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2021 Drama Genre Films
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A list and a quick overview of 2021’s Oscar-nominated Drama movies.
2021 Adventure Genre
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An Overview of the 2021 Oscar-nominated Adventure Films (and a look back to 2020)
2021 War Genre
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An Overview of 2021’s Oscar-nominated War Movies with a look back to 2020.
2021 Sci-Fi Genre
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An Overview of 2021’s Science Fiction Movies including a look at 2020.
2021 Oscar Crime Movies
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A summary of 2021’s Crime Films, and a look back to the best of 2020.
2021 Biography Movies
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Billie Holiday, Fred Hampton, and Herman Mankiewicz are this year’s subjects in three excellent biopics.
2021 International Feature Movies
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A summary review of this year’s five International Feature nominees.
2021 History Genre
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A comparison of this year’s four movies in the History genre, and some suggestions from last year.
2021 Animation Genre Summary
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An Overview and comparison of this year’s Animation Genre films, for those looking for one to see
2021 Oscar Predictions
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The day before the Oscars, here are my predictions. We will see…
2021 Documentaries
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An Overview and comparison of this year’s documentary feature nominees. (And a prediction of who will win!)
2021 Oscar Movies: Initial Analysis and Ranking
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An analysis of audience, critic, and Academy ratings and an initial ranking of all 41 of this year’s movies. (Before seeing any of them!)
The 2020 Final Analysis
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A review of various rankings of all 38 movies from 2020. Read at your peril.
The 2020 Documentary Genre Movies
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A summary of this year’s documentary features and a comparison to last year’s
The 2020 Drama Genre Movies
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A list of 34 movies with general recommendations and a discussion of ‘drama’!
The 2020 Thriller Genre Movies
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Parasite (5 Stars) Joker (4.5 Stars) Knives Out (4 Stars) Ad Astra (3.5 Stars) Les Miserables (3 Stars) IMDB Benchmarks (Dark Knight/Psycho) The main characteristic
The 2020 Comedy Genre Movies
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Toy Story 4 (5 Stars) Parasite (5 Stars) Marriage Story (4.5 Stars) Two Popes (4 Stars) Knives Out (4 Stars) Klaus (3.5 Stars) Once Upon
The 2020 Biography Genre Movies
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A Summary of the Biography movies of the year.
The 2020 Crime Genre Movies
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The Irishman (4.5 Stars) Joker (4.5 Stars) Knives Out (4 Stars) Les Miserables (3 Stars) Richard Jewell (3 Stars) IMDB Benchmark (The Godfather/12 Angry Men)
The 2020 Romance Genre Movies
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Little Women (5 Stars) Marriage Story (4.5 Stars) I Lost My Body (4 Stars) Judy (3.5 Stars) IMDB Benchmarks (Forrest Gump/Casablanca) By far, the best
The 2020 Adventure Movies
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An Overview of this year’s Oscar-nominated movies in the Adventure genre.
The 2020 Fantasy Movies
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An Overview of this year’s Oscar nominated movies in the Fantasy genre.
The 2020 Family Movies
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An overview of this year’s Oscar-nominated movies in the Family genre.
The 2020 Action Movies
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Five candidates but I think it is a toss up between the Avengers movie and Ford v Ferrari for pure bombastic action.
The 2020 Science Fiction Movies
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Three movies listed in the genre, but only one meets my criteria. Still, they are all fun to watch.
The 2020 Animated Movies
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There are animated films for adults, kids, and both. Here are my suggestions from the last two years.