Although I knew it was meant to be unsettling, I still found the film an almost-punishing experience outside of Jennifer Lawrence's performance. Great to see her return to her indie roots and prove she can be as good as an actress as she is a movie star. But this one didn't land with me.

Maybe. This is just my own personal ballot, but regarding the Oscar five, if they love Wicked: For Good enough and he's got more material, then maybe there's a chance.

Right now, my predicted five:

del Toro
Elordi
Mescal
Penn
Skarsgard

Same to you!

I will also say, as someone who didn't care for KINDS OF KINDNESS and found POOR THINGS to be well-made yet banal, this is my second favorite Stone/Yorgos collab behind THE FAVOURITE.

I mean, almost every Oscar season, Natalie Portman gets dragged online for not working w/as many female directors. Yet, she's made more of an effort than most of the men mentioned in this article who aren't putting in any effort.

Tara Maclay, you will always be famous.

With you there