The Syndicate

Have fun with the jury duty. Will you spoil us with your picks?

I've seen all but 4 of the Picture nominees and it could've been just 2 if I wouldn't have been lazy this week and watched Nocturama and A Quiet Passion. Whatever On the Beach at Night Alone is escaped me until now and I see it nominated in plenty categories. No changes seeing Phantom Thread in theaters, so I'm hopeless there unless a screener "shows up".

Not sure I should comment in detail, in case you don't need any opinion to influence you or anything, but whoa does that Foreign category have some "Cahier du cinema"-ish picks. I have no seen four (where on Earth can I even find Lav Diaz?!), there's one I consider a slight underdog and two I really disliked.

One movie goes into a bit of nomination overkill in the acting categories, but that's just me. The Supppoting Actress category has only one serious distinction, but that's just me.

Another whoa for the Ensemble category, Sieranevada, noice. It kinda is a wild team effort in it, heh. I think only that and another movie qualify for a genuine ensemble cast recognition, so I find the other two I've seen a bit odd.

Farewell.