The Oscar nominations have been announced and I have seven movies to watch before the ceremony. I’m not impressed with many of the films nominated for Best Picture. They really need to go back down to five nominations in this category.
Here’s what I’ve watched in the past week.
Mother’s Instinct, starring Anne Hathaway and Jessica Chastain, is about two women who live next door to each other and are best friends. Each has a son, and the sons are best friends as well. That is, until a tragic accident changed the dynamics. It was a thriller, but kind of predictable. It was alright.
In Late Bloomers, Louise, an unfocused young woman meets Antonina, a cranky Polish woman while recovering in rehab. Rather grudgingly on both sides, Louise becomes Antonina’s caregiver post discharge. The two are a very unlikely pair and have a lot to learn from each other. It was cute.
I cannot believe that The Substance was nominated for Best Picture and that Demi Moore was nominated for Best Actress. She plays an actor whose career is fading now that she’s turned fifty. She learns of an illicit drug that would restore her youth, but it has conditions. I could accept the science fiction/horror and the relatively entertaining first two thirds of the movie. The last third was absolutely beyond the pale. A critic opined that this film elevates the genre (of horror movies). I beg to differ. And while Demi is a decent actor, this role should not have garnered an Oscar nomination. This film is not worth a watch.
MK out.
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