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Saturday, March 1, 2025

Reviews & Ratings for the 2025 Oscar Best Picture Nominees


I always try to see every movie nominated for Best Picture, but I haven’t seen I’m Still Here yet, so that spot will be blank for now. I’ll update this after I eventually see it.


Dune: Part 2 (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15239678)


When I saw Dune: Part 2 in March, I said that it is the best movie I've seen since The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. I stand by that statement as I absolutely love this movie and if it hadn’t come out in March, I think it’d be getting more Oscar buzz…10/10 stars


A Complete Unknown (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11563598)


I saw A Complete Unknown with some family on Christmas Day and thought it was a great way to enjoy Christmas. The movie depicts the early days of Bob Dylan’s career and his music of that time, which is the era of his that I like the best. The performances are outstanding, especially Timothée Chalamet’s…9.0/10 stars


Anora (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28607951)


I’ve seen Anora twice now, including once in the theater and I liked it even more after watching it for that 2nd time. Mikey Madison is fantastic in this somewhat batshit crazy, manic, funny, heartfelt, and even a bit sad movie…9.0/10 stars


The Brutalist (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8999762)


The Brutalist is a very long movie clocking in at 3 hours & 35 minutes (including a 15-minute intermission and the credits) and it’s worth seeing every minute of. It’s an excellent movie with great performances by Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, and Guy Pearce…8.5/10 stars


Conclave (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20215234)


Conclave is a very entertaining movie with a great cast. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and while I somewhat question the ending of it, that didn’t take away from how much I liked it…8.0/10 stars


Wicked (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262426)


Even though it’s a bit long, I definitely liked Wicked, especially the performances of the 2 leads, Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda. I’ve never seen the musical and I didn’t know any of the songs until I saw the movie. The songs are great and the performances of those songs were great as well…7.5/10 stars


Nickel Boys (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23055660)


Nickel Boys is a good movie with a unique filming style. I just thought it was a bit boring at times. But the ending made up for that and I did like it…7.0/10 stars


Emilia Perez (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20221436)


I thought Emilia Perez was a decent movie with good performances, especially by Zoe Saldaña. I am just not sure it belongs as a Best Picture nominee…6.0/10 stars


The Substance (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17526714)


I was enjoying the batshit craziness of The Substance until the end where it went off of the rails. It just reaffirmed that this type of movie just isn’t for me…5.0/10 stars


I'm Still Here (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14961016) - TBD

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