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The Oscars are fast approaching, and as is customary, everyone is making their predictions. Most of the debate is centered around which film will take home Best Picture, but this year has a different feel about it. While The Academy has polarized critical opinion over time, it has also admirably adapted to be more inclusive to films that speak to the cultural issues of our times.
Movies such as The Shape of Water and Pan's Labyrinth are works of a visionary master, one who can take fairy tales and horror movies of our youth and turn them into memorable works of art. Del Toro keeps returning to seemingly silly movie creatures to bring us the deeply humane message about the evil, wonder, and sainthood hiding inside us all. For that alone, his work should be cherished and studied.
We're back (Shannon, Dareece, and Dario) and we're ready to discuss our thoughts about the Oscars and most importantly see who won from our prior predictions. But first we open by getting Shannon and Dario's opinions about Black Panther and close with discussions aboutย Lion King 2,ย Sandlot 2, and Disney's continued (lackluster) effort at making live-adaptations of their classic animated films - which spawned the meme worthy phrase, "You don't know about Kovu bro?!". As well, as Shannon's Top 5 Stephen King adaptations and new shows likeย Counterpart andย Hap and Leonard that you should all check out.ย
Check out some of this week's most talked about and interesting film & TV trailers like I, Tonya, The Shape of Water, The Post, Coco, Downsizing, and more.
July had a ton of great new albums and music videos from the likes of Meek Mill, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar and Lana Del Rey; and it also featured some interesting trailers for Borg vs. McEnroe, The Disaster Artist, and The Shape of Water. We've highlighted some of the best drops over the month and now we're ready to crown the best album, movie trailer, and music video.
