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Oscar Predictions and Picks: One Battleground Category After Another Oscar predictions and picks: That Shelf writers say who will win and should win on Oscar night in what looks to be a tight race across the board.

Place your bets! Our writers share their #Oscars predictions and personal picks for who should win on Sunday night.
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Undertone Review: The Podcast Craze Gets Even Scarier A paranormal podcast inspires chills in Undertone, a horror film that understands that the scariest images often exist in our own minds.

Chickens can often spare their anxiety by looking away from horror movies, but #Undertone is one case where you can’t be saved by closing your eyes.
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Reminders of Him Review: No Surprises in This Formulaic Love Story Reminders of Him is a stereotypical romance that follows a young woman seeking redemption but finding love instead.

#RemindersofHimMovie recycles the same tired storyline, hitting each predictable beat right on cue. Read @sarahgopaul.bsky.social’s review.
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Contra Zoom Pod 328: 2026 Oscar Predictions The Oscars are next week, so it is time to predict who will come away with all the awards. Joining Dakota this week is ⁠Thomas Stoneham-Judge⁠⁠⁠.

The Oscar's next week, so it is time to predict who will come away with all the awards. @beingtsj.bsky.social joins the show.
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Project Hail Mary Review: An Out-of-This-World Adventure Project Hail Mary is an out-of-this-world adventure that will have you on the edge of your seat, laughing until your sides hurt, and fighting back tears.

#ProjectHailMary, starring Ryan Gosling, is an out-of-this-world adventure that is shaping up to be one of this year's best.
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 327: Interview With Alison McAlpine of Perfectly A Strangeness Jeff Bulmer interviews Alison McAlpine, the director of the Oscar nominee for Best Documentary Short, ⁠Perfectly a Strangeness⁠.

Jeff Bulmer interviews Alison McAlpine, the director of the Oscar nominee for Best Live Action Short, ⁠Perfectly a Strangeness⁠.
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Hair of the Bear Review Alexandre Trudeau's Hair of the Bear has themes worth paying attention to, but is undone by iffy plot points and poor pacing.

Alexandre Trudeau's Hair of the Bear has themes worth paying attention to, but is undone by iffy plot points and poor pacing.
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Youngblood Review: The Remake Outscores its Predecessor Youngblood upgrades the story of a young hockey prospect whose undisciplined play could end his career before it starts.

#Youngblood remake takes the opposite approach, criticizing rather than celebrating toxic masculinity, while telling a typical coming-of-age sports story. Read @sarahgopaul.bsky.social’s review
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The Classics Shelf: The Top Ten Golden Bear Winners The Classics Shelf: Ranking the ten best Golden Bear winners in the storied history of the Berlin Film Festival, including La Notte, Head-On, and The Wages of Fear.

Is Berlin smarter than the average bear when it comes to festivals? @bilantoniou.bsky.social picks the top 10 winners in the festival's history.
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Sweetness Review: Pop Music Meets Misery in This Enthralling Psycho-Thriller A psychological thriller centred on a lost, directionless teen, Rylee Hill (Kate Hallett), positively obsessed with Payton Adler (Herman Tømmeraas), the generically handsome frontman for a pop-rock band, Floorplan, and all-too-predictable, if still engrossing, consequences when their paths unexpectedly cross one night after a concert at a local arena.

In writer-director Emma Higgins' enthralling psycho-thriller, Sweetness, pop music meets Misery.
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Hoppers Review: Frankly My Dear, You Should Give a Dam Hoppers

#Hoppers reminds audiences with heart and humour that we’re all part of the same jungle.
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CONTEST: See an advance screening of Project Hail Mary! To celebrate the arrival of Project Hail Mary, That Shelf wants to send you and a friend to see it before anyone else!

Contest: That Shelf wants to send you and a friend to an advance screening of #ProjectHailMary on March 18 in Toronto, Calgary or Vancouver! Enter now:
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The Bride! Review: Gothic Horror Meets Gangster Mayhem Jessie Buckley delivers another ferocious performance in The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's audacious reimagining of the Frankenstein myth.

Jessie Buckley delivers another ferocious performance in The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's audacious reimagining of the Frankenstein myth.
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 326: 2026 Oscar Draft Contra Zoom Pod is back with their fourth annual Oscar Draft. Each player selects 5 films nominated at this year's Oscars ceremony!

On @contrazoompod.bsky.social they are back with their fourth annual Oscar Draft. Each player selects 5 films nominated at this year's Oscars ceremony!
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Tough Old Broads Review: Inspiring Women Offer Beacons of Light The inspiring documentary Tough Old Broads follows Katherine Switzer, Sharon Farmer, and Siila Watt-Coutlier, three trail-blazing women who have left their mark on the world.

Tough Old Broads offers an inspiring and hopeful portrait of three women pushing for change.
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Interview: Man on the Run Director Morgan Neville Director Morgan Neville on bringing a lesser-known part of Paul McCartney's career/life to the screen in Man on the Run.

Let 'Em In: Director Morgan Neville on bringing a lesser-known part of Paul McCartney's career/life to the screen in Man on the Run, now on Prime Video. Watch the interview now:
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Gathering in Graceland: An EPiC Visit to Memphis Jason Gorber flew down to Graceland to get the scoop on EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert and everything King of Rock 'n' Roll. See what he got up to now.

@filmfest.bsky.social flew down to Graceland to get the scoop on EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert and everything King of Rock 'n' Roll. See what he got up to now:
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Scream 7 Review: Meta-Slasher Wastes Neve Campbell’s Return Neve Campbell returns to lead Scream 7, in a tired entry in a franchise well past its sell-by date.

Neve Campbell returns to lead Scream 7, in a tired entry in a franchise well past its sell-by date.
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In Cold Light Review: A Dynamic, If Inconsistent, Family Drama/Crime Thriller In Cold Light is a thriller that disguises itself as a drama and surprises it's audience in doing so, if inconsistently along the way.

In Cold Light, is better than expected with its #plottwist, but not a total hit.
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Pavane Review: Nothing’s More Complicated Than Love Pavane takes viewers through a love story that feels genuine in its ups and downs, showing how hard we must work for the love we want.

Pavane takes viewers through a love story that feels genuine in its ups and downs, showing how hard we must work for the love we want.
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The Incomer Review: A Delightfully Weird British Comedy Louis Paxton's first feature The Incomer is a delightfully weird British comedy about finding community starring Domhnall Gleeson, Gayle Rankin, and Grant O'Rourke.

Louis Paxton's first feature #TheIncomer is a delightfully weird British comedy about finding community.
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Contra Zoom Pod Episode 325: Marty Frankenstein The Train Agent On the latest Contra Zoom Pod, they look at the odds that Frankenstein⁠, ⁠Marty Supreme⁠, ⁠The Secret Agent⁠ and ⁠Train Dreams⁠ have to win their Oscar nods.

On the latest @contrazoompod.bsky.social, they look at the odds that Frankenstein⁠, ⁠Marty Supreme⁠, ⁠The Secret Agent⁠ and ⁠Train Dreams⁠ have to win at the Oscars.
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Paradise S2 Review: A Disappointing Follow-Up To A Brilliant Original Series While Paradise Season Two begins brilliantly, mostly thanks to Shailene Woodley, it sadly isn’t able to maintain the suspense and intrigue of its debut season.

While #PARADISE S2 begins brilliantly, mostly thanks to Shailene Woodley, it sadly isn’t able to maintain the suspense and intrigue of S1. Read the review now:
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Relationship Goals Review: A 90-Minute Book Advertisement Despite its charismatic leads, Relationship Goals is a surface-level rom-com that exists solely to sell a book.

Despite its charismatic leads, Relationship Goals is a surface-level rom-com that exists solely to sell a book.
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This Is Not a Test Review: Middling Zombie Movie Treads Familiar Ground Adapted from the YA zombie novel, This Is Not a Test brings little new to a crowded genre.

Zombie survival horror move This Is Not a Test, treads overly familiar ground.
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Hotel X’s 2026 Retro Arcade Review The opening of a new arcade — even a temporary pop-up like the one hosted this February/March by Hotel X — is an event to be cherished.

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How to Make a Killing Review How to Make a Killing is a timely morality tale for a society that treats American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman as aspirational instead of cautionary.

How to Make a Killing is a timely morality tale for a society that treats American Psycho’s Patrick Bateman as aspirational instead of cautionary.
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Sundance 2026: Carousel Review Rachel Lambert's Carousel is the quiet, slice-of-life romance that we've been craving.

Rachel Lambert's #Carousel--starring Chris Pine and Jenny Slate--is the quiet, slice-of-life romance that we've been craving.
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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die Review Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is here to share some unpleasant truths about where smartphones and social media will lead us.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is here to share some unpleasant truths about where smartphones and social media will lead us.
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“Wuthering Heights” Review: A Seductive Fever Dream Emerald Fennell’s "Wuthering Heights" hits like a fever dream — sexy, strange and never subtle.

Emerald Fennell’s #WutheringHeightsMovie hits like a fever dream — sexy, strange and never subtle.
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