Film: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

 

GENRE: Action/Comedy/Fantasy
RATING: PG-13 for supernatural violence and language
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 55 minutes
PLATFORM: Movie Theatre
STARRING: Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Anchorman, Clueless, This is 40)
Finn Wolfhard (Stranger Things); McKenna Grace (Gifted, I,Tonya)
DIRECTOR: Gil Kenan (Monster House, A Boy Called Christmas)
WRITERS: Kenan (Ghostbusters: Afterlife, A Boy Called Christmas);
Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking, Up in the Air, Labor Day)
PLOT: An ancient artifact unleashes an evil force that must be stopped by old and new Ghostbusters.

FULL DISCLOSURE: I enjoyed Afterlife a lot. High hopes for this one.

STORY STUFF: While there are some fun moments throughout, I was not really captivated by the story. It took way too long to set everything up. Afterlife had a certain energy that I felt this one was lacking. Maybe it was Phoebe’s teen angsty wish to be a ghost that took me out of the story. There are also a lot more characters to keep track of with old and new. I don’t know why we needed to add Lars to the roster. And while it was fun to see William Atherton return with his blowhard threats, I don’t know how he ascended to mayor, especially after his debacle in the first Ghostbusters film.

ACTING STUFF: Because of the plot devices, Grace does not look like she’s having any fun as Phoebe. Rudd is always his awesome affable self. I really enjoyed Logan Kim as Podcast in the last film but he doesn’t get as much to do. They also have the very funny Kumail Nanjiani but he doesn’t get as many one-liners as I would have liked. Bill Murray only gets a couple scenes but uses them well. Also, enjoyed Patton Oswalt having fun in this film. None of the performances are amazing but not terrible either.    

ARTISTIC STUFF: Good use of ghosts and ice.          

VERDICT: Two and a half stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You enjoy the antics of ghostbusting.
UPCOMING REVIEW:  The Fall Guy

Oscar Recap 2024

 

Here are some thoughts on this year’s Oscars:

·         I got 20/23 again. Was surprised with Sound going to Zone of Interest. Best Actress was a tight race, so not too shocked there.

·         Jimmy Kimmel was pretty good as host but had some awful puns.

·         Having five previous winners present is nice in concept but I would much rather watch a clip of the performances instead of empty words. Show the audience why these people were nominated. The only exception was Nicholas Cage and Sam Rockwell.

·         Most of the banter was awful. Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer’s Chip ‘N’ Dale shtick was cringe-worthy. I did enjoy Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger threating Michael Keaton’s Batman.

·         There weren’t many bits but I liked John Cena’s costume category introduction.

·         It’s Mother’s Day in the UK. Now I know.

·         The In Memorium segment has been hurting lately. Stop focusing on the performance and honor those who died. Their clips were so far away.

·         I like that there was a stunt montage but it only shows that they should have a category for this stuff. They should do that instead of casting.

·         I hate the hypocrisy of everyone cheering on the awesomeness of “I’m Just Ken” (which rocked) but then giving the award to Billie Eilish’s boring song. 

·         Loved John Mulaney and his Field of Dreams rant. Let him host this show. C’mon!

·         Stop getting old people to give out the final award. Al Pacino’s reading of the winner was all over the place. I don’t think the academy can use this clip for future montages.

·         Not much else to say. A decent show and I got a bunch right.

Okay, here’s who won:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR (predicted)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WAR IS OVER! (predicted)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP (predicted)

SOUND
THE ZONE OF INTEREST

ORIGINAL SCORE
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

ORIGINAL SONG
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? (predicted)

VISUAL EFFECTS
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (predicted)

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
POOR THINGS

COSTUME DESIGN
POOR THINGS (predicted)

PRODUCTION DESIGN=
POOR THINGS (predicted)

FILM EDITING
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (predicted)

ANIMATED FEATURE
THE BOY AND THE HERON (predicted)

INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
THE ZONE OF INTEREST (predicted)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN FICTION (predicted)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL (predicted)

BEST DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH [THE HOLDOVERS] (predicted)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST ACTRESS
EMMA STONE [POOR THINGS]

BEST ACTOR
CILLIAN MURPHY [OPPENHEIMER] (predicted)

BEST PICTURE
OPPENHEIMER (predicted)

How did you do?

Oscar Prediction 2024

 

It’s that time of year again for my fearless Oscar predictions. While I’m pretty confident that Oppenheimer will win a bunch, there are still a few where there are two good choices and hard to pick.  Just as a reminder, I’m not predicting who I want to win but who I think the Academy will vote for. From ‘smaller’ to ‘bigger’, here we go:

LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
THE WONDERFUL STORY OF HENRY SUGAR
(Wes Anderson can get this one to tide him over until a Best Picture win.)

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
WAR IS OVER
(Only because I like the animation style over Letter to a Pig)

DOCUMENTARY SHORT
THE LAST REPAIR SHOP
(Repairing musical instruments for public schools may beat book banning)

SOUND
OPPENHEIMER
(Great mix of explosions and eerie quiet.)

ORIGINAL SCORE
OPPENHEIMER
(Some great dramatic music that is not as full of bass like Tenet.)

ORIGINAL SONG
WHAT WAS I MADE FOR? [BARBIE]
(No Dua Lipa?. Want ‘I’m Just Ken’ to win instead of Billie.)

VISUAL EFFECTS
GODZILLA MINUS ONE
(Would rather have Mission: Impossible 7 win just for fun.)

MAKE-UP & HAIRSTYLING
MAESTRO
(I’m guessing for the nose.)

COSTUME DESIGN
POOR THINGS
(Barbie just copied previous doll designs. This is more interesting.)

PRODUCTION DESIGN
POOR THINGS
(Was impressed with Barbie but think this will win instead.)

FILM EDITING
OPPENHEIMER
(Even though it’s long, it is beautifully crafted together.)

CINEMATOGRAPHY
OPPENHEIMER
(Hoyte Van Hoytema knows where to put his camera.)

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL
(Ukrainian journalists trapped? Yup, a winner to show support for Ukraine.)

ANIMATED FEATURE
THE BOY AND THE HERON
(Spider-Man already has one and another coming. Give it to Miyazaki.)

INTERNATIONAL FILM
ZONE OF INTEREST
(Holocaust films are often winners.)

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
AMERICAN FICTION
(I wish it was a bit funnier. Oppenheimer can’t win everything. I think.)

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
ANATOMY OF A FALL
(Haven’t seen it but heard it was great.)

BEST DIRECTOR
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN [OPPENHEIMER]
(He’s so deserving. I love his films and this is a masterpiece.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
DA’VINE JOY RANDOLPH [THE HOLDOVERS]
(There’s no doubt that she’s going to win this.)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
ROBERT DOWNY JR. [OPPENHEIMER]
(It’s time he got one. He’s been winning a lot for this film.)

BEST ACTRESS
LILY GLADSTONE [KILLER OF THE FLOWER MOON]
(The academy likes a ‘first’. Emma Stone already has one.)

BEST ACTOR
CILLIAN MURPHY [OPPENHEIMER]
(I found his performance mesmerizing. I feel bad for Paul Giamatti though)

BEST PICTURE
OPPENHEIMER
(It’s pretty much a lock at this point. I’ll be shocked if it doesn’t win.)

Didn’t play last year. The year before I got 20 out of 23 categories. We’ll see what happens this Sunday. 

Film: Dune, Part Two

 

GENRE: Action/Drama
RATING: PG-13 for strong violence, brief strong language
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 46 minutes
PLATFORM: Movie Theatre
STARRING: Timothee Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name, Wonka)
Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming, Euphoria); Javier Bardem (Skyfall)
DIRECTOR: Denis Villeneuve (Arrival, Sicario, Blade Runner 2049)
WRITERS: Villeneuve (Dune); John Spaihts (Passengers, Doctor Strange)
PLOT: Paul Atreides does not want to be a leader but does want revenge against those who destroyed his family.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Haven’t read the books. Enjoyed the first one.

STORY STUFF: While the Dune, Part One was long, it didn’t feel that way because there was enough going on and the pacing worked. That was not the case this time around. There is just way too much time before Paul realizes his ultimate role. Instead of dragging that out, maybe a montage would suffice.  My big questions are about the sandworms. While I enjoyed the initial sandworm riding, I was wondering how they get off the worm? Do they grind to halt and then the person hops off? Also, how do they get a whole bunch of people on the same worm? It seemed tricky enough to get one guy on there. This film has some great dialogue and lots of awesome scenes but it needed a serious trim. Maybe I’ll get more out of it the second time. That’s what happened with the first one.

ACTING STUFF: Chalamet and Zendaya do a great job of anchoring the film. They have enough serious looks and warning-filled dialogue to bring the drama. Luckily, Bardem is around to give some humour as someone who quickly believes. He needs to enunciate more though. When speaking English, he tends to mumble. I was almost happier when he spoke the Fremen language of Chakobsa so I could read the subtitles. Austin Butler (Elvis) is a stand-out as the menacing Feyd-Rautha. I didn’t know he had it in him. He is wonderfully ruthless. I also enjoyed Josh Brolin’s return. I felt that Christopher Walken and Florence Pugh were underused but maybe that will be remedied in the third one. Yeah, expect a Part Three.   

ARTISTIC STUFF: Villeneuve knows how to shoot a film. There is lots of gorgeous cinematography throughout. Love his capturing of scale. Very Freddie Young with a Lawrence of Arabia vibe. Really enjoyed the fight scenes. Hand-to-hand stuff is great. The Fremen hiding in the sand and then suddenly attacking is awesome to watch.         

VERDICT: Three stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You’ve see the first one and have time on your hands
UPCOMING REVIEW:  Oscar Predictions

Film: Argylle

 

GENRE: Action
RATING: PG-13 for strong violence and language
RUNTIME: 2 hours and 19 minutes
PLATFORM: Movie Theatre
STARRING: Bryce Dallas Howard (Jurassic World; The Help; Rocketman)
Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards; Moon); Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad)
DIRECTOR: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass; Kingsman; X-Men: First Class)
WRITER: Jason Fuchs (Wonder Woman; Ice Age: Continental Drift)
PLOT: An author of spy novels finds herself in the middle of one of her plots as her works mirror real-words events.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Low expectations going in. Just wanted to see a film.

STORY STUFF: That was pretty messy. I was fine until about a third in when the twists get to be too much. I stopped caring at that point. There are plot points that contradict themselves including shooting oil. Also, a trigger device should have been used way sooner. This film is way too long and twisty. And how did they drive from England to France?

ACTING STUFF: Rockwell is the main reason to watch this film. He is so charismatic and fun to watch. If you come to watch Henry Cavill, you will be disappointed with his screen time. Howard is okay but I’m not a huge fan of her acting. I did enjoy her switching out high heels which I hope was a nod to Jurassic World. Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara and John Cena are fun. Samuel L. Jackson isn’t given much to do.  

ARTISTIC STUFF: The overly CG’d action sequences are par for the course for Vaughn’s films. There’s a colourful gun fight that is over-the-top silly and semi-enjoyable. I found it confusing that they used a 2023 Beatles song (Now and Then) as the couple’s song from at least four years ago. That song didn’t exist back then.        

VERDICT: Two stars out of five
SEE IT IF: You’re bored?
UPCOMING REVIEW:  Dune, Part 2

Emmy 2023 Recap

 

I liked the way the 75^th Emmy Awards celebrated the history of television. I enjoyed the reunions on the carefully recreated sets, although some looked sadly too old (poor Norm). The announcer previewed upcoming reunions but some them took up to 90 minutes before they were on stage (it sure took a while for Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to finally appear). There wasn’t too much presenter banter, except maybe the cast of Martin. Having host Anthony Anderson’s mom cut off speeches was an interesting touch. I was so thankful she put an end to Jennifer Coolidge’s inane speech (so annoyed she won over Rhea Seehorn). Anderson got some chuckles but at least kept the night flowing nicely. I liked Christina Applegate’s entrance response (although audience, if you stand for everything, it kind of diminishes the impact). In the speeches, I enjoyed John Oliver’s plea for Pokemon cards and Kieran Culkin wanting babies and giving up on his jacket.

It would have been a miracle, but still sad Better Call Saul went away empty handed. I guess they are the new The Wire who also got nothing despite being a critically acclaimed masterpiece. I got 23 out of 24 categories which is not that shocking as the show was so predictable this year. I honestly think that voters just find one show they watch and then give them every award instead of weighing the performances of others. I found it interesting that Succession won best writing and directing when the “Long, Long Time” episode of Last of Us was voted as one of the 75 most impactful moments of Television and Succession was nowhere to be found on that list.

The Bear is not a comedy. It is ludicrous that the 30-minute running-time qualifies them for that. I don’t find myself laughing during The Bear, I’m way to anxious and stressed out to have time to laugh. I laugh more during Succession. Lead Comedy Actor should go to who the funniest actor is, not the one who intensely cooks and worries about living up to his family’s expectations. I like The Bear, but put in the drama section. I also like Succession but I’m glad others will get to play next year. I think they should limit how many televised nominations a show can get so they can spread the love a little more.

Okay, rants over, here were the winners:

THE WINNERS:

Drama Series: Succession (Predicted)
Comedy Series: The Bear (Predicted)
Limited Series: Beef (Predicted)
Talk Series: Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Variety Series: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Predicted)
Lead Actor [Drama]: Kieran Culkin (Succession) (Predicted)
Lead Actress [Drama]: Sarah Snook (Succession) (Predicted)
Lead Actor [Comedy]: Jeremy Allen Shite (The Bear) (Predicted)
Lead Actress [Comedy]: Quinta Brunson (Abbot Elementary) (Predicted)
Lead Actor [Limited]: Steven Yeun (Beef) (Predicted)
Lead Actress [Limited]: Ali Wong (Beef) (Predicted)
Supp. Actor [Drama]: Matthew Macfadyen (Predicted)
Supp. Actress [Drama]: Jennifer Coolidge (White Lotus) (Predicted)
Supp. Actor [Comedy]: Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear) (Predicted)
Supp. Actress [Comedy]: Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) (Predicted)
Supp. Actor [Limited]: Paul Walter Hauser (Blackbird) (Predicted)
Supp. Actress [Limited]: Niecy Nash-Betts (Dahmer) (Predicted)
Directing [Drama]: Succession – Connor’s Wedding (Predicted)
Directing [Comedy]: The Bear – The Review (Predicted)
Directing [Limited]: Beef – Figures of Light (Predicted)  
Writing [Drama]: Succession – Connor’s Wedding (Predicted)
Writing [Comedy]: The Bear – System (Predicted)
Writing [Limited]: Beef – The Bird’s Don’t Sing … (Predicted)  
Writing [Variety]: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Predicted)

2023 Emmy Predictions

 

The Emmys are on Monday. It’s strange because it was supposed to have aired last September but was postponed due to the strikes. What’s interesting is that some of the series have nominations from their previous season. For example, The Bear has been winning a bunch of awards lately for their recently aired second season but the nominations for these awards are from their first season, hence the pilot episode nom. This also means that Better Call Saul is back in the running but will unfortunately lose to Succession (I can still hope for some miracles though). Anyway, here are my predictions:

Outstanding Drama Series
Andor | Better Call Saul | The Crown | House of the Dragon | The Last of Us | Succession | The White Lotus | Yellowjackets
WILL WIN: Succession (The ended the show very well)
WANT TO WIN: Better Call Saul (Sad they never won anything)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary | Barry | The Bear | Jury Duty | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel | Only Murders in the Building | Ted Lasso | Wednesday
WILL WIN: The Bear (Even though I wouldn’t consider this a comedy)
WANT TO WIN: Ted Lasso (Would love the show to go three for three)

Outstanding Limited Series
Beef | Dahmer-Monster | Daisy Jones & the Six | Fleishman Is in Trouble | Obi-Wan Kenobi
WILL WIN: Beef (Based on Golden Globe wins)
WANT TO WIN: Daisy Jones & the Six (Haven’t seen Beef.)

Outstanding Talk Series
Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Jimmy Kimmel Live | Late Night with Seth Meyers | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | The Problem with Jon Stewart
WILL WIN: Late Show with Stephen Colbert (Oliver's now Variety)
WANT TO WIN: Late Night with Seth Meyers (I enjoy his style)

Outstanding Scripted Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | SNL
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (He’'ll stop SNL)
WANT TO WIN: SNL (John Oliver has been a getting a bit preachy lately)

Lead Actor in a Drama Series
The Old Man: Jeff Bridges | Succession: Brian Cox | Succession: Kieran Culkin | Better Call Saul: Bob Odenkirk | The Last of Us: Succession | Succession: Jeremy Strong
WILL WIN: Kieran Culkin (The most entertaining of the siblings)
WANT TO WIN: Bob Odenkirk (It would take a miracle)

Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Bad Sisters: Sharon Horgan | Yellowjackets: Melanie Lynskey | Handmaid’ Tale: Elisabeth Moss | The Last of Us: Bella Ramsey | The Diplomat:  Keri Russell | Succession: Sarah Snook
WILL WIN: Sarah Snook (Succession will win everything)
WANT TO WIN: Keri Russell (A great follow up to The Americans for her)

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Barry: Bill Hader | Shrinking: Jason Segel | Only Murders in the Building: Martin Short | Ted Lasso: Jason Sudeikis | The Bear: Jeremy Allen White
WILL WIN: Jeremy Allen White (No doubt about this one)
WANT TO WIN: Jason Sudeikis (Still fun to watch)

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Dead to Me: Christina Applegate | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Rachel Brosnahan | Abbott Elementary: Quinta Brunson | Poker Face: Natasha Lyonne | Wednesday: Jenna Ortega
WILL WIN: Quinta Brunson (Go network television)
WANT TO WIN: Quinta Brunson (Her writing is helpful)

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Blackbird: Taron Egerton | Welcome to Chippendales: Kumail Nanjiani | Dahmer-Monster: Evan Peters | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story: Daniel Radcliffe | George & Tammy: Michael Shannon | Beef: Steven Yeun
WILL WIN: Steven Yeun (I think people have forgotten about Dahmer)
WANT TO WIN: Daniel Radcliffe (I love Weird Al)

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Fleishman Is in Trouble: Lizzy Caplan | George & Tammy: Jessica Chastain | Swarm: Dominique Fishback | Daisy Jones & the Six: Riley Keough | Tiny Beautiful Things: Kathryn Hahn | Beef: Ali Wong
WILL WIN: Ali Wong (Lots of Beef love)
WANT TO WIN: Ali Wong (Sure, why not)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
White Lotus: F. Murray Abraham | Succession: Nicholas Braun | White Lotus: Michael Imperioli | White Lotus: Theo James | Succession: Matthew Macfadyen | Succession: Alan Ruck | White Lotus: Will Sharp | Succession: Alexander Skarsgard
WILL WIN: Matthew Macfadyen (Of course it goes to Succession)
WANT TO WIN: Matthew Macfadyen (Don't want White Lotus this time)

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
White Lotus: Jennifer Coolidge | The Crown: Elizabeth Debicki | White Lotus: Meghann Fahy | White Lotus: Sabrina Impacciatore | White Lotus: Aubrey Plaza | Better Call Saul: Rhea Seehorn | Succession: J. Smith-Cameron | White Lotus: Simona Tabasco
WILL WIN: Jennifer Coolidge (Unfortunately. She’s annoying)
WANT TO WIN: Rhea Seehorn (C’mon, give her the well deserved Emmy)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Barry: Anthony Carrigan | Ted Lasso: Phil Dunster | Ted Lasso: Brett Goldstein | Jury Duty: James Marsden | The Bear: Ebon Moss-Bachrach | Abbott Elementary: Tyler James Williams | Barry: Henry Winkler
WILL WIN: Ebon Moss-Bachrach (His “Forks” episode should be enough)
WANT TO WIN: Phil Dunster (Long shot but I loved his arc this year)

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Alex Borstein | The Bear: Ayo Edebiri | Abbott Elementary: Janelle James | Abbott Elementary: Sheryl Lee Ralph | Ted Lasso: Juno Temple | Ted Lasso: Hannah Waddingham | Shrinking: Jessica Williams
WILL WIN: Ayo Edebiri (The Bear is on a roll)
WANT TO WIN: Jessica Williams (She had great energy)

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie
Welcome to Chippendales: Murray Bartlett | Blackbird: Paul Walter Hauser | Dahmer-Monster: Richard Jenkins | Beef: Joseph Lee | Blackbird: Ray Liotta | Beef: Young Mazino | Love & Death: Jesse Plemons
WILL WIN: Paul Walter Hauser (Heard he’s good)
WANT TO WIN: Richard Jenkins (Just like the actor)

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie
Welcome to Chippendales: Annaleigh Ashford | Beef: Maria Bello | Fleishman Is in Trouble: Claire Danes | Welcome to Chippendales: Juliette Lewis | Daisy Jones & the Six: Camila Morrone | Dahmer-Monster: Niecy Nash-Betts | Tiny Beautiful Things: Merritt Wever
WILL WIN: Niecy Nash-Betts (Maybe a little bit of love for Dahmer)
WANT TO WIN: Merritt Wever (I just like the actress)

Directing for a Drama Series
Andor • Rix Road | Bad Sisters • The Prick | The Last of Us • Long, Long Time | Succession • America Decides | Succession • Connor’s Wedding | Succession • Living+ | White Lotus • Arrivederci
WILL WIN: Succession-Connor’s Wedding (Writing was better)
WANT TO WIN: The Last of Us-Long, Long Time (Beautifully done)

Directing for a Comedy Series
Barry • wow | The Bear • Review | The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Four Minutes | The Ms. Pat Show • Don’t Touch My Hair | Ted Lasso • So Long, Farewell | Wednesday  • Wednesday’s Child is Full of Woe
WILL WIN: The Bear-The Review (Just raking these things in)
WANT TO WIN: The Review (A great bad kitchen day)

Directing for a Limited Series, Anthology or Movie
Beef • Figures of Light | Beef • The Great Fabricator | Dahmer-Monster • Bad Meat | Dahmer-Monster • Silenced | Fleishman Is in Trouble • Me-Time | Prey
WILL WIN: Beef- Figures of Light (I think critics like this)
WANT TO WIN: Dahmer-Monster (No real reason)

Writing for a Drama Series
Andor • One Way Out | Bad Sisters • The Prick | Better Call Saul • Point and Shoot | Better Call Saul • Saul Gone | The Last of Us • Long, Long TIme | Succession • Connor’s Wedding | White Lotus • Arrivederci
WILL WIN: Succession-Connor’s Wedding (The phone calls)
WANT TO WIN: Better Call Saul-Saul Gone (An awesome finale)

Writing for a Comedy Series
Barry • wow | The Bear • System | Jury Duty • Ineffective Assistance | Only Murders in the Building • I Know Who Did It | The Other Two • Cary & Brooke Go to an AIDS Play | Ted Lasso • So Long, Farewell
WILL WIN: The Bear-System (The pilot ep. of this lovefest)
WANT TO WIN: Ted Lasso-So Long, Farewell (A fitting end)

Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Special
Beef • The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain | Fire Island | Fleishman Is in Trouble • Me-Time | Prey | Swarm • Stung | Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
WILL WIN: Beef (That Beef love)
WANT TO WIN: Weird (Again, I love Weird Al Yankovic)

Writing for a Variety Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Late Night with Seth Meyers | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | SNL
WILL WIN: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Emmys love his work)
WANT TO WIN: Late Night with Seth Meyers (Closer Looks)

Let’s see how I do. I’ll post after the Emmys with the results and commentary. 

Golden Globes 2024 Recap

 

Here’s my recap of the Golden Globes last night.

·         Don’t know who host Jo Koy is but he was awful. Not one funny joke. It was so cringe watching him in his opening monologue. I think he was the only one laughing. Classy move to throw your writers under the bus. What an ass.

·         Koy made a comment that the Globes would show fewer shots of Taylor Swift than an NFL game. I counted a whole lot of Taylor.

·         Just like last year’s Abbot Elelmentary, maybe don’t put front runner Beef in the back so they have to walk a gauntlet of celebrities to make it to the stage.

·         I should probably watch Beef.

·         Julia Garner’s dress was so glittery; it was reflecting on her face.

·         The trophy looks different this year. And apparently heavier.

·         Watch the PDA Mark Ruffalo. Were there not enough seats so your wife had to sit your lap during the show?

·         The show thought Suits would get a bigger response. Nope.

·         I liked some of the speeches, Kieran Culkin and Robert Downey Jr. stood out to me.

·         I got 23 out of 27 categories ‘correct’

·         The Bear should be a drama. The thirty-minute run-time shouldn’t make it a comedy.

·         Surprised to see Anatomy of a Fall winning screenplay and Poor Things getting the Comedy Best Picture win.

Anyway, here were the winners:

Best Motion Picture – Drama
Oppenheimer (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama
Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) (predicted & wanted)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama
Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) (predicted & wanted)

Best Motion Picture – Comedy
Poor Things

Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy
Emma Stone (Poor Things) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy
Paul Giamatti (The Holdovers) (predicted & wanted)

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture
Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers) (predicted)

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture
Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer) (predicted & wanted)

Best Animated Feature Film
The Boys and the Heron (predicted)

Best Non-English Language Film
Anatomy of a Fall (France) (predicted)

Best Director – Motion Picture
Christopher Nolan (Oppenheimer) (predicted & wanted)

Best Screenplay – Motion Picture
Justine Triet (Anatomy of a Fall)

Best Original Score – Motion Picture
Ludwig Goransson (Oppenheimer) (predicted & wanted)

Best Original Song – Motion Picture
“What Was I Made For?” (Barbie) (predicted)

Best Cinematic & Box Office Achievement
Barbie (predicted)

Best Television Series – Drama
Succession (predicted & wanted)

Best Actress in a Television Series – Drama
Sarah Snook (Succession) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama
Kieran Culkin (Succession) (predicted & wanted)

Best Television Series – Comedy
The Bear (predicted)

Best Actress in a Television Series – Comedy
Ayo Edebiri (The Bear) (predicted & wanted)

Best Actor in a Television Series – Comedy
Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) (predicted)

Best Limited Series or TV Movie
Beef (predicted)

Best Actress in a Limited Series
Ali Wong (Beef) (predicted)

Best Actor in a Limited Series
Steven Yeun (Beef) (predicted)

Best Supporting Actress - Television
Elizabeth Debicki (The Crown)

Best Supporting Actor - Television
Matthew Macfayden (Succession) (predicted)

Best Stand-Up Comedy on Television
Ricky Gervais (Armageddon)

On the Emmys.