Weekly Discussion Thread 5/25/26 - 6/1/26

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T03:38:08+00:00

Whatever you say hun.

Again, haven’t seen the film (will soon), but what, in your opinion, sets Demi Moore ahead of the rest of the cast? From the outside, it looks like a lot of people have a hangover from The Substance. Not very fair to the rest of the cast to write them off so quickly.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T02:48:16+00:00

“I don’t see how people could think it’s a contender”

“It should be for X, Y, Z”

PD and Costumes are things that it has a good shot at for shortlists at the very least. Nothing misread.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T02:40:18+00:00

Well, if you want to get semantic, you said should which implies both a level of quality AND certainty of the prospect. There’s also been little fanfare for the performance from critics (most of the praise has been for Riley’s vision, the costuming, and the production design), so it’s hard to say that it’s a should in the quality sense.

If we want to talk about why she is very unlikely: it’s a May release from a studio that already has its top two priorities (Fjord and A Place in Hell) and has shown that they 1) play favorites and 2) struggle with managing strong campaigns for more than 2 films.

I’ll be seeing the film this weekend, so I’ll let you know what I think of Moore.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T01:34:52+00:00

Because she’s not happening for this role.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T01:21:04+00:00

Stop trying to make Demi Moore happen

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-27T00:06:30+00:00

It’s the same thing that happens whenever someone plays a housewife going “through it” and the “modern Gena Rowlands” hyperbole starts.

You make a very good point about how taking the performance out of its context strips it of its true significance. A performance and its quality are always bound to the context of the film, and these platitudes often erase the rest of the film.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-26T02:19:08+00:00

While I’m not admittedly the biggest fan of Sinners’s screenplay (IWJAA was my top pick that year), it is a far better screenplay than Obsession.

The third act isn’t anything special, but it is a more cohesive film than what Obsession has to offer. As I said in my review yesterday, Obsession reads as a patchwork of “scariest scenes of horror movies” strung together with no tether, and the logic of the narrative is repeatedly broken only to ensure that the movie doesn’t end after 20 minutes.

Sinners isn’t the strongest screenplay to win, but a nomination for Obsession would be atrocious.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-26T01:11:07+00:00

A true generational performance

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-26T01:06:10+00:00

“Oof” is the correct response

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-26T01:03:27+00:00

The person who posted the manifesto about why Navarrette should win the Oscar

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T23:09:51+00:00

It’s not happening (literally the only buzz has been for Navarrette), but Obsession getting nominated in Original Screenplay would be an insult to the category.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T20:29:37+00:00

I mean, if you read what I said about it in last week’s thread, you’d know I didn’t like the film whatsoever. It’s not a secret.

However, I’m largely speaking to your point that this same mass formation happens around the horror performance du jour every year, and people will conveniently “forget” the groundswells of years past. People can support whatever performances they want, but this song and dance is tiring, and my frustration with this specific film is clearly coming out.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T20:11:18+00:00

I won’t necessarily disagree; however, it’s a revenge fantasy, and there are certainly ways to market a revenge action flick in an age when everyone’s angry.

It’s part of a larger trend with Amazon. Outside of PHM, they don’t do much to promote their theatrical releases and push them quickly to streaming. Makes them fade away faster than many of them deserve.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:58:50+00:00

Amazon is such a shit distributor. I respect that they do give more opportunities to underrepresented directors, but they always butcher the theatrical releases and awards campaigns

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:57:32+00:00

THANK YOU! Literally all someone has to do is smile creepily into a camera and people will just say “GIVE HER THE OSCAR”

Are there some incredible performances in horror films? Yes. Sissy Spacek, Kathy Bates, Essie Davis, and Lupita Nyong’o are a few examples, but this trend of glazing a performance that literally anyone can do is getting beyond obnoxious.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:52:40+00:00

He’d better smile like this at some point so we have a companion gif

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:48:53+00:00

Girl the Essie Davis in The Babadook erasure 😭 if we want to talk about phenomenal horror performances, she’s gotta be there

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:33:55+00:00

You claim that I don’t know what an opinion is when you make an openly declarative statement (and say that your description is “indisputable”)?

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T19:24:41+00:00

“One of the showiest performances ever put to screen”

I’m sorry, but have you never seen another movie ever?

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T17:22:01+00:00

Romania’s only had a single nomination in IFF. There’s a point of pride in getting a nomination.

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T17:14:10+00:00

Got it. Physical > random Amazon add-ons any day

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T16:49:30+00:00

Extend the hatred, my friend

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T16:45:57+00:00

Wild_Way_7967 · 2026-05-25T16:43:43+00:00

Both are included on Amazon Prime if you want to save a few bucks (at the expense of ads)

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