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2026 Oscar Predictions - Round 1

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1. Wicked: For Good
2. Hamnet
3. After the Hunt
4. One Battle After Another
5. Marty Supreme
6. Frankenstein
7. Avatar: Fire and Ash
8. Sentimental Value
9. Michael
10. Bugonia

2nd Tier
Deliver Me from Nowhere
The Life of Chuck

SjWound's Ranking of 2014 Movies - Round 5

 

1. Whiplash
2. Interstellar
3. John Wick
4. The Imitation Game
5. Captain America: The Winter Soldier
6. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
7. Edge of Tomorrow
8. Selma
9. Boyhood
10. Guardians of the Galaxy
11. The Lego Movie
12. Big Hero 6
13. X-Men: Days of Future Past
14. Birdman
15. Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
16. Foxcatcher
17. American Sniper
18. The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
19. Godzilla
20. The Grand Budapest Hotel
21. The Equalizer
22. The Raid 2
23. How To Train Your Dragon 2
24. The Amazing Spider-Man 2
25. Lucy
26. Transformers: Age of Extinction
27. Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
28. Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

To watch

Ode to My Father

22 Jump Street

2025 Most Anticipated Video Games

1. Doom: The Dark Ages
2. Monster Hunter Wilds
3. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
4. Grand Theft Auto VI
5. Fable
6. Avowed
7. Civilization VII
8. Ghost of Yotei
9. Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater
10. Assassin's Creed: Shadows
11. Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
12. Atomfall
13. Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2
14. Split Fiction
15. Crimson Desert
16. Elden Ring Nightreign
17. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
18. The Alters
19. Hell is Us
20. Borderlands 4
21. Mafia: The Old Country

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #60 to #41

 

60. The Fugitive
59. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
58. The Bourne Ultimatum
57. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
56. Memento
55. Beauty and the Beast (1991)
54. Chariots of Fire
53. The Sixth Sense
52. Rocky
51. The Last Emperor
50. A Few Good Men
49. Speed
48. Jaws
47. Avengers: Endgame
46. Mad Max: Fury Road
45. Life of Pi
44. Quiz Show
43. Whiplash
42. Drunken Master 2
41. Arrival

Upcoming Movie

 

Thunderbolts*

May 2, 2025

72 days to go

SjWound's Ranking of 2015 Movies - Round 4

 

1. Spotlight
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
3. The Martian
4. The Revenant
5. The Big Short
6. Avengers: Age of Ultron
7. Sicario
8. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
9. Mission:  Impossible - Rogue Nation
10. Creed
11. Inside Out
12. Bridge of Spies
13. Ant-Man
14. Steve Jobs
15. Veteran
16. The Hateful Eight
17. Spectre
18. Jurassic World
19. Furious 7
20. Pitch Perfect 2
21. Kingsman: The Secret Service
22. Everest

To watch

Room

SjWound's Top 100 Movies of All Time (Round 6) - #80 to #61

 

80. All Quiet on the Western Front

79. Everything Everywhere All at Once

78. It's A Wonderful Life

77. L.A. Confidential

76. John Wick

75. Michael Clayton

74. Interstellar

73. The Departed

72. The Lion King (1994)

71. Darkest Hour

70. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

69. The Batman

68. Black Panther

67. The Queen

66. Black Hawk Down

65. Dune: Part Two

64. 2001: A Space Odyssey

63. Tenet

62. The Incredibles

61. The Martian

Top 20 Video Games of 2024

1. Astro Bot
2. Metaphor: ReFantazio
3. Balatro
4. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
5. Black Myth: Wukong
6. Silent Hill 2
7. Helldivers 2
8. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
9. Dragon Age: The Veilguard
10. Animal Well
11. Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
12. Dragon's Dogma 2
13. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
14. Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
15. Tekken 8
16. Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
17. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
18. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
19. Neva
20. Satisfactory

Completed Reading - Non Fiction, Jan 2025

The Gate to China: A New History of the People's Republic & Hong Kong by Michael Sheridan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



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2024 Movie Reviews

 

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F

60% (3 Stars), Ranking #579

Rottentomatoes: 67%

Flow
90% (4.5 Stars), Ranking #151
Rottentomatoes: 97%

Wicked
90% (4.5 Stars), Ranking #165
Rottentomatoes: 88%

The Roundup: Punishment
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #524
Rottentomatoes: 91%

Carry-On
60% (3 Stars), Ranking #534
Rottentomatoes: 87%

2025 Oscar Nominations

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Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
I'm Still Here
Nickel Boys
The Substance
Wicked

Director
Sean Baker (Anora)
Brady Corbet (The Brutalist)
James Mangold (A Complete Unknown)
Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez)
Coralie Fargeat (The Substance)

Actress
Cynthia Erivo (Wicked)
Karla Sofia Gascon (Emilia Perez)
Mikey Madison (Anora)
Demi Moore (The Substance)
Fernanda Torres (I'm Still Here)

Actor
Adrien Brody (The Brutalist)
Timothée Chalamet (A Complete Unknown)
Colman Domingo (Sing Sing)
Ralph Fiennes (Conclave)
Sebastian Stan (The Apprentice)

Supporting Actress
Monica Barbaro (A Complete Unknown)
Ariana Grande (Wicked)
Felicity Jones (The Brutalist)
Isabella Rossellini (Conclave)
Zoe Saldana (Emilia Perez)

Supporting Actor
Yura Borisov (Anora)
Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain)
Edward Norton (A Complete Unknown)
Guy Pearce (The Brutalist)
Jeremy Strong (The Apprentice)

Original Screenplay
Anora
The Brutalist
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance

Adapted Screenplay
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing

Animated Feature
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
The Wild Robot

Original Score
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Original Song
"El Mal," from Emilia Perez
"The Journey," from The Six Triple Eight
"Like a Bird," from Sing Sing
"Mi Camino," from Emilia Perez
"Never Too Late," from Elton John: Never Too Late

Sound
A Complete Unknown
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Wicked
The Wild Robot

Production Design
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Nosferatu
Wicked

Cinematography
The Brutalist
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
Maria
Nosferatu

Makeup and Hairstyling
A Different Man
Emilia Perez
Nosferatu
The Substance
Wicked

Costume Design
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Gladiator II
Nosferatu
Wicked

Film Editing
Anora
The Brutalist
Conclave
Emilia Perez
Wicked

Visual Effects
Alien: Romulus
A Better Man
Dune: Part Two
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
Wicked

Producer's Guild Awards Nominations

Anora
The Brutalist
A Complete Unknown
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Perez
A Real Pain
September 5
The Substance
Wicked

2025 Upcoming Movies

1.  Superman
2. Avatar: Fire and Ash
3. Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
4. The Fantastic Four: First Steps
5. 28 Years Later
6. Sinners
7. Mickey 17
8. Thunderbolts
9. F1
10. Captain America: Brave New World
11. Wicked Part 2
12. Wake Up Dead Man
13. The Battle of Baktan Cross
14. Paddington in Peru
15. Michael
16. Frankenstein
17. The Running Man
18. The Monkey
19. The Life of Chuck
20. Predator Badlands
21. Karate Kid Legends
22. Jurassic World Rebirth
23. How to Train Your Dragon
24. Ballerina

SjWound's Ranking of 2016 Movies - Round 5

 

1. Arrival
2. Captain America: Civil War
3. La La Land
4. Hacksaw Ridge
5. Doctor Strange
6. Zootopia
7. Shin Godzilla
8. Your Name
9. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
10. Lion
11. The Wailing
12. Deepwater Horizon
13. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
14. Deadpool
15. Rogue One
16. Hell or High Water
17. Star Trek Beyond
18. Ghostbusters (2016)
19. Kubo and the Two Strings
20. Moana
21. Inferno
22. Suicide Squad
23. Finding Dory
24. Split
25. The Magnificent Seven
26. Hidden Figures
27. Independence Day: Resurgence
28. X-Men: Apocalypse
29. Now You See Me 2
30. Trolls
31. The Nice Guys

To watch

The Accountant

Upcoming Movie

 

Captain America: Brave New World
February 14, 2025
44 days to go