{"id":32533,"date":"2018-01-19T18:49:16","date_gmt":"2018-01-19T18:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/?p=32533"},"modified":"2018-01-19T19:20:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T19:20:43","slug":"movie-reviewsawards-show-2018-mini-movie-reviews-part-ii-and-sag-awards-predictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/movie-reviewsawards-show-2018-mini-movie-reviews-part-ii-and-sag-awards-predictions\/","title":{"rendered":"MOVIE REVIEWS\/AWARDS SHOW: 2018 MINI MOVIE REVIEWS\u2014PART II (AND SAG AWARDS PREDICTIONS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2018 MINI MOVIE REVIEWS\u2014PART II (AND SAG AWARDS PREDICTIONS)<\/h1>\n

Okay, after a very long screening season, I finally got to vote for the SAG Awards today, in advance of the show this coming Sunday.\u00a0 Most of the decisions were clear-cut for me, such as Gary Oldman for Best Actor.\u00a0 (In case you can\u2019t keep these many awards shows straight, the SAGs go to actors<\/em> only; they\u2019re not for any of the other usual categories, such as Best Director and Best Picture, nor any of the technical ones, such as for costumes and sets.)<\/p>\n

So, ahead of that awards telecast, here are the rest of my mini movie reviews.\u00a0 (You can read my first<\/em> several here: itsnotaboutme.tv\/news\/movie-reviews-mini-movie-reviews-for-2018<\/a>.) [Note: I never care about the television categories for these awards, since I\u2019ve never seen most of these highfalutin shows. I just concentrate on the movie awards.]<\/p>\n

\"f87c46185071dd31db8e525886e5c035\"<\/a>Now that I\u2019ve seen all the nominated performances, (outside of that of Steve Carrell\u2014obviously his studio for The Battle of the Sexes<\/em> even felt that this film did not deserve anything because they did absolutely no promoting of the picture whatsoever!,) I know exactly for whom to vote. Unlike the body of my fellow SAG members, who feel they\u2019re supposed to be mysterious about their votes, in case they run into a star and want to say that they voted for him or her, I don\u2019t mind sharing mine with the world. Those answers will be at the bottom of this column.<\/p>\n

Phantom Thread<\/em><\/strong>\u2014Boy, what false advertising this campaign is!\u00a0 The one and only reason to see this film is that it\u2019s Daniel Day-Lewis\u2019 last movie, (if what he claims does turn-out to be true.)\u00a0 But the ads, which say something to the effect of \u201cnothing is what it seems,\u201d are just nutty.\u00a0 Except that that line might be spot-on because\u00a0the shots they use in the promos have nothing to do with the action of the go-nowhere story!!!<\/p>\n

The Disaster Artist<\/strong><\/em>\u2014This was my co-favorite film of the season, along with The Big Sick<\/em>.\u00a0 It\u2019s such a shame that James Franco just got hit with all those sexual harassment allegations because I hope that doesn\u2019t stop any of you from seeing this laugh-filled true-life tale. It’s the only film this season that I opted to see again<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Lady Bird<\/strong><\/em>\u2014This one is pretty good, but it\u2019s another one of those films this year with no ending, which I hate. Everyone\u2019s good in it, especially the darling star Saoirse Ronan. (I have a lovely story about her in a moment.) But I just do not get the fuss about Timothee Chalamet, either in this film nor his starring role in Call Me By Your Name<\/em>. He\u2019s good enough, but really nothing special, as young actors go. Other film critics make it seem like he\u2019s the second coming of Leonardo DiCaprio, and that is just so far from reality. (Just watch a young Leo in What\u2019s Eating Gilbert Grape<\/em>, and you\u2019ll see what I mean.) Okay, now here\u2019s my little story about Saoirse. When she was leaving the screening that I had just seen her speak after, I was parked next to her car in the back. The other stars of the movie all came out and got into their cars to leave, but Saoirse strode right past my car (and hers<\/em>,) over to the waiting fans who were desperate for autographs and selfies. And you could tell she didn\u2019t do it for anyone to think she\u2019s nice; she just is nice. I have never seen that in all my years of going to that particular screening room, and the guard in the parking lot told me this was only the second time he had ever seen it in all his<\/em> years of running the theater!<\/p>\n

The Florida Project<\/strong><\/em>\u2014I wish I had known the ending in advance, so I could have just enjoyed the journey.\u00a0 It\u2019s pretty much a painful story, because you know there can never be a happy ending for people like these, so just enjoy the performances, mainly by the children, especially the star little girl, Brooklynn Prince.\u00a0 They\u2019re enjoyable as is, but when you think about someone so young coming-up with this performance, it\u2019s just mind-blowing.\u00a0 Bria Vinaite, who plays her mother, was not an actress before this, so she\u2019s pretty miraculous, as well.\u00a0 The only head-scratcher is how Willem Dafoe has been nominated, and winning, so many awards!\u00a0 He\u2019s good, but only as good as anyone<\/em> in his position should be to merit the job.\u00a0 I kept waiting for him to have some scene that would warrant all this attention, but it never came.\u00a0 I think his acclaim is due to the fact that the Supporting Actor category is very weak this year.<\/p>\n

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/strong><\/em>–As much of a downer as this film is, (as is just about everything ever written by Martin McDonagh,) the acting is so wonderful that I think everyone should see this film, which, of course, is another one without an ending.<\/p>\n

Roman J. Israel, Esq.<\/strong><\/em>–I really do think that this is the best work that Denzel Washington has ever done. But the film is just as depressing at the end as it is in the beginning and the middle. It\u2019s very sad all the way through, but Denzel sure is great in it! And Colin Farrell has turned into a handsome man right before my eyes!<\/p>\n

\"Unknown\"<\/a>Here are my votes, along with my predictions:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Male Actor in a Leading Role<\/strong>: Gary Oldman<\/strong> for Darkest Hour<\/em>. And I\u2019m pretty sure that he\u2019ll win. If he doesn\u2019t, my fellow SAG members are idiots!!! Although, because of his extreme popularity in the industry, James Franco would have given him a run for his money before the recent sexual harassment allegations against him. (And it\u2019s a travesty that Timothee Chalamet was even nominated for Call Me by Your Name<\/em> with the rest of this powerful male field.)<\/p>\n

Female Actor in a Leading Role<\/strong>: [Note: This verbiage is so pretentious!!! We\u2019re \u201cactresses,\u201d not \u201cfemale actors!\u201d Gag me with a spoon!] These are all worthy nominees, so this was the hardest category to judge. But I had to go with Sally Hawkins<\/strong> for The Shape of Water<\/em>, because her role and performance were so different and special. But I have a sneaking suspicion that Frances McDormand will win for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em>, because she\u2019s American and more popular among her peers, for some odd reason.<\/p>\n

Male Actor in a Supporting Role<\/strong>: Sam Rockwell<\/strong> for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em>. For perhaps the first time ever, this is the weakest category. But Sam deserves<\/em> the win for his portrayal of\u00a0the bad guy as a complete human being, although I have a feeling the victor will be Richard Jenkins for The Shape of Water<\/em>. He\u2019s a journeyman actor, (as opposed to being a star<\/em>,) as are most of the Screen Actors Guild members, so they\u2019ll love to vote for \u201cone of their own,\u201d especially since he\u2019s up there in age. And they\u2019ll want Water<\/em> to win something because most people feel that it\u2019s a beautiful film. I like Willem Dafoe, in general, but I was left scratching my head about all his awards and nominations for The Florida Project<\/em>. His acting job in it is adequate, but the furthest from special of all of the nominees in every<\/em> category!<\/p>\n

Female Actor in a Supporting Role<\/strong>: Hong Chau<\/strong> for Downsizing<\/em>. I know she doesn\u2019t have a chance, though. The award will absolutely go to Allison Janney for I, Tonya<\/em>. She seems to be beloved in the industry, and this is a fabulous, hilariously funny role. And I feel like voters will also think they\u2019re slapping actual Tonya Harding in the face (which everyone still seems anxious to do, after all these decades,) because she detests her crazy real-life mother.<\/p>\n

Cast in a Motion Picture<\/strong>: This is really the big<\/em> one, even though, because it\u2019s not for an individual accolade, it never feels like it. This was my absolute hardest decision because they all have something to recommend them. But really acting-wise, (which this is for, as opposed to all the other awards shows\u2019 \u201cBest Picture\u201d awards,) you cannot beat the cast of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri<\/em><\/strong>. All the other nominees are excellent, as well, but since we have to vote for just one, that\u2019s the cast who gets my vote. I have a feeling that either Get Out <\/em>or Lady Bird<\/em> will win; the first because there\u2019s a real lack of color in these nominees, (as opposed to last year, where it seemed, embarrassedly, like people were winning just because<\/em> they\u2019re black,) and the latter because this film is so popular. And directed by an actress<\/em>!<\/p>\n

So, there you have it!<\/p>\n

Now here\u2019s what will be happening with my usual live-tweeting this Sunday for the SAG Awards. As you all probably know by now, I usually live-tweet during the entire<\/em> live show, beginning with the afternoon arrivals. @MajorCelebrity<\/strong>. But, this<\/em> Sunday is also the all-important football play-offs, where the teams will be narrowed down to the two that will be going to the Superbowl! And Mr. X and I also have planned to go to a belated birthday brunch for me that morning. So I have no idea how I will fit it all in! As of now, I\u2019ll just tweet during the second<\/em> showing of the SAGs that night, which means I won\u2019t be live. I\u2019m so sorry about that to those of you who look forward to my doing it, but what\u2019s a sports-loving birthday girl to do?! But never fear\u2014my entire review of all the festivities that night will appear here on Tuesday, so you can learn about it all then. But, please also check out my twitter (@MajorCelebrity<\/strong>) on Sunday, just in case. No promises, though.<\/p>\n

And may the best (meaning the ones I<\/em> voted for) actors win!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2018 MINI MOVIE REVIEWS\u2014PART II (AND SAG AWARDS PREDICTIONS) Okay, after a very long screening season, I finally got to vote for the SAG Awards today, in advance of the show this coming Sunday.\u00a0 Most of the decisions were clear-cut for me, such as Gary Oldman for Best Actor.\u00a0 (In case you can\u2019t keep these<\/p>\n

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