The Irishman update feed
"An interesting, somewhat entertaining character study that had a lot of bravado (and a little Ray Romano which was a delight, haha) but in the end felt a little empty and cold. And not just because the lead became empty and cold himself.We get like two and a half hours of celebrating in the violence and crime, and then at the very end it tries to have a little morality, a little come to jesus moment. It is a good lesson but the slick acting and gratuitous headshots of the first two hours are too"
"1. Appears to have the broadest base of support; i.e. it's become the favorite. 2. It's in. 3. After that SAG ensemble nod, this one clearly has a lot of appeal. This could be a very interesting contender if it wins a few major awards. 4. After those big Globe wins, it could very well start a run to a victory. 5. It's not winning, but it's a guaranteed nominee. 6. Scored nominations everywhere it needs to to be considered a lock. 7. Consistently performed strongly across all major guilds; "
"2019 Still processing the brilliance of this instant classic..."
"Best Motion Picture - Drama! Winner: The Irishman! Nominees: 1917 Joker Marriage Story The Two Popes"
"Notes: To be honest, the more I think about it, the less I think this movie really deserves this prize. In fact, this movie eventually ended up with this spot mostly because this year turned out to be seriously disappointing. Anyway, first of all, even though the CGI deaging of the main cast had pretty much doubled the costs of the production, I didn’t feel it was really convincing. Seriously, I was constantly wondering what age their characters were supposed to be and it was pretty obvious th"
"1. Guaranteed a nomination, and the early frontunner. 2. Another critically heralded lock for a nomination. Probably too niche to win, but distinct works have done well this decade. 3. Another lock. While it was strongly reviewed, and had exceptional box office, this is in mainly because it's a Hollywood fairy tale; i.e. could make a genuine run at the prize. 4. It was the last major player to screen, and it's already proving to be a critical lightning rod. Great reviews, with an Oscar-winni"