: Lily Gladstone

Supp Actor: RDJ (Tony Stark!)

Supp Actress: DVJR

Orig Screenplay: Anatomy of a Fall

Adap Screenplay: Barbie


#Oscars


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2024 Oscars Picks (2/3)

 


2024 #Oscar Picks


Foreign: Zone of Interest

Doc: 20 Days in Mariupol(😢🤭)

DP: Nolan

Toon: Spider-Man

Score: Nolan

Song: Barbie (Billie)

Edit: Nolan

Costume: Barbie

Makeup: B-Coop


#Oscars


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2024 Oscars Picks (3/3)

 


2024 #Oscar Picks


Prod Design: Bella Baxter

VFX: Godzilla

Sound: Nolan

Toon Short: John & Yoko

Doc Short: Book Banning

Live Short: Wes Anderson (wha?!😵‍💫)


#Oscars


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2023 #Top10 #Films (1 - 10)

 




1. #Eileen

2. #TheHoldovers

3. #Passages

4. #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon

5. #FourDaughters (#LesFillesDOlfa)

6. #Oppenheimer

7. #TheTeachersLounge (#DasLehrerzimmer)

8. #Afire (#RoterHimmel)

9. #20DaysInMariupol

10. #SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse



2023 #Top10 #Films (11 - 21)




#AnatomyOfAFall (#AnatomieDUneChute)

#MayDecember

#Memory

#GodzillaMinusOne (#GojiraMainasuWan)

#Monster (#Kaibutsu)

#PerfectDays

#TheZoneOfInterest

#PoorThings

#AmericanFiction

#Origin

#RobotDreams


+1. #Barbie



22 January 2024

Nominate Thomasin McKenzie, You Cowards!

To paraphrase that famous LAT film critic: Nominate #ThomasinMcKenzie for Best Actress, you cowards! #Eileen (🫣)! PS. While you're at it, how about #JessicaChastain for #Memory (😲)?! PPS. And then, #TameImpala's #WingsOfTime (😅)!



10 March 2023

2023 #Oscar Picks (1/3)


Pic: EEAAO
Dir: EEAAO
Actor: Elvis
Actress: Michelle Yeoh
Supp Actor: Short Round!
Supp Actress: Queen Angie
Orig Screenplay: EEAAO
Adap Screenplay: Women

#Oscars

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2023 #Oscar Picks (2/3)


Foreign: AQOTWF
Doc: Navalny
DP: AQOTWF
Toon: GDT
Score: John Williams(!)
Song: RRR
Edit: EEAAO
Costume: Elvis
Makeup: Elvis

#Oscars

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2023 #Oscar Picks (3/3)

 




Prod Design: Babylon(🤯)
VFX: James Cameron
Sound: Tom Cruise
Toon Short: The Boy
Doc Short: The Elephant
Live Short: Le Pupille (Alfonso Cuaron padding stats😂)


#Oscars

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2022 #Top10 #Films (1 - 10)




1. #LastFilmShow (#ChhelloShow)
2. #Close
3. #AvatarTheWayOfWater
4. #DecisionToLeave (#HeojilKyolshim)
5. #Paris13thDistrict (#LesOlympiades)
6. #PetiteMaman
7. #HitTheRoad (#JaddehKhaki)
8. #Happening (#LEvenement)
9. #AllQuietOnTheWesternFront (2022) (#ImWestenNichtsNeues)
10. #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce #EEAAO


 

2022 #Top10 #Films (11 - 21)

 




#Tar
#TriangleOfSadness
#Argentina1985
#FireOfLove
#TheBansheesOfInisherin
#Living
#SheSaid
#TheGoodNurse
#Navalny
#TheMenu
#Nope

+1. #TheFabelmans


19 June 2022

Fitzpatrick Hits *Clutch* Shot to Win 2022 US Open

Ha! #Morikawa & #McIlroy together again 😄! Nice bounceback to get into Top 5👍!

But, kudos to #Fitzpatrick, legendary bunker shot to *win* it, nerves of steel that kid has💪!

PS. Poor #Zalatoris…chin up

PPS. Happy #FathersDay y'all🥳!

#USOpen


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16 June 2022

Klay Thompson, er, Warriors Win 2022 NBA Finals

Bad luck for #Tatum, er, #Celtics but they were too young.

Congrats to #Klay, er, I mean #Warriors, the kid deserved it after all he's been through!

PS. ESPN's gonna be wall-to-wall MJ v #Steph #GOAT analytics debates 🙄

#NBAFinals


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02 June 2022

Coco Gauff Makes the Finals 2022 French Open

Yo, what were you doing at 18?!

Apparently, #CocoGauff was using her machine-like BH to get to the #FrenchOpen, er, #RolandGarros, finals🤩!

PS. Speaking of machine-like...#Swiatek, woah😲!

PPS. 🙏 #NBC tape-delay…got to watch during my lunch hour😏



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28 May 2022

Liverpool Suffering Heartbreaking Loss 2022 CL Finals

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

Sigh…#Klopp's quadruple turned into a double😭

Fair play to #Courtois, er, I mean #RealMadrid👍

And, #LFC fans, give #TAA a break, remember #YNWA🙏

#Liverpool #UCLFinal 


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Liverpool Saved by VAR 2022 CL Final

Yoooooooo…thank the G*ds for VAR 🙏🙏🙏

#YNWA #LFC #UCLfinal 


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Bopanna Wins Tight Doubles Match 2022 French Open

Dang, what a scoreline😲…great to see #Bopanna keep on keepin' on👏!

#FrenchOpen, begging your pardon, #RolandGarros 



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26 May 2022

Great Semi-Finals (Even Without KKR) 2022 IPL

Okay, maybe #IPL rooting interest is gone without #KKR(😥), but, man, those were two crackerjack semis!

#DavidMiller and #Patidar...😲💪🏏💥

PS. TBH's "cuz" #Shubman back in (housefull😮)#EdenGardens...sigh...😏




 

 

22 May 2022

Liverpool Comes Up Just Short in Winning 2022 Premier League 😩

 Sigh, #AstonVilla almost pulled off the #ManCheaty, er, I mean #ManCity miracle upset😓!

Still, *great* season by  #Liverpool..and it ain't over yet🙌!

#Salah, #Alisson, & esp #Origi👌

#LFC | #YNWA | #LIVWOL

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

18 May 2022

14 May 2022

KKR & LFC Win (SRH Match & FA Cup)

 🤩

The basu! Double!

#KKR & #Liverpool win!

🙌

Thanks to the mighty #DreRuss & kid #Tsimikas👊!

PS. #FACup’s big, right 🤷‍♀️

#IPL #LFC #YNWA



 

13 May 2022

Landmark Theatres Shut Down in LA

First the #ArcLight, now the #Landmark…at this point they may as well move Hollywood out of LA…🙄

PS. Good lord, the lessee is turning it into a "creative office campus"… groan, the Silicon Valley takeover is complete, no?🤷‍♀️



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11 May 2022

Bucks Pull Out Amazing Win Vs Celtics in Game 5

Let's goooooooooo #Giannis, er, I mean #Bucks👏!

PS. Cult hero #BobbyPortisJr just became a legend!

PPS. Speaking of, the legend of #Jrue continues to grow!

#FearTheDeer  (did I do that right?)


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07 May 2022

Young Alcaraz Beats Nadal & Djokovic Back-To-Back! 2022 Madrid Open

😳

Woah!

The #KingOfClay+Hardcourts is dead!

Long live our new (19yo😲?!) king!

First #Nadal, now #Djokovic(7-5 in 3rd set tiebreaker🫢?!)…

… it truly is #Alcaraz's (& #Swiatek's) #tennis world, we just marvel at it!

#MMOpen


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03 May 2022

KKR Beats RR 2022 IPL

🚨

#KKR (finally🤗!) won a match!

Thanks to some good bowling and, wait for it, fielding (in a #T20😲?!), and some late-innings heroics from #Nitish…

and #Rinku, our future cult hero, where did this kid come from🤩?!

#KKRvRR | #IPL


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

30 April 2022

Apparently, the Steelers Have *Four* Sets of Brothers!

PS. Per TBH, we need to add the #EdmundsBros and #DavisBros to that epic scrimmage😲!!

#HereWeGo!!!
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Steelers Draft Another Heyward! 2022 NFL Draft

Maybe they should call Pittsburgh the City of Brotherly Love 😂

Welcome #ConnorHeyward … we gotta have a #HeywardBros v #WattBros scrimmage, right?!👏

#HereWeGo #Steelers


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28 April 2022

Steelers Pick Pickett! 2022 NFL Draft

Wait wha?!

Did the #Steelers really get "local" kid #Pickett?!

🤩

Dude, #KevinColbert, #HereWeGo  *straight* to the HOF!


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11 April 2022

Scheffler Wins the Green Jacket 2022 The Masters

Bad luck for #Morikawa, but according to all the insiders, this was #Scheffler's(or is that #Schauffele🤷‍♀️🤪?) destiny all along.

Man, #Rory really put on a show😮!

PS. Bad luck for all, you know this #TheMasters will be remembered for one thing and one thing only...#Tiger😏!


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10 April 2022

Liverpool “Wins” Hard-Fought Draw at Man City

Honestly, #Liverpool "won" that draw vs #ManCheaty, er, I mean #ManCity😇

That videogame-like teamplay for the #Jota(#MVP!) goal😳!

Happy Birthday #Mane🥳 !

The #PL dream stays alive!

#MCILIV | #LFC | #WalkOn


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07 April 2022

Tiger Plays the First Round 2022 Masters

🚨🚨 OMBG!!! 🚨🚨

#TigerWoods just played a round of golf at #Augusta😲!

According to the sports-industrial complex, this is either Man's greatest achievement since He walked on the moon, or since #Tiger won his 5th #TheMasters😳!

Where did (23yo🙀?!) kid #Niemann come from?!


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04 April 2022

Kansas Wins 2022 March Madness

I stopped paying attention once #SaintPeters lost, which scandal-plagued "blue blood" won #MarchMadness 😇?!

PS. Poor #MarioChalmers got a lot of stick with the #Heat but didn't the kid single-handedly win #Kansas's last title?


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27 March 2022

2022 Oscars Picks (3/3)

2022 #Oscar Picks


Pic: CODA

Dir: Jane Campion

Actor: The Fresh Prince

Actress: Tammy Faye

Supp Actor: CODA

Supp Actress: Ariana DeBose (🙏Rita Moreno)

Orig Screenplay: PTA

Adap Screenplay: CODA


#Oscars


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2022 Oscars Picks (2/3)

2022 #Oscar Picks


Foreign: Drive My Car

Doc: Summer of Soul

Toon: Disney

Song: Bond, er, Billie

Costume: Cruella

Makeup: Tammy Faye

Toon Short: Aardman!

Live Short: Riz MC

Doc Short: Shaq


#Oscars


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2022 Oscars Picks (1/3)

2022 #Oscar Picks


VFX: Dune!

Prod Design: Dune

DP: Dune

Edit: Dune

Score: Dune

Sound: Dune


#Oscars


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2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 8/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best #Denzel: #TheTragedyOfMacbeth

Best ""Ugly American"": #Stillwater

Best IP Launch vs Stock Price: #Dune

Best #DavidStrathairn: #NightmareAlley



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 7/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Most Non-Allegorical(? Metaphorical?): #Luca

Most Allegorical(? Metaphorical?): #TheCardCounter / #DontLookUp

Best Future Cult Classic: #BarbAndStarGoToVistaDelMar

Best House of #Gaga: #HouseOfGucci

Best Western(🤪): #TheHarderTheyFall / #OldHenry



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 6/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best Elevated Sci-Fi: #Encounter

Best When-#Tennis-Was-Fun: #KingRichard

Best #WaltzWithBashir: #Flee

Best No, Mr. #Bond, You Have *Plenty* Of Time To [Spoiler Alert!]: #NoTimeToDie

Most The Kids Will Save Us All: #AQuietPlacePartII



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 5/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best Bollywood: #InTheHeights

Best #Chastain: #TheEyesOfTammyFaye

Best #KStew: #Spencer

Best #TheWonderYears: #Belfast

Most (Too Much?! Nay, Perish The Thought, You Can *Never* Have Too Much)#WesAnderson: #TheFrenchDispatch



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 4/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best #Spielberg: #WestSideStory

Most Terrifying Multiverse Documentary: #TheForeverPurge

Best #Maradona(😔): #TheHandOfGod

Best #Statham: #WrathOfMan

Best Meta-Corporate-Subversion-By-Way-Of-#MemberBerries: #TheMatrixResurrections



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 3/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best #SigourneyWeaver: #MySalingerYear

Best Block Party: #SummerOfSoul

Best #EmmaThompson: #Cruella

Most Heartbreakingly Life-Affirming: #Val

Best Aussie-Noir: #TheDry

Best Let's Go My Boy: #DreamHorse

Best #Aretha: #Respect



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 2/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best #ScarJo v #Disney: #BlackWidow

Best #SimuLiu v Bus: #ShangChi

Best Dad Movie: #TheTenderBar


Most LA Wish Fulfillment Fantasy: #TheMitchellsVsTheMachines

Best Nerd Fulfillment Fantasy: #FreeGuy

Best Corporate, er, Fan, Service: #GhostbustersAfterlife



2022 Top 10 Films (Misc 1/8)

2021 #Top10 #Films


Best Young #Neeson: #WithoutRemorse

Best #Shyamalan-Meets-Neeson: #SweetGirl

Very Good Neeson: #Nobody

Good Neeson: #CryMacho

Neeson Neeson: #TheMarksman

25 March 2022

St. Peter’s Keep Their Incredible Cinderella Run Alive! 2022 March Madness

"What are they gonna say now?!
"See you later…"

The ultimate Cinderella mic-drop!

I don't think I've seen TBH this nervous even while watching her #Steelers😲

#StPeters #MarchMadness!


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22 March 2022

Ash Barty Shock Retirement

Wait, what now?!

If this is true, and turns out to be final, then it's a major blow to #tennis 😩

#AshBarty is a great story and her #AusOpen win was the kind of feel-good we all needed.

Say it ain't so Ash, say it ain't so😣


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