Oscars 2019 Preview and Open Thread: We Got to Move These Acclaimed Motion Pictures. We Got to Move These Short Nominees.

makeitsnowondem - February 24, 2019February 24, 2019

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Welcome to Oscars Evening, Commentists! I'm back, and I've got some more capital-T Takes on these awards, specifically the prestige categories, the short films, and the feature films that well-adjusted people probably care even less about than they do the short films. But first, I want to yell about something

Oscars 2019 Preview: I Have Eaten The Polar Bears That Were In Your Ice Cap

makeitsnowondem - February 23, 2019February 23, 2019

Happy Oscar weekend! In past years, I know, I've spread this out a little more, but there were a few key films I had to go down to the wire to find time to watch. It's honestly still looking questionable whether I'll see everything on the list this year, thanks

Oscars 2019: Tell Homeland Security – We Are The Noms

makeitsnowondem - January 25, 2019January 26, 2019

Welcome to late January! It's a time we at DFO most associate with bitching that the goddamned Patriots are in the stupid fucking Super Bowl again, but that's not all these bleak winter weeks have to offer. There are also movie awards! Balls of Steel is already ably handling the