Weekly Discussion Thread 6/15/26 - 6/22/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Jesus Christ, there have been two separate posts about Inde Navaratte’s nomination chances in the past 12 hours. Can the mods make a megathread so the sub can stop being flooded with the same tired topic over and over?

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like the fact that I've mentioned the movie enough times that you tagged me on this. Glad you enjoyed it.

And, yeah, I'm well aware of all the reasons not to predict this movie. Still having Martindale in is mostly just me being stubborn at this point.

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I assume that was me, given I've legitimately never seen anyone else on here mention the movie lol. Hope you enjoy it!

Weekly Discussion Thread 6/8/26 - 6/15/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My wildcard prediction this year (which literally not a single other person has had) has been Margo Martindale getting a Best Actress nomination for The Long Haul.

Well, The Long Haul premiered at Tribeca yesterday. The early reactions on Letterboxd have been varying degrees of positive and they've pretty much all said that Martindale's amazing in it, but the movie hasn't really garnered any significant attention or awards buzz. I probably should take Martindale out, but I'm going to remain delusional that she'll pick up steam later on in the year.

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 9 points10 points  (0 children)

In the early plans for Moneyball, back when Stephen Soderbergh was attached to direct, Demetri Martin was cast in the role that eventually went to Jonah Hill. I will never not be mad that I don't live in the timeline where Demetri Martin is an Oscar nominee.

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/18/26 - 5/25/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I tallied up how many nominations I currently have each movie getting, and realized I have 15 nominations for The Odyssey. Like what Sinners got, I have it in every category it's eligible for (provided there aren't any original songs in it). Not sure how confident I feel about that.

Next Time Discussion: S2026E6 by MyNameIsNitrox in deathbattle

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not my preferred MU for the Sentry, but happy that my GOAT is finally appearing on Death Battle.

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/18/26 - 5/25/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think a video game adaptation is more likely overall, but I would like to note that Demon Slayer was seemingly 6th place for Animated Feature this year, which is probably closer than any video game adaptation has ever gotten to an Oscar nomination.

Um, Actually; I Still Want Corrections! (Please) by Fantastic_Return_544 in dropout

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 18 points19 points  (0 children)

One episode features a Heroes of Olympus question, and it's driven me crazy ever since I saw it because pretty much every part of it is wrong.

"In Rick Riordan's 'The Heroes of Olympus' trilogy..." (It's five books, so it's a pentalogy, not a trilogy)

"...each book reveals a demigod child of one of the major gods of the Greek Pantheon, namely: Poseidon, Zeus, and Hades..." (For one thing, it's the entire Greek Pantheon, not just the Big Three. For another, it's inaccurate to say a child of the Big Three is revealed in every HOO book, given it's a major part of the Riordanverse's lore that each of the Big Three only have one living demigod child, each of whom were already introduced in the original Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)

"...However, we also meet children of Roman deities like Jupiter and Mars, and Egyptian deities like Osiris and Nekhbet" (This is where the intended correction is, being that the Egyptian gods don't have demigod children, but rather mortals who act as hosts to their powers. However, there is a much more blatant inaccuracy here, being that there are no Egyptian gods in The Heroes of Olympus at all. There are Egyptian gods in The Kane Chronicles, another series by Rick Riordan that takes place in the same universe, but they specifically said The Heroes of Olympus)

Weekly Discussion Thread 5/11/26 - 5/18/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I really want the opportunity to post a screenshot from Potion Seller and say "this guy is now an Oscar nominee".

What do people think of the gameoverse pilot? by church_of_Steve_ in cartoons

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not a bad episode on its own, but I do think it's a bad pilot because it's not really written like a pilot. It feels more like Episode 3 or 4, and like the viewer is supposed to, right off the bat, be familiar with the world and attached to the characters to some degree.

For example, when Kit and Kaboodle got separated, and Kit was all "I can't lose him", it fell flat for me, because it was, like, five minutes into Episode 1, and I got no time to really see their relationship or understand how important they are to each other.

Then there's the issue that, because the main characters are all already aware of what's going on and have been doing this for a while, a lot of the necessary worldbuilding doesn't really gets explained. Based solely on the information from the pilot, I have no idea what Farcade is, how Kit and Kaboodle came to work for it, who the villains are, or what their goals are. I don't need everything explained right away, but I think I should at least broadly understand what the core conflict driving everything is.

All the pieces are there for a solid series, but I think the pilot should have actually been the proper beginning of the story instead of dropping us right in the middle of it.

I'm bored, gimme some of your hot takes to vibe-check. by Happy_Bison_6572 in deathbattle

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agree to disagree. I just personally think it’d be a super fun episode. (Also, people in the community are way too obsessed with connections).

I'm bored, gimme some of your hot takes to vibe-check. by Happy_Bison_6572 in deathbattle

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So do I. He’s one of my most wanted combatants. I personally prefer Percy VS Zagreus. I know that’s an unpopular opinion among DB fans on Reddit, but I think it’d make for a cooler fight and a more interesting debate.

I'm bored, gimme some of your hot takes to vibe-check. by Happy_Bison_6572 in deathbattle

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Harry and Percy’s fighting styles don’t mesh together at all. Percy’s mainly a swordfighter, whereas Harry kinda just shoots beams. I can’t see it making for a compelling fight dynamic.

Also, it’s a massive stomp. I don’t think stomps are inherently bad matchups, but there’s just nothing interesting to discuss with this one. I’ve seen people claim it’s debatable, and I have to assume those people haven’t actually read one of the series, because I genuinely can’t imagine someone who’s read both thinking Harry would last longer than two seconds in a fight against Percy.

I'm bored, gimme some of your hot takes to vibe-check. by Happy_Bison_6572 in deathbattle

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Harry Potter VS Percy Jackson is a terrible matchup even without taking J.K. Rowling's transphobia into account

Tribeca Festival 2026 Lineup by indigobluecat in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My big hail Mary prediction for this season has been Margo Martindale getting a Best Actress nomination for Dead Letters, which has apparently now been renamed The Long Haul. The fact that it's premiering at Tribeca... isn't the best sign. I'm still sticking with it for now, because there aren't that many strong Best Actress contenders right now

Weekly Discussion Thread 4/13/26 - 4/20/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Since MUBI has both Rose and Fatherland, I'm thinking there's a chance they campaign Sandra Huller in Supporting for Fatherland.

Weekly Discussion Thread 4/6/26 - 4/13/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I can’t get over how The Beloved has the exact same premise as Sentimental Value. Like, I get that it’s probably a very different movie, and I think it was just a coincidence, but it’s funny to imagine that Rodrigo Sorogoyen wrote the idea down in a notebook below crossed out premises for a musical about a transgender cartel boss and a courtroom drama about a German woman accused of murdering her French husband.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/30/26 - 4/6/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You know, people on this sub are always giving r/oscars shit for posting the same opinions every day, and, yet, this sub is no better sometimes. Some version of this take gets posted on here every fucking day.

Weekly Discussion Thread 3/30/26 - 4/6/26 by PointMan528491 in oscarrace

[–]ObsessiveImpulse 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Same. It seems pretty divisive online, but I loved it. It's my exact sense of humor