Game Update

Splendor (Android)

Screen Actors Guild Awards Nominations

Cast
A Star is Born
Black Panther
BlackKklansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
Crazy Rich Asians

Actor
Christian Bale (Vice)
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)

Actress
Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns)
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Tinothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Sam Elliott (A Star is Born)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Vice)
Emily Blunt (A Quiet Place)
Margot Robbie (Mary Queen of Scots)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

Avengers: Endgame

129

days to go

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Golden Globes Nominations

Motion Picture - Drama
Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born

Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
Crazy Rich Asians
The Favourite
Green Book
Mary Poppins Returns
Vice

Director
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
Peter Farelly (Green Book)
Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
Adam McKay (Vice)

Actor - Drama
Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate)
Lucas Hedges (Boy Erased)
Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)

Actor - Musical or Comedy
Christian Bale (Vice)
Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
Robert Redford (The Old Man and the Gun)
John C. Reilly (Stan & Ollie)

Actress - Drama
Glenn Close (The Wife)
Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
Nicole Kidman (Destroyer)
Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Rosamund Pike (A Private War)

Actress - Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt (Mary Poppins Returns)
Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade)
Charlize Theron (Tully)
Constance Wu (Crazy Rich Asians)

Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
Tinothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
Adam Driver (BlacKkKlansman)
Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Supporting Actress
Amy Adams (Vice)
Claire Foy (First Man)
Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Emma Stone (The Favourite)
Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

Motion Picture - Animated
Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Screenplay
Roma
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Vice
Green Book

Original Score
A Quiet Place
Isle of Dogs
Black Panther
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns

Original Song
"All the Stars," Black Panther
"Girl in the Movies," Dumplin'
"Requiem for a Private War," A Private War
"Revelation," Boy Erased
"Shallow," A Star is Born

AFI Ten Films of the Year

• BlacKkKlansman
• Black Panther
• Eighth Grade
• If Beale Street Could Talk
• The Favourite
• First Reformed
• Mary Poppins Returns
• A Quiet Place
• A Star is Born

TV Review

Bodyguard

60% (3 Stars)

Game Update

Destiny 2 (PC)

Completed Reading

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TV Review

The Wire

Season 3

70% (3.5 Stars)

2018 Movie Review

Deadpool 2

60% (3 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 83%

Mission: Impossible Fallout

80% (4 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 97%

Solo: A Star Wars Story

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 70%

Ant-Man and the Wasp

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 88%

Game Update

Scythe Digital Edition (PC)

SjWound's Ranking of 2013 Movies - Round 2

1. Gravity
2. Frozen
3. Captain Phillips
4. Iron Man 3
5. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
6. Star Trek Into Darkness
7. Monsters University
8. Dallas Buyers Club
9. Thor: The Dark World
10. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
11. Man of Steel
12. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty - New
13. Despicable Me 2
14. Ender's Game
15. American Hustle
16. Pacific Rim
17. Rush
18. Fast & Furious 6
19. The Croods
20. The Wolverine
21. World War Z
22. Snowpiercer
23. Turbo
24. Now You See Me
25. The Purge - New
26. Olympus Has Fallen
27. Elysium - New
28. Kick Ass 2
29. The Lone Ranger
30. Planes
31. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
32. White House Down
33. This is the End

To Watch
The World's End
Prisoners

2018 Oscar Predictions - Round 2

Picture

1. A Star is Born
2. Roma - New
3. If Beale Street Could Talk
4. Green Book - New
5. First Man
6. The Favourite
7. BlacKkKlansman
8. Black Panther
9. Vice - Renamed from Backseat
10. Can You Ever Forgive Me? - New

2nd Tier
Widows

Dropped Out
Beautiful Boy
Boy Erased
Mary Queen of Scots
The Front Runner


Director

1. Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
2. Damien Chazelle (First Man)
3. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
4. Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
5. Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)

2nd Tier
Peter Farrelly (Green Book) - New
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Dropped Out
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)


Actor

1. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
2. Viggo Mortensen (Green Book) - Promoted
3. Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody) - New
4. Christian Bale (Vice) - New
5. Ryan Gosling (First Man)

2nd Tier
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate) - Demoted

Dropped Out
Steve Carell (Beautiful Boy)
Hugh Jackman (The Front Runner)
John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
Robert Redford (The Old Man and the Gun)


Actress

1. Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
2. Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
3. Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)
4. Glenn Close (The Wife)
5. Viola Davis (Widows)

2nd Tier
Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)

Dropped Out
Nicole Kidman (Destroyer)
Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Saoirse Ronan (Mary Queen of Scots)


Supporting Actor

1. Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
2. Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
3. Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
4. Sam Elliott (A Star is Born)
5. Sam Rockwell (Vice)

2nd Tier
Daniel Kaluuya (Widows) - New

Supporting Actress

1. Amy Adams (Vice)
2. Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
3. Claire Foy (First Man)
4. Emma Stone (The Favourite)
5. Rachel Weisz (The Favourite)

2nd Tier

Margot Robbie (Mary Queen of Scots)

Nicole Kidman (Boy Erased)

Move to Best Actress

Olivia Colman (The Favourite)

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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2018 Oscar Predictions - Round 1 - Best Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress

Supporting Actor

1. Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
2. Timothee Chalamet (Beautiful Boy)
3. Sam Elliott (A Star is Born)
4. Mahershala Ali (Green Book)
5. Sam Rockwell (Vice)

Supporting Actress

1. Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
2. Regina King (If Beale Street Could Talk)
3. Amy Adams (Vice)
4. Claire Foy (First Man)
5. Emma Stone (The Favourite)

TV Review

Succession

Season 1

70% (3.5 Stars)

Anime Review

Boku No Hero Academia

Season 3

80% (4 Stars)

Completed Reading

Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin Is Changing Money, Business, and the World by Don Tapscott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2018 Movie Review

Incredibles 2

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 94%

Ready Player One

70% (3.5 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 72%

Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom

60% (3 Stars)

Rottentomatoes: 49%

Family Day Gala @ Ipoh Convention Center - 31 August 2018

2018 Oscar Predictions - Round 1 - Best Actor and Actress

Actor

1. Ryan Gosling (First Man)
2. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
3. Willem Dafoe (At Eternity's Gate)
4. John David Washington (BlacKkKlansman)
5. Robert Redford (The Old Man and the Gun)

2nd Tier
Ethan Hawke (First Reformed)
Viggo Mortensen (Green Book)
Steve Carell (Beautiful Boy)
Hugh Jackman (The Front Runner)

Actress

1. Olivia Colman (The Favourite)
2. Glenn Close (The Wife)
3. Viola Davis (Widows)
4. Melissa McCarthy (Can You Ever Forgive Me?)
5. Lady Gaga (A Star is Born)

2nd Tier

Yalitza Aparicio (Roma)

Nicole Kidman (Destroyer)

Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk)

Saoirse Ronan (Mary Queen of Scots)

Game Update

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Completed Reading

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My rating: 4 of 5 stars




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My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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SjWound's Ranking of Digital (Board) Games - Round 2

14.  Small World 2

13.  Ticket to Ride

12.  Tokaido

11.  Mini Metro

10.  Onirim

9.  Star Realms

8.  Jaipur

7.  Card Thief

6. Lords of Waterdeep (New)

5.  Pandemic

4.  Le Havre

3.  Race for the Galaxy

2.  Twilight Struggle

1.  Through the Ages (New)

Dropped Out

Plants vs. Zombie Heroes

Hitman GO

Hearthstone

2018 Oscar Predictions - Round 1 - Best Director

Director

1. Alfonso Cuaron (Roma)
2. Spike Lee (BlacKkKlansman)
3. Damien Chazelle (First Man)
4. Bradley Cooper (A Star is Born)
5. Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite)

2nd Tier
Barry Jenkins (If Beale Street Could Talk)
Ryan Coogler (Black Panther)

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My rating: 3 of 5 stars



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My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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