For many years now, I try to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible. Some years I took things more seriously or was more successful than others. In 2019 I started reviewing the films here on this mostly-defunct blog. In 2021, we were knee-deep in a pandemic, which meant most films were available for streaming, … More The Official Helga Without the H 2023 Oscar Awards
Last year I was binging Christmas movies, and I came to the realization that virtually no supposed Christmas movies are actually about Christmas. Meaning there’s an entire genre out there dedicated to the holiday celebrating the birth of Christ… that rarely ever even mention the birth of Christ. I wound up developing a highly-scientific Christmasyness … More Assorted Christmas Movie Binge, Year 2: Still Searching for the Elusive “Real” Christmas Movies
I made some predictions. You can read them here! After 2 months and 30+ movies and reviews, it’s finally Oscar night! I’ll be writing this post as the awards are being presented, thus you’ll be seeing my brief reactions to each award announcement, in the order in which they were announced. Note I didn’t see … More 2021 Oscar Results and Reactions
Every year for the past few years, I try to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible. For the past couple years I have also reviewed them here on this blog. This year was an ideal year for this exercise, given that the pandemic has forced most nominees onto streaming services that I could watch … More 2021 Oscar Predictions
Every year for the past few years, I try to watch as many Oscar nominees as possible. For the past couple years I have also reviewed them here on this blog. This year was an ideal year for this exercise, given that the pandemic has forced most nominees onto streaming services that I could watch … More The Official Helga Without the H 2021 Oscar Awards
For the past several years, I’ve attempted to watch as many Oscar-nominated films as possible, and for the past two years I have written reviews of each film and posted them to this blog. Alas, I always run out of time and cannot see everything. This year’ ceremony has been delayed, and I started reviewing … More 2021 Oscar Reviews: Tenet
For the past several years, I’ve attempted to watch as many Oscar-nominated films as possible, and for the past two years I have written reviews of each film and posted them to this blog. Alas, I always run out of time and cannot see everything. This year’ ceremony has been delayed, and I started reviewing … More 2021 Oscar Reviews: The Man Who Sold His Skin
For the past several years, I’ve attempted to watch as many Oscar-nominated films as possible, and for the past two years I have written reviews of each film and posted them to this blog. Alas, I always run out of time and cannot see everything. This year’ ceremony has been delayed, and I started reviewing … More 2021 Oscar Reviews: Better Days
For the past several years, I’ve attempted to watch as many Oscar-nominated films as possible, and for the past two years I have written reviews of each film and posted them to this blog. Alas, I always run out of time and cannot see everything. This year’ ceremony has been delayed, and I started reviewing … More 2021 Oscar Reviews: Quo Vadis, Aida?
For the past several years, I’ve attempted to watch as many Oscar-nominated films as possible, and for the past two years I have written reviews of each film and posted them to this blog. Alas, I always run out of time and cannot see everything. This year’ ceremony has been delayed, and I started reviewing … More 2021 Oscar Reviews: Over the Moon
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