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Hap, Leonard, Valerie, Steve & Julio (Things I Loved: March 2026)

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Hap, Leonard, Valerie, Steve & Julio (Things I Loved: March 2026)

Hap & Leonard (AMC+) This was a delight! loved all three seasons of this series so much, I bought (and read!) the first book in the series. SAG Actor Awards Excellent host, excellent show, excellent winners (for the most part). Mimi's Nook Nigerian Cuisine Look, I love me some Jollof…

April 2, 2026No Comments

Oscars 2026: My Top Movies of the ‘Season’ + Picks for Sunday’s Winners

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Oscars 2026: My Top Movies of the ‘Season’ + Picks for Sunday’s Winners

I wasn’t all het up about this Oscars this year. I think that’s because I saw Sinners very early in the awards season and my brain (rightly) went, “Welp, that’s it. There ain’t gonna be a better movie this year.” And there wasn’t. Sure, No Other Choice came close. Well,…

March 14, 2026No Comments

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Oscar Noms 2026: I Have Beef

Not with the actual nominations themselves. They are fine for the most part. I'll be honest, this awards season feels kind of boring. I saw Sinners early last year and didn't think another movie could come close. And I was right. Sinners is still THE movie of the 2026 Oscar…

January 22, 2026No Comments

Oscar Gid: My Top Movies of the ‘Season’ + Picks for Sunday’s Winners

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Oscar Gid: My Top Movies of the ‘Season’ + Picks for Sunday’s Winners

First up, I have to say that I was actively disappointed in the Academy Award nominations this year. I blogged my feelings live as they noms happened. There were a lot of not-great surprises. Like Challengers being shut out completely. I'm still unhappy with a lot of the nominations, but…

February 28, 2025No Comments

Meet My Brain: The Oscar Nominations 2025 (+Where to Watch ‘Em)

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Meet My Brain: The Oscar Nominations 2025 (+Where to Watch ‘Em)

I love Oscar nomination day. Sometimes more than Oscar night itself. There are often more surprises. Here are my thoughts (as they happen) on the 2025 Academy Award Nominations. Love that Rachel Sennot and Bowen Yang are presenting the nominees. They are doing a great, adorable job. I love that…

January 23, 2025No Comments

Watch List – February 19-25, 2024: Two Awards Shows?! LOVE

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Watch List – February 19-25, 2024: Two Awards Shows?! LOVE

Television Strange Planet (AppleTV) This was a very human show (duh, it is another Dan Harmon show). I found my eyes to be moist more than once. You recognize these cartoons, right? Watch the show. It’ll warm ya. The Great Pottery Throwdown (Max) My ceramics class was cancelled this week…

February 27, 2024No Comments

Today is My Favorite Holiday: My Picks for the Oscars 2022

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Today is My Favorite Holiday: My Picks for the Oscars 2022

Ok, so earlier this week I made a post about who I think *will* win at this year's Oscars, now I wanna talk about who I think should win. Now, of course, we all know that I think Zola should be nominated in a bunch of categories and I also…

March 27, 2022No Comments

Here is What I Think WILL Win at the Oscars

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Here is What I Think WILL Win at the Oscars

Note: This is not my list of who SHOULD win (although sometimes that feeling is so strong that they might crossover sometimes.) I will share that list, along with the foods and drinks I would be serving if I were having a full blown Oscar party this year, later this…

March 24, 2022No Comments

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Now Accepting Applications…

For an Oscar date! Yes, Mickey will be out of town during my high holy holiday and I am pretty bummed about it. He's always been really great about helping me make my silly Oscar party dreams a reality. Every year in the beforetimes I'd throw some sort of Oscar…

February 16, 2022No Comments

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My 2022 Oscar Nomination Picks

🎶 It's the most wonderful tiiiiiime of the yeaaaaaaarrrrrr! 🎶 It's Oscar season, y'all. The nominations come out tomorrow and I have conflicted feelings about this year. I couldn't figure out what this conflicted feeling was at first, but watching Last Night in Soho (which isn't getting near the buzz it…

February 7, 2022No Comments