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Amphibia ended and I sobbed of course. What am I supposed to do with myself now?!?!?

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Thanks Netflix 😑

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Yeah thanks a bunch Netflix 😑

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Happy Birthday to the one and only mass murderer, emo boy Eren Jaeger. Also, you’re a well written character I guess. Hope you get your freedom. We love you!

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2022 Oscar Picks and Predictions

Welp, the Oscars are today. I've definitely been cramming for the ceremony by making sure I watch many of the nominees (all of Best Picture) and every year, I never end up accomplishing this task. Until 2022. I will have watched all Best Picture nominations by the time it airs and a good chunk of the others. I've seen all the short films which unfortunately won't be broadcast live due to efforts to shorten the ceremony (fucking academy). I'm here to choose my favorite and which one will be predicted as the winner. I'll add a disclaimer by noting the ones I haven't seen so I won’t choose those as my picks. They will still be qualified for my predictions. For some, I’ll write some short thoughts and opinions for a couple of the nominees and some I will leave them as they are and maybe I’ll elaborate more on them later. Best Picture rankings will be last. Let's go!

Best Visual Effects:

Dune - (Pick and Prediction) The visuals were one of the highlights of the movie. Helped with the world-building in the best way.

Free Guy - For the plot, it was a fun movie with decent effects but weren't anything groundbreaking

No Time to Die (haven’t seen)

Shang-Chi (haven’t seen)

Spider-Man: No Way Home - I had higher expectations for this one. The only visual effect that especially affected my experience watching it in theaters was the fight scene between Spiderman and Doctor Strange. Especially with the score (chefs kiss). Besides that, nothing else stood out to me. Spiderman swinging around wasn’t anything spectacular unfortunately since those scenes are the most memorable parts of any Spider-Man movie. The Andrew Garfield movies succeeded stupendously with that aspect (where was its nomination back in 2013/2015?)

Best Film Editing

Don't Look Up

Dune

King Richard - Prediction

The Power of the Dog

Tick, Tick... Boom! - Pick

Best Costume Design

Cruella - Prediction

Cyrano (haven’t seen)

Dune - Pick

Nightmare Alley

West Side Story

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

Coming 2 America (haven’t seen)

Cruella - Pick and Prediction

Dune - I don't distinctly recall what makeup and hair looked like (I'm sure it was good tho)

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (haven’t seen)

House of Gucci (haven’t seen)

Best Cinematography

Dune

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog - Prediction

The Tragedy of Macbeth (haven’t seen)

West Side Story (Pick) - Great for the musical numbers. It creates so much excitement and joy for each song that I’m eager to jump into the next one.

Best Production Design

Dune - Pick and Prediction

Nightmare Alley

The Power of the Dog

The Tragedy of Macbeth (haven’t seen)

West Side Story

Best Sound

Belfast

Dune - Pick and Prediction

No Time to Die (haven’t seen)

The Power of the Dog

West Side Story

Best Original Song

"Be Alive" from King Richard

"Dos Oruguitas" from Encanto

"Down to Joy" from Belfast

"No Time to Die" from "No Time to Die - Pick and Prediction

"Somehow You Do" from Four Good Days (haven’t heard)

Best Original Score

Don't Look Up

Dune - Prediction

Encanto - Pick

Parallel Mothers (haven’t seen)

The Power of the Dog

Best Animated Short Film

Affairs of the Art - So bizarre that I kinda enjoyed it, but I don't think it should win

Bestia - I had no idea wtf was happening

Boxballet - Thought it was going to be an exquisite short film but did a full 180 in the end

Robin Robin - Cute Oscar Bait

The Windshield Wiper (Pick and Prediction) - Very unique art style to capture the essence and meanings of love with the visualization of many people of different demographics and experiences

Best Live Action Short Film

Take and Run

The Dress - Liked it until the ending

The Long Goodbye - Prediction

On My Mind - Very bittersweet

Please Hold (Pick) - A creative look into the inner works of criminal justice system with this sci-fi/comedy

Best Documentary Short Subject

Audible - Pick

Lead Me Home - Prediction

The Queen of Basketball

Three Songs for Benazir

When We Were Bullies - Cool concept and approach but became very long-winded

Best Documentary Feature - This may not be a fair category since I’ve only seen one of the films but I’ll still choose my prediction

Ascension (haven’t seen)

Attica (haven’t seen)

Flee - Pick

Summer of Soul (haven’t seen) - Prediction

Writing with Fire (haven’t seen)

Best International Feature Film

Drive My Car - Pick

Flee - Prediction

The Hand of God (haven’t seen)

Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom (haven’t seen)

The Worst Person in the World

Best Animated Feature Film (tbh, as long as Raya doesn't win, I'm good with any of these)

Encanto - Pick and Prediction

Flee

Luca

The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Raya and the Last Dragon

Best Adapted Screenplay

CODA - Prediction

Drive My Car - Pick

Dune

The Lost Daughter

The Power of the Dog

Best Original Screenplay

Belfast - Prediction

Don't Look Up

King Richard

Licorice Pizza

The Worst Person in the World - Pick

Best Supporting Actress (very hard decision)

Jessie Buckley in Lost Daughter

Ariana DeBose in West Side Story - Pick and Prediction

Judi Dench in Belfast

Kirsten Dunst in The Power of the Dog

Aunjuane Ellis in King Richard

Best Supporting Actor

Ciaran Hinds in Belfast

Troy Kotsur in CODA

Jesse Plemons in The Power of the Dog

J.K. Simmons in Being the Ricardos (haven’t seen)

Kodi Smit-McPhee in The Power of the Dog - Pick and Prediction

Best Actress

Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (haven’t seen) - Prediction

Olivia Colman in The Lost Daughter - Pick

Penelope Cruz in Parallel Mothers (haven’t seen)

Nicole Kidman in Being the Ricardos (haven’t seen)

Kristen Stewart in Spencer

Best Actor

Javier Bardem in Being the Ricardos (haven’t seen)

Benedict Cumberbatch in The Power of the Dog

Andrew Garfield in Tick, Tick... Boom!

Will Smith in King Richard - Pick and Prediction

Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth (haven’t seen)

Best Director

Kenneth Branaugh for Belfast

Ryusuke Hamaguchi for Drive My Car

Paul Thomas Anderson for Licorice Pizza

Jane Campion for The Power of the Dog - Pick and Prediction

Steven Spielberg for West Side Story

Best Picture - I’m including my thoughts on whether or not each film deserves the title of Best Picture or not. However, I’ll still choose my pick and prediction.

Belfast (deserves it)

CODA (deserves it)

Don't Look Up (doesn't deserve it)

Drive My Car (deserves it) - Pick

Dune (deserves it)

King Richard (doesn't deserve it)

Licorice Pizza (deserves it)

Nightmare Alley (doesn't deserve it)

The Power of the Dog (deserves it) - Prediction

West Side Story (deserves it)

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Will Byers getting the Armin Arlert hair treatment

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How to sum up Deku and Rody’s relationship in the movie

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My thoughts on the TV adaptation of One of Us is Lying (ep 1-3)(not in order)

I was watching it with my friend and we were both very nit picky about it, but with some thinking and seeing other people’s opinion’s, I’m trying to have more of a open mind. And also by rewatching them. Also, heads up! Minor spoiler for One of Us is Next, in case you haven’t read it.

I was hesitant about the casting, but all the actors do a good job

(I liked Maeve and Simon’s beforehand though)

Bronwyn actually got her introduction that was not in the first seven minutes!

Why is Evan British?

Between the detention scene and Nate and Bronwyn’s interaction right after, the show needs to learn to take it’s time more. It’s rushes itself a bit when it comes to these scenes

Idk why I’m starting to love TJ now

Vanessa and Addy’s mom are both incredibly aggravating like in the book so that’s a plus

I was so ready to see the car crash

dang

I don’t like that Bronwyn and Evan are a couple because when she and Nate get together, it’s going to be very heartbreaking for Evan and for the viewers to see. Evan wasn’t supposed to be a character or someone Bronwyn had true feelings for, he was supposed to be an expectation for Bronwyn; someone who seemed like the perfect type for her. Before she discovers that her true feelings belong to Nate.

I enjoy Maeve, but I’m not sure how I feel about the new things added to her storyline

I don’t picture her having a previous relationship with Simon, him ghosting her, and that being the reason why she hates him

The reason in the book was perfectly fine and also gave Bronwyn a motive for possibly killing him (or wanting to)

Where is Ashton? (hopefully she’ll appear next episode)

WHERE IS MY BOY LUIS?

Bronwyn and Maeve don’t seem particularly close and that upsets me because of how much I adore their relationship in the book.

It’s interesting Maeve had symptoms of a relapse of her leukemia when that would happen in One of Us is Next

Maybe they are not sure if they’ll get picked up for another season so they want to add some elements from the sequel.

I like how they showcase Addy’s anxiety about the whole situation

Annalisa Cochrane is a very talented actress btw

The way Cooper’s storyline about him being gay is portrayed ...hmm 

At first I didn’t like how everything was coming up so early such as the revelation that he was gay and the introduction of Cooper and Kris’s relationship. Also that Keely and Lucas knew and that Keely and Cooper were now fake dating to help him and to scare off her ex-boyfriend. Mainly because I liked it as a twist in the book. 

Now that I’ve thought more about this, I’m fine with the change that Cooper’s secret is revealed practically right way. It doesn’t take away from the stress the audience and Cooper feel if and when it comes out. Especially to his dad. It’s cool the viewers are let in on it from episode one.

I don’t like Kris too much, though. It’s cool that they are developing him and making him an actual character as opposed to just Cooper’s boyfriend/hook-up. I just don’t like that he gets mad at Cooper that he is hiding who he really is. After everything Cooper has told him about the pressure put on him, I’d think Kris would be more understanding. Who cares if he didn’t tell you right away about his dad and everything else? Hopefully he will be more considerate in the next batch of episodes.

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Hannah, don’t make Cooper one of your reasons because he’s gay. Let’s be honest though, we all can’t resist the smile.

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Starting Tumblr

Yay, I got an account. I’ve mostly used tumblr to look up ships like Klance and Tyrus. Also shows. For my account, I’m gonna post movie reviews and talk about other things.