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

Picture
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

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Upcoming Movie

 

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