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4 Shots From 4 Films: Special Disaster Edition

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

Today, we pay honor to one of my favorite genres, the disaster film!

It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 Disaster Films

The Poseidon Adventure (1972, dir by Ronald Neame, DP: Harold E. Stine)

The Towering Inferno (1974, dir by John Guillermin and Irwin Allen, DP: Fred J. Koenekamp and Joseph Biroc)

Airport 1975 (1974, dir by Jack Smight, DP: Philip H. Lathrop)

The Swarm (1978, dir by Irwin Allen, DP: Fred J. Koenekamp)

THE STONE KILLER – The Latest Episode of the “This Week in Charles Bronson” Podcast is Available Now!

Posted on by Bradley Crain

It has been a while since the “This Week in Charles Bronson” podcast has dropped a new episode focused on a specific Charles Bronson film. That ends today as our episode on the excellent 1973 badass cop film THE STONE KILLER is here for your listening pleasure. Join me and our host Eric Todd, along with special guests “Fanacek” (who hosts one of my very favorite pop culture podcasts) and on-line film critic Robert Baum, as we discuss the film from many different facets. You never know what rabbit holes we’ll go down, what theories we’ll share, or which crazy directions the conversation may head. We’re just fans of Charles Bronson, movies and TV shows, and we love to share that with each other and all of you.

One of the best things about THE STONE KILLER is its incredible cast. Besides Charles Bronson, we get the opportunity to dive off into the careers of cast members like Three’s Company alums John Ritter and Norman Fell, Oscar winner Martin Balsam, the Incredible Hulk‘s nosy reporter Jack Colvin, Papa Walton, and even B-movie queen Roberta Collins. Plus, many more!

So, if you have a little time on your hands, and you think it might be fun to listen to some extremely cool folks (or maybe movie nerds depending on your way of thinking) talking about Charles Bronson’s THE STONE KILLER, I’ve linked to the YouTube version below. It’s also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts!

The TSL Grindhouse: The Survivalist (dir by Sig Shore)

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

1987’s The Survivalist opens with a mushroom cloud forming over a frozen landscape.

In America, a nervous-looking newscaster announces that someone has set off a nuclear bomb in Siberia.  The bomb was apparently a “suitcase bomb” and it was probably set off by a group of terrorists who figured bombing one of the most desolate and sparsely-populated places on Earth would make their point.  However, the Russians are convinced that America was behind the bomb.  Nuclear war is eminent.

People go into a panic.  Civil disorder breaks out.  Even a small town in South Texas finds itself in the grip of societal collapse.  Fortunately, independent builder Jack Tilman (Steve Railsback) has spent his life preparing for this moment.  He has hundreds of guns and explosives and he’s prepared to take his family into the desert while civilization collapses.  When a desperate neighbor comes back Jack’s house and asks for a gun, Jack gives him a shotgun and then reacts with shocks when his friend reveals that he’s never fired a gun before.  Considering that they live in South Texas, I’m surprised too.

(Seriously, how do they scare off the coyotes?)

Jack leaves his home to get some gasoline for their trip.  While he’s out, he’s harassed by the motorcycle riding Lt. Youngman (Marjoe Gortner).  Youngman is with the National Guard and, apparently, the National Guard has turned into a motorcycle gang.  Youngman is declaring martial law and setting himself up as a warlord.  With his perpetual smirk and his feathered hair, Lt. Youngman epitomizes the arrogance of authority.  Jack has no use for him.  Jack also has no use for anyone who wants to keep him from getting his money out of the bank.  Jack has access to a bulldozer, after all.

Unfortunately, while Jack is arguing with Youngman and smashing into the bank, a group of hippies are breaking into his house and killing his family.  A half-crazed Jack kidnaps two of his friends — Dr. Vincent Ryan (Cliff DeYoung) and his wife, Linda (Susan Blakely) — and he takes them into the desert with him.  When Vincent demands to know why they’ve been kidnapped, Jack says that he’s trying to protect them.  Linda gets it.  Unfortunately, Vincent doesn’t.

Last night, I was searching for some Marjoe Gortner films to review.  I came across The Survivalist on Letterboxed and I also came across some amazingly vitriolic reviews, largely from Leftists who accused the film of being a paranoid right-wing fantasy.  I read those reviews and I thought to myself, “It stars Steve Railsback and Marjoe Gortner and it annoys the commies?  I have to watch this!”  I was able to track the film down on YouTube and I proceeded to spend 90 minutes watching civilization collapse.

Is it a good film?  It depends on how you define good.  It’s a low-budget, unashamedly trashy film that was clearly meant to appeal to people with a very definite worldview, one that the filmmakers may not have shared.  (Most films are made solely to make money and any message that is selected is selected out of the hope that it will be profitable.)  The government is corrupt.  Most of the citizens have become complacent and aren’t prepared to handle any sort of crisis.  When civilization collapses, only men like Jack Tilman and Lt. Youngman will thrive because they’re willing to be ruthless.  To try to rationalize the situation, as Dr. Ryan does, is an often fatal mistake.  In short, The Survivalist is a very paranoid film.  That said, its story and its worldview really isn’t all that different from One Battle After Another.  

I enjoyed The Survivalist, precisely because it is such a shameless film.  This is the type of movie where the National Guard rides motorcycles and blow up random buildings for fun.  It’s the type of film where one gunshot can cause a car to explode.  It’s the type of film where actors like Cliff DeYoung and Susan Blakeley attempt to find some sort of deeper meaning in their awkward dialogue while Steve Railsback does his Clint Eastwood impersonation.  Best of all, it’s got Marjoe Gortner going totally over-the-top as a smug authority figure.  It’s a fun movie, a trashier version of Red Dawn.

What’s not to love?

Scenes That I Love: Faye Dunaway In Network

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Today, the Shattered Lens wishes a happy birthday to actress Faye Dunaway.

In this scene from 1976’s Network, television executives Faye Dunaway and Robert Duvall discuss the best way to deal with Howard Beale and his falling ratings.

Scenes That I Love: Gregory Walcott Defends Earth In Plan 9 From Outer Space

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

Gregory Walcott, who was born 100 years today, appeared in a lot of good films over the course of his long career.  He had supporting roles in major blockbusters.  He was a friend and frequent collaborator of Clint Eastwood’s.  In 1979, he played the sheriff in the Oscar-nominated Norma Rae.

That said, he will probably always be most remembered for playing Jeff, the patriotic pilot, in Ed Wood’s 1957 masterpiece, Plan Nine From Outer Space.  Walcott gave probably as good a performance as anyone could in Plan 9, though that didn’t prevent the film from wrong being declared one of the worst ever made.  Walcott, for most of his career, was not a fan of Plan 9 but, in the years before he passed away in 2015, Walcott’s attitude towards the film mellowed considerably.  He even appeared in Tim Burton’s Ed Wood.

In this scene from Plan 9, Walcott shows how to deal with a snooty extra-terrestrial invader.  Never has Earth had been a better defender!

4 Shots From 4 Film: Special John McNaughton Edition

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.

Today is the birthday of director John McNaughton!  It’s time for….

4 Shots From 4 John McNaughton Films

Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986, dir by John McNaughton, DP: Charles Lieberman)

The Borrower (1991, dir by John McNaughton, DP: Julio Mucat and Robert C. New)

Normal Life (1996, dir by John McNaughton, DP: Jean de Segonzac)

Wild Things (1998, dir by John McNaughton, DP: Jeffrey L. Kimball)

Sinners Wins In Nashville

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Music City Film Critics Association has announced its picks for the best of 2025!  The winners are in bold!

Best Picture
Bugonia
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Train Dreams
Weapons

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler – Sinners
Guillermo Del Toro – Frankenstein
Josh Safdie – Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao – Hamnet

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – Hamnet
Rose Byrne – If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Chase Infiniti – One Battle After Another
Amanda Seyfried – The Testament of Ann Lee
Emma Stone – Bugonia

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After Another
Joel Edgerton – Train Dreams
Ethan Hawke – Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan – Sinners

Best Supporting Actress
Odessa A’zion – Marty Supreme
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku – Sinners
Teyana Taylor – One Battle After Another

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro – One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
Delroy Lindo – Sinners
Sean Penn – One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård – Sentimental Value

Best Young Actress
Shannon Mahina Gorman – Rental Family
Olivia Lynes – Hamnet
Madeleine McGraw – The Black Phone 2
Sora Wong – Bring Her Back
Nina Ye – Left-Handed Girl

Best Young Actor
Everett Blunck – The Plague
Miles Caton – Sinners
Cary Christopher – Weapons
Jacobi Jupe – Hamnet
Alfie Williams – 28 Years Later

Best Acting Ensemble
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Wake Up Dead Man

Best Music Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
KPop Demon Hunters
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Film
The Day the Earth Blew Up
KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Predator: Killer of Killers
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
The Alabama Solution
Cover-Up
John Candy: I Like Me
The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

Best International Film
It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Sirāt

Best Screenplay
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Sorry, Baby
Weapons

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
The Perfect Neighbor
Sinners

Best Production Design
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee
Wicked: For Good

Best Original Song
“As Alive As You Need Me to Be” – Nine Inch Nails, Tron: Ares
“The Girl in the Bubble” – Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
“Golden” – EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami, KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” – Miles Caton, Sinners
“Train Dreams” – Nick Cave, Train Dreams

Best Score
Frankenstein
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Sound
F1: The Movie
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Warfare
Wicked: For Good

Best Stunt Work
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Sinners
Superman

Best Action Film
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands
Superman

Best Comedy Film
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Friendship
The Naked Gun
Splitsville
Wake Up Dead Man

Best Horror Film
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
The Ugly Stepsister
Weapons

The Jim Ridley Award
The Day the Earth Blew Up
Dracula
A Little Prayer
Resurrection
Sirāt

One Battle After Another Wins In Hawaii

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The Hawaii Film Critics Society has announced its picks for the best of 2025!  The winners are in bold.

Best Picture
Jay Kelly
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sentimental Value
Sinners

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another
Ryan Coogler, Sinners
Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme
Chloé Zhao, Hamnet

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another
Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
Michael B. Jordan, Sinners
Wagner Moura, The Secret Agent

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley, Hamnet
Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
Sally Hawkins, Bring Her Back
Renate Reinsve, Sentimental Value
Sophie Thatcher, Companion

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro, One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
Sean Penn, One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning, Sentimental Value
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentimental Value
Amy Madigan, Weapons
Amanda Seyfried, The Housemaid
Teyana Taylor, One Battle After Another

Best Original Screenplay
Eddington
Marty Supreme
Sentimental Value
Sinners
Weapons

Best Adapted Screenplay
Frankenstein
Hamnet
One Battle After Another
The Housemaid
Train Dreams

Best Editing
F1: The Movie
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Together

Best Cinematography
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Train Dreams

Best Art Direction
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme

Best Costume Design
Frankenstein
Hamnet
Sinners
The Phoenician Scheme
Wicked: For Good

Best Animated Film
Arco
Dog Man
KPop Demon Hunters
The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Zootopia 2

Best Documentary
George A. Romero’s Resident Evil
Orwell: 2+2=5
Pee-wee as Himself
Predators
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Make-Up
28 Years Later
Frankenstein
Sinners
Weapons
Wicked: For Good

Best Sound
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
The Testament of Ann Lee

Best Score
F1: The Movie
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
Sinners
Tron: Ares

Best Song
“As Alive as You Need Me to Be,” Tron: Ares
“Highest 2 Lowest,” Highest 2 Lowest
“Hurry Up Tomorrow,” Hurry Up Tomorrow
“I Lied to You,” Sinners
“Train Dreams,” Train Dreams

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
Jurassic World: Rebirth
Predator: Badlands
Sinners

Best Action Movie
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Predator: Badlands

Best Stunt Work
Ballerina
F1: The Movie
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
One Battle After Another
Sinners

Best New Filmmaker
Ugo Bienvenu, Arco
Ben Leonberg, Good Boy
Charlie Polinger, The Plague
Michael Shanks, Together
Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby

Best First Film
Arco
Good Boy
Sorry, Baby
The Plague
Together

Best Overlooked Film
Clown in a Cornfield
Eddington
Nouvelle Vague
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck

Best Vocal / Motion Capture Performance
Eric Bauza, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
Oona Chaplin, Avatar: Fire and Ash (TIE)
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Sam Rockwell, The Bad Guys 2 (TIE)
Alison Wright, Predator: Badlands

Best Animal Performance
Bing the dog, The Friend
Indy the dog, Good Boy
Jolene the dog, Superman
Olga the cat, Sorry, Baby
Tico the cat, Caught Stealing

Best Horror Film
Bring Her Back
Keeper
Shelby Oaks
Together
Weapons

Best Comic Book Movie
100 Nights of Hero
Captain America: Brave New World
Superman
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Thunderbolts*

Best Foreign Language Film
It Was Just an Accident
Left-Handed Girl
No Other Choice
Sentimental Value
The Secret Agent

Best Underrated Film
Companion
Heart Eyes
Rental Family
The Life of Chuck
The Long Walk

Best Hawaiian Film
A Paradise Lost, dir. Laurie Sumiye (Hawaii)
Lahaina Rising, dir. Matty Schweitzer (Maui)
MĀHŪ: A Trans-Pacific Love Letter, dir. Lisette Marie Flanary (Oahu)
Reeling, dir. Yana Alliata (Oahu)
Sharing Aloha, dir. Blair Treu (Hawaii)

The Ha’aheo Award (Pride in Achievement for Film, TV, or Theater)
Chief of War

The Jason “Phormat” David Award celebrating originality and artistic playfulness in cinema
The Phoenician Scheme (dir. Wes Anderson)

Worst Film of 2025
Death of a Unicorn
Eddington
Hurry Up Tomorrow
Karate Kid: Legends
The Strangers: Chapter 2

Sinners Wins In North Dakota

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

The North Dakota Film Society has announced its picks for the best of 2025.  The winners are in bold.

Best Picture
HAMNET – Nicolas Gonda, Pippa Harris, Liza Marshall, Sam Mendes, Steven Spielberg (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein, Eli Bush, Timothée Chalamet, Anthony Katagas, Josh Safdie (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Paul Thomas Anderson, Sara Murphy, Adam Somner, JoAnne Sellar (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Andrew Berenstsen Ottmar, Maria Ekerhovd (Neon)
SINNERS – Ryan Coogler, Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian (Warner Bros.)

Best Director
Paul Thomas Anderson – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Ryan Coogler – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Josh Safdie – MARTY SUPREME (A24)
Joachim Trier – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Chloé Zhao – HAMNET (Focus Features)

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley – HAMNET (Focus Features)
Rose Byrne – IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU (A24)
Chase Infiniti – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Renate Reinsve – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Emma Stone – BUGONIA (Focus Features)

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet – MARTY SUPREME (A24)
Leonardo DiCaprio – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Ethan Hawke – BLUE MOON (Sony Pictures Classics)
Michael B. Jordan – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Lee Byung-hun – NO OTHER CHOICE (Neon)

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)
Amy Madigan – WEAPONS (Warner Bros.)
Wunmi Mosaku – SINNERS (Warner Bros.)
Teyana Taylor – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio del Toro – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Jacob Elordi – FRANKENSTEIN (Netflix)
Paul Mescal – HAMNET (Focus Features)
Sean Penn – ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (Warner Bros.)
Stellan Skarsgård – SENTIMENTAL VALUE (Neon)

Best Ensemble
HAMNET – Joe Alwyn, Jessie Buckley, Jacob Jupe, Noah Jupe, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Odessa A’zion, Timothée Chalamet, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler Okonma, Gwyneth Paltrow (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Benicio del Toro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Chase Infiniti, Sean Penn, Teyana Taylor (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Elle Fanning, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård (Neon)
SINNERS – Miles Caton, Michael B. Jordan, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Delroy Lindo, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell, Hailee Steinfeld (Warner Bros.)

Best Screenplay
HAMNET – Maggie O’Farrell and Chloé Zhao (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie (A24)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Paul Thomas Anderson (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Joachim Trier and Eskil Vogt (Neon)
SINNERS – Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros.)

Best Cinematography
HAMNET – Łukasz Żal (Focus Features)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Michael Bauman (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Mauro Herce (Neon)
TRAIN DREAMS – Adolpho Veloso (Netflix)

Best Costume Design
FRANKENSTEIN – Kate Hawley (Netflix)
HAMNET – Malgosia Turzanska (Focus Features)
SINNERS – Ruth E. Carter (Warner Bros.)
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE – Małgorzata Karpiuk (Searchlight Pictures)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Paul Tazewell (Universal Pictures)

Best Editing
MARTY SUPREME – Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie (A24)
NO OTHER CHOICE – Kim Sang-beom, Kim Ho-bin (Neon)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Andy Jurgensen (Warner Bros.)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Olivier Bugge Coutté (Neon)
SINNERS – Michael P. Shawver (Warner Bros.)

Best Visual Effects
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Richard Baneham, Daniel Barrett, Joe Letteri, Eric Saindon (20th Century Studios)
F1 – Ryan Tudhope, Nikeah Forde, Robert Harrington, Nicolas Chevallier, Eric Leven, Edward Price, Keith Dawson (Apple Original Films)
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON – Christian Manz, Glen McIntosh, Andy Kind, Terry Palmer (Universal Pictures)
SINNERS – Donnie Dean, Espen Nordahl, Michael Ralla, Guido Wolter (Warner Bros.)
SUPERMAN – Stephen Ceretti, Enrico Damm, Stéphane Nazé, Guy Williams (Warner Bros.)

Best Makeup & Hairstyling
BUGONIA – Torsten Witte (Focus Features)
FRANKENSTEIN – Cliona Furey, Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel (Netflix)
SINNERS – Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine, Shunika Terry (Warner Bros.)
THE UGLY STEPSISTER – Thomas Foldberg, Anne Cathrine Sauerberg (Independent Film Company)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Laura Blount, Mark Coulier, Frances Hannon (Universal Pictures)

Best Original Score
BUGONIA – Jerskin Fendrix (Focus Features)
HAMNET – Max Richter (Focus Features)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jonny Greenwood (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Ludwig Göransson (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Kangding Ray (Neon)

Best Original Song
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – “Golden” – EJAE and Mark Sonnenblick (Netflix)
SINNERS – “I Lied to You” – Ludwig Göransson and Raphael Saadiq (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – “Last Time (I Seen the Sun)” – Miles Caton, Ludwig Göransson, and Alice Smith (Warner Bros.)
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE – “Clothed By the Sun” – Daniel Blumberg (Searchlight Pictures)
TRAIN DREAMS – “Train Dreams” – Nick Cave (Netflix)

Best Production Design
FRANKENSTEIN – Tamara Deverell (Netflix)
HAMNET – Fiona Crombie, Alice Felton (Focus Features)
MARTY SUPREME – Jack Fisk, Adam Willis (A24)
SINNERS – Hannah Beachler, Monique Champagne (Warner Bros.)
WICKED: FOR GOOD – Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales (Universal Pictures)

Best Sound
AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH – Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Brent Burge, Gary Summers, Michael Hedges, Alexis Feodoroff, Julian Howarth (20th Century Studios)
F1 – Gareth John, Al Nelson, Juan Peralta, Gary A. Rizzo, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle (Apple Original Films)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Jose Antonio Garci, Christopher Scarabosio, Tony Vallaflor (Warner Bros.)
SINNERS – Steve Boeddeker, Benny Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor, Chris Welcker (Warner Bros.)
SIRAT – Laia Casanovas (Neon)

Best Animated Feature
ARCO – Ugo Bienvenu, Félix de Givry, Sophie Mas, Natalie Portman (Neon)
BOYS GO TO JUPITER – Julian Glander, Peisin Yang Lazo (Cartuna)
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS – Chris Appelhans, Maggie Kang, Michelle L.M. Wong (Netflix)
LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN – Maïlys Vallade, Claire LaCombe, Edwina Liard, Henri Magalon, Nidia Santiago (GKids)
ZOOTOPIA 2 – Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino (Walt Disney Pictures)

Best Documentary Feature
THE ALABAMA SOLUTION – Andrew Jarecki, Charlotte Kaufman, Alelur “Alex” Duran, Beth Shelburne (HBO Documentary Films)
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT – Jessica Hargrave, Tig Notaro, Ryan White, Stef Willen (Apple Original Films)
COVER-UP – Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus, Yoni Golijov, Olivia Streisand (Netflix)
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY – Amy Berg, Brad Pitt, Ryan Heller, Christine Connor, Mandy Chang, Jennie Bedusa, Matthew Roozen (Magnolia Pictures)
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR – Alisa Payne, Geeta Gandbhir, Nikon Kwantu, Sam Bisbee (Netflix)

Best International Feature
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT – France (Neon)
NO OTHER CHOICE – South Korea (Neon)
THE SECRET AGENT – Brazil (Neon)
SENTIMENTAL VALUE – Norway (Neon)
SIRAT – Spain (Neon)

 

Monday Live Tweet Alert: Join Us for New World Disorder!

Posted on by Lisa Marie Bowman

As some of our regular readers undoubtedly know, I am involved in hosting a few weekly live tweets on twitter and occasion ally Mastodon.  I host #FridayNightFlix every Friday, I co-host #ScarySocial on Saturday, and I am one of the five hosts of Mastodon’s #MondayActionMovie!  Every week, we get together.  We watch a movie.  We snark our way through it.

Tonight, for #MondayActionMovie, the film will be 1999’s New World Disorder!

It should make for a night of fun viewing and I invite all of you to join in.  If you want to join the live tweets, just hop onto Mastodon, pull up New World Disorder on YouTube, start the movie at 8 pm et, and use the #MondayActionMovie hashtag!

Enjoy!