The Oscar Expert

Favorite films

  • Arrival
  • The Tree of Life
  • Synecdoche, New York
  • Aftersun

All
  • Friendship

    ★★★½

  • Hurry Up Tomorrow

    ★★½

  • Adolescence

    ★★★★½

  • Eephus

    ★★★★½

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Friendship

2024

★★★½ 1

Tim Robinson is the great funnyman of our time. His shtick does not get old and he should not be pressured to showcase more range. We need as much of this character’s bizarre interpretations of social standards and acceptability as possible. 

Andrew DeYoung understands this. His choices as a writer and director all Robinson’s gifts.

Hurry Up Tomorrow

2025

★★½ 7

I went to the “Fan Event” which I assumed was for Trey Edward Shults fans but apparently it’s for Weeknd fans. 

Hurry Up Tomorrow is the frenzy of sound and color we’ve come to expect from the director, known for his panic attack inducing cinema about people having panic attacks. I’ve come to love his maximalist approach to stories of characters losing control of everything around them. In many ways he’s the right filmmaker for this story of a heartbroken,…

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Saltburn

2023

★★★ 118

Disappointing that it leaves the audience with absolutely nothing interesting to chew on. All the intrigue over the main character is reduced to an easy answer. The only discernible takeaway you could have from this is that wealth and beauty is something people really want and are drawn to. That's it.

It's crazy that a movie about class and the ultra-wealthy made in 2023 has so little to say. Maybe the movie wasn't trying to say anything and it just wanted to be a romp. That being said it's a pretty fun romp.

May December

2023

★★★★★ 58

This movie explores the deepest, most unspoken layers in each of its characters. Pitting the stories they tell themselves about who they are against an elusive truth, observing how they break down when confronted with just the suggestion of a reality that breaks their narrative.

I love filmmaking that allows the actors to tell a different story than the dialogue. May December puts you on your toes, watching every move of these characters, and the actors feed the shit out…

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