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#981: 2024 Fall Movie Preview

2024 fall MOVIE PREVIEW:

1. ACTORS WE LOVE IN MELODRAMAS WE MIGHT: HIS THREE DAUGHTERS v WE LIVE IN TIME
AK: HIS THREE DAUGHTERS
JL: HIS THREE DAUGHTERS

2. DIRECTING DUO HORROR: THE FRONT ROOM v HOUSE OF SPOILS v HERETIC
AK: HOUSE OF SPOILS
JL: HOUSE OF SPOILS

3. MILLENNIAL MID-LIFE CRISIS: MY OLD ASS v THE OUTRUN
AK: MY OLD ASS
JL: THE OUTRUN

4. HOLLYWOOD PLAYS ITSELF: A DIFFERENT MAN v THE SUBSTANCE
AK: A DIFFERENT MAN
JL: THE SUBSTANCE

5. UNEXPECTEDLY ANIMATED: TRANSFORMERS ONE v PIECE BY PIECE
AK: PIECE BY PIECE
JL: PIECE BY PIECE

6. BEST OF CANNES: ANORA v EMILIA PÉREZ
AK: ANORA
JL: ANORA

7. I THINK I’VE BEEN HERE BEFORE: HERE v OMNI LOOP
AK: HERE
JL: OMNI LOOP

8. LIVE FROM NEW YORK IT’S…: SATURDAY NIGHT v WILL & HARPER
AK: WILL & HARPER
JL: WILL & HARPER

9. PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING TELLURIDE DEBUTS: NICKEL BOYS v THE PIANO LESSON
AK: THE PIANO LESSON
JL: NICKEL BOYS

10. REUNITED (AND IT FEELS SO BAD): BROTHERS v A REAL PAIN
AK: A REAL PAIN
JL: A REAL PAIN

11. BIGGER SMILES: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX v VENOM: LAST DANCE
AK: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX
JL: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

12. CAUGHT UP IN HISTORY: CONCLAVE v BLITZ
AK: CONCLAVE
JL: BLITZ

TOP 5 MOST ANTICIPATED ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2024:

JOSH:
5. THE SUBSTANCE (SEPTEMBER 20)
4. BLITZ (NOVEMBER 1)
3. APARTMENT 7A (SEPTEMBER 27)
2. ANORA (OCTOBER 18)
1. NICKEL BOYS (OCTOBER 25)

ADAM:
5. JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX (OCTOBER 4)
4. MEGALOPOLIS (SEPTEMBER 27)
3. GLADIATOR II (NOVEMBER 22)
2. THE PIANO LESSON (NOVEMBER 8)
1. ANORA (OCTOBER 18)

#973: Top 5 Prequels

Josh

5. Godzilla Minus One
4. Star Wars: Episode 1 — The Phantom Menace
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
1. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

Roxana Hadadi

5. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
4. Prey
3. The Animatrix
2. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
1. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

#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

#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.

#952: 2024 Movie Preview

2024 MOVIE PREVIEW:

1. DESERT ADVENTURES: DUNE: PART 2 v. FURIOSA
AK: FURIOSA
JL: FURIOSA

2. PRESTIGE HORROR: NOSFERATU v. WOLF MAN
AK: NOSFERATU
JL: NOSFERATU

3. QUEER THRILLERS: DRIVE AWAY DOLLS v. LOVE LIES BLEEDING
AK: DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS
JL: LOVE LIES BLEEDING

4. MACHO ‘80s REHEATS AKA ACTORS WE LOVE DOING DUMB SHIT WE ALSO LOVE: THE FALL GUY v. ROAD HOUSE
AK: ROAD HOUSE
JL: THE FALL GUY

5. CHILDREN OF RIDLEY: ALIEN: ROMULUS v. UNTITLED GLADIATOR SEQUEL
AK: UNTITLED GLADIATOR SEQUEL
JL: ALIEN: ROMULUS

6. THE BOYS ARE BACK: Richard Linklater’s HIT MAN v. Steven Soderbergh’s PRESENCE
AK: PRESENCE
JL: PRESENCE

7. IN A WORLD…: CIVIL WAR v. KINGDOM OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
AK: CIVIL WAR
JL: CIVIL WAR

8. JOKERS: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX v. THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
AK: THE PEOPLE’S JOKER
JL: JOKER: FOLIE À DEUX

9. SEQUELS, PREQUELS, RE-HEATQUELS WE’D SKIP EXCEPT…WAIT, WHO’S DIRECTING THAT?: A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE v TWISTERS v MUFASA: THE LION KING
AK: MUFASA: THE LION KING
JL: A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE

  1. BROADWAY COMES TO THE ARTHOUSE: JANET PLANET v. THE PIANO LESSON
    AK: THE PIANO LESSON
    JL: JANET PLANET

TOP 5 MOST ANTICIPATED ANTICIPATED FILMS OF 2024:

JOSH:
5. CIVIL WAR (April 12)
4. THE NICKEL BOYS (TBD)
3. MEGALOPOLIS (TBD)
2. BLITZ (TBD)
1. FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (May 24)

ADAM:
5. THE BIKERIDERS (June 21)
4. CIVIL WAR (April 12)
3. PRESENCE (TBD)
2. DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS (Feb. 23)
1. FURIOSA: A MAD MAX SAGA (May 24)


 
 

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