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IngeniousLeez:
CONCLAVE is having increasing shouts to become the best movie judging by recent polls.
Somehow to me DUNE Part II don't have enough juice to win Best Picture. Surely will get nominated but that March release puts it farther away from voters consciousness — unless WB kickstarts a mad marketing campaign. Gladiator II has the upper hand here. But still something tells me the prestigious award ain't going to them both. My guess is to either CONCLAVE, ANORA or THE BRUTALIST.

For the acting categories Mikey Madison in ANORA seems to be getting the most shouts alongside Angelina Jolie for MARIA. Ralph Fiennes looks like the overwhelming majority to win the Best Actor, to a lesser extent Adrien Brody too. As for the rest, anything can happen.

Like you said, this season its anything goes unlike last year when it was clear who were the Best Pic, Best Actor and Supporting Actor.
Here's VARIETY's predictions below. 👇🏽👇🏽

oyaskii:
If Gladiator II dips, "DUNE: Part 2" is the clear favourite to win it imo. I can't explain it, but barely any other movie bar these 2, on that list, has the flair or charisma to be best picture imo.

In hindsight, it might be a free hit season at Best Picture this time around, unlike last year when "Oppie" was the overwhelming favourite, as soon as everyone saw the movie, it instantly clocked, that no other movie was gonna top it 😩, basically game over by 21/7/23, barely half of the movie year gone at that point...see Christopher Nolan is really that Guy 👌🏿.


Come to think of it, i haven't seen any overwhelming individual performances that are pulling clear of the male and female lead cate...i think, it is only Demi Moore that even remotely deserves a shout at this point...This movie year maann...uncanny to say the least.

toluxe0075:
Michael Jackson movie will do wonders with appropriate marketing. As long as they concentrate on his rise to stardom and avoid dwelling on the controversial part of his life that would push away his fans, billions is certain.

Ishilove:
The lead, especially. He has to be able to project a little bit of that star quality that made MJ so unique in his life time. I say "a little bit" because MJ was, and will always be in a class of his own

armadeo:
Didn't even recognise kat graham. She's lost the looks.

GloriousGbola:
nostalgia of the older generations will likely carry the movie. for the younger generation mj would just be a creepy weirdo who like sharing beds with underaged kids

abduleez1:
Multi billion dollars?? 🧐🤔

Let's see. I highly doubt it might do a billion but I can't bet against MJ. 🤷🏽‍♂️

GloriousGbola:
glo has been sending me warning they will disconnect my line. so i loaded credit. i logged into app and they also dashed me 75gb. but now i remember why glo na shite network.

speed is as slow as molasses - practically capped at 600kb/s

NobleStag007:
Even the season 1 xef no too dey. I no enjoy am

NobleStag007:
This man... hyping yi po fa

Chibudollar:
Although it's all fictional, but no way in hell is anyone going back to play the squid game after what they went through the first time 😂 and he was among he cowards in season 1.

And look how he aged after the first season. This is what happens when they take so much time to shoot

oyaskii:
lol They are kind of a backup for me, as my office fiber have very decent speeds, but those speeds are mighty fine for the average internet user here, if you are just grabbing a decent resolution of media around 1Gb or a little above it.

Kaycee7:
Only one I've solidly watched here is Sister Act. I've never been able to watch Mamma Mia from start to finish. I must either be interrupted or not start from beginning.
In the Heights is on my watchlist.

My best musical used to be The Sound of Music but ever since 2014, when i watched Les Miserables (2012), I've never been able to decide which one is No. 1

pu7pl3:
Nah, I don't know what you heard but that leaked trailer was dope 10/10 bruh.

pu7pl3:
Daredevil is a definite banger

Ballzproblem2:
What a coincidence,I downloaded one of scary movie film 2 days ago

oyaskii:
it's strictly for educational purposes harmano 😁

oyaskii:
Exactly my point...That 75GB is a mirage, a bait to get more people to download the app, they will make damn sure they throttle the speed, so you'd never see the end of that 75GB inside 24hrs 😭.

Now compare that to the speed test from my paid plan from today, still poverty speed but well above the speed i was getting when i was given a supposed "free 75GB" to flex 😐

oyaskii:
Na normal parole since like 2 months nw, When you register for the first time on the Glo Cafe app, they hang you 75GB for 24hrs...

The 24hrs validity is where the problem lies 😩.. It's like the devil giving you free cap and collecting your head 😩😅....

They have no 5G network, and so i had to make do with their measly 4.5G that looked like it was deliberately slowed down, the day they gave me the data 😭....

Just look at the poverty speed i was getting that day smh...i have only be able to use 40GB max, the 2 times they have given me the data..

abduleez1:
True sha. Make we dey see.
If him mama truly Kpai..... nothing is holding Penguin back no more. I think we might get that with the next episode titled "Top Hat".

Silentgroper:
I think the lead actor in penguin is called penguin cause of the way he walks ..


Btw, is the walking style just sm act for the show or he does really work like that..

abduleez1:
Lol, I know he's been in projects. The animations and the others you've mentioned. You've largely ignored the year which is my problem point. All these are 2020 and below.



I no take any L at all. Cos my main talking point about him has been his absence in any movie or show since 2022. Unlike his peers.

You might be right. He might be busy underground. Make I dey wait and observe for him upcoming cooking.

abduleez1:
You dey talk nonsense. Tom Holland and talent in the same sentence? at best he's decent.

If Tom Holland is talented what are we to call actors like Timothee Chalamet, Jacob Elordi and Paul Mescal his peers

Onward and Spies In Disguise are animation movies and in 2020 I think. Those roles and his voice acting are way similar with his Spiderman role. So what range are you talking about.

Lost City of Z that what anyone talks about is Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson? If not that you mentioned it now I wouldn't even know Holland was in the movie as all references I've seen about this film online has all been linked to Pattinson.

My problem with Holland is not even his acting chops cos I don't even consider him a top talent in any way. It's his long absence from projects.
2022 is the last Tom Holland movie year.....these guys have movies at least from last year to this year. Tom's next film is not expected till 2026. That's 4 whole years of absence. Dude isn't even A-list and he's taking time off. I'm sorry but I don't consider upcoming actors without any body of work for 2+ yrs seriously.
This is someone that Disney was promoting and pushing in all their movies back then. So what went wrong.

He might prove me wrong in the future oo and I'll humbly take my L. But for now he's @ss.

abduleez1:
Speak_No_Evil_......

oyaskii:
Not even entering plane per say, as they surprisingly nailed the plane scene 100% but the screenplay didn't just work.

lendahand:
Rather, you are the person with a generation Z-thought pattern, whose thinking ability has been impaired cuz of AI. Fasting is an ancient practice that subdues your flesh and exalts your spirit. Both light and dark societies use it positively and negatively respectively. It is very potent if you set your heart on God while fasting.

NB: I'm not in support of the husband staying many years away from the wife oo but rather than the wife engaging in sexual sins as a married woman, she should beckon on God to assist her till the situation changes.

abduleez1:
You mean am..... Höly shït!! 🙌🏽🙌🏽

A Masterpiece awaits then. I'll be there no matter what!!

abduleez1:
Lol, I'm even surprised some people finding it surprising. White man no true true dey baff before na.

Especially those environmentalist purists, saving water for humanity. Na every 3 days them day baff. Some dey say dey go one week without bathing if them dey house and ain't going nowhere.
White man no dey scrub body before sef.

There's one Twitter thread I enter earlier this year or so. And white people wanted to honestly know if the talk amongst blacks about their bodies smelling was true.
Dem shock when many black people dey confess say their white friends smells like pennies under the rain. Or smell like puppies when their skin gets wet or in swimming pools.
Although it was connected to their blood sugar levels.

abduleez1:
You think I actually believe that....lol.

Anything she says na her palava. Her numerous projects year in year out just interests me.
She might actually like working with new people and whatnot or love to think herself as a philanthropist, we all know they don't do this for their magnanimity.

She's getting close to the tail end of her career, there's nothing wrong in securing her future.

oyaskii:
"Hijack'93" (2024)

Everyone involved in this mess should be arrested: the cast, the director, the producer, the extras, even the Netflix execs who okayed it… I mean everybody!



Forgive the long review, but it comes from a place of intense anger. 😩

When the trailer first came out, we thought the only issue might be the wrong use of props. But after watching the actual movie, it’s clear that was just a small part of the problem.

Without mincing words, this might be the worst Nollywood flick I’ve seen in a long while. This hogwash has set the industry back by at least 10 years… it’s absolutely irredeemable.

The plot was a madhouse: zero coherence, zero structure, zero character development. It felt like they were just throwing random scenes in, hoping something would stick and none of it did. Clearly, no one in the writers’ room was thinking straight. There’s even a scene where the supposed Nigerian special forces try to rescue a Chinese diplomat's son from the hijacked plane by sending him poisoned food so he’ll get sick. When he’s taken off the plane, they plan to give him an antidote. Yes, they actually acted out this insane idea 😭😭

The use of modern props stripped the movie of any 1993 ambience, it was the most modern-looking “period” flick ever. Without the title, you’d think this adapted event happened last year.

The background story wasn’t engaging enough to justify an adaptation imo. Given that Nigeria barely keeps records, they were working with a topic that had very few documented firsthand details; of course they’d run into plot holes.

The plot follows four supposedly oppressed youths who want to “save” Nigeria from a corrupt government. So, they’re somehow convinced to hijack a plane and divert it to Frankfurt so they can start new lives. How does that fight against a bad government? To make things worse, the movie paints these characters as heroes.

There were so many random, unexplained events, and it seemed like they just expected viewers to connect dots that didn’t even exist. They had the audacity to throw in a Yoruba vs. Igbo tribal war trope for no apparent reason, and it was a cringe fest. That popular fair-skinned guy from Twitter played one of the hijackers, and he would randomly burst into the cabin with a gallon of fuel, threatening to douse everyone, yet there’s zero explanation of how the fuel got onto the plane. The whole thing was so chaotic.

Like 30 mins to the end, it didn't even care what happened, didn't care for the hijackers, i didn't care for the hostages, that's how little they sold the characters and story to me. I just kept it as BG noise and started streaming El Çlassico on another device, imagine missing Barça Youngins, pasting Madrid, 4 kolo in their own backyard? E for too pain me 😭, as that was an all timer El Çlassico, it hasn't been that good since Messi and CR7 used to go band for band.

Normally, everyone involved in this hogwash supposed to dey sleep cell by now😩. Save your sanity and avoid this flick at all costs. It’s a terrible example of where the industry should not be headed.

2/10.

oyaskii:
"Hijack'93" (2024)

Everyone involved in this mess should be arrested: the cast, the director, the producer, the extras, even the Netflix execs who okayed it… I mean everybody!



Forgive the long review, but it comes from a place of intense anger. 😩

When the trailer first came out, we thought the only issue might be the wrong use of props. But after watching the actual movie, it’s clear that was just a small part of the problem.

Without mincing words, this might be the worst Nollywood flick I’ve seen in a long while. This hogwash has set the industry back by at least 10 years… it’s absolutely irredeemable.

The plot was a madhouse: zero coherence, zero structure, zero character development. It felt like they were just throwing random scenes in, hoping something would stick and none of it did. Clearly, no one in the writers’ room was thinking straight. There’s even a scene where the supposed Nigerian special forces try to rescue a Chinese diplomat's son from the hijacked plane by sending him poisoned food so he’ll get sick. When he’s taken off the plane, they plan to give him an antidote. Yes, they actually acted out this insane idea 😭😭

The use of modern props stripped the movie of any 1993 ambience, it was the most modern-looking “period” flick ever. Without the title, you’d think this adapted event happened last year.

The background story wasn’t engaging enough to justify an adaptation imo. Given that Nigeria barely keeps records, they were working with a topic that had very few documented firsthand details; of course they’d run into plot holes.

The plot follows four supposedly oppressed youths who want to “save” Nigeria from a corrupt government. So, they’re somehow convinced to hijack a plane and divert it to Frankfurt so they can start new lives. How does that fight against a bad government? To make things worse, the movie paints these characters as heroes.

There were so many random, unexplained events, and it seemed like they just expected viewers to connect dots that didn’t even exist. They had the audacity to throw in a Yoruba vs. Igbo tribal war trope for no apparent reason, and it was a cringe fest. That popular fair-skinned guy from Twitter played one of the hijackers, and he would randomly burst into the cabin with a gallon of fuel, threatening to douse everyone, yet there’s zero explanation of how the fuel got onto the plane. The whole thing was so chaotic.

Like 30 mins to the end, it didn't even care what happened, didn't care for the hijackers, i didn't care for the hostages, that's how little they sold the characters and story to me. I just kept it as BG noise and started streaming El Çlassico on another device, imagine missing Barça Youngins, pasting Madrid, 4 kolo in their own backyard? E for too pain me 😭, as that was an all timer El Çlassico, it hasn't been that good since Messi and CR7 used to go band for band.

Normally, everyone involved in this hogwash supposed to dey sleep cell by now😩. Save your sanity and avoid this flick at all costs. It’s a terrible example of where the industry should not be headed.

2/10.