The 98th Academy Awards (March 15, 2026) • Page 25

wow yeah all those ^^ are great

 

We were just discussing over dinner the years 1991-1998 or so, for the Oscars and we felt like the movies in that decade (or close enough) were just so good . We would have seen everything at that time frame, that was nominated for the big categorries, and here we are today, barely seeing anything.

Sure, our tastes have changed, but the movies seem to have changed as well.

 

Loving Dune 2 but not Dune is so wild I have to admire it.

 

I liked Nomadland and The Rider but Zhao's recent career makes me think I was wrong. Every director gets one franchise mulligan so I didn't hold the superhero movie against her.

 

I’ll say that 4 out of 5 of the BP nominees from 1994 are in my top 50 favorite movies.

 

See, that decade to me, and maybe its just my age, but that decade was jsut great for movies....

And now, maybe because I dont go to the theater to watch them as much now, and its just 'streamed' and maybe thats part of the problem? That there is just an overabundance of movies now? And its watered down?

I just dont see how the movies now, or recently , compare to those.

Edied - I just googled 'Best pictures 2010-2025' and there are some really good ones on that list. So maybe Im mistaken. Maybe like I Said, there are just so many movies out there now, its watered down./

 

There were a lot less movies released theatrically in the 90's. It went from 236 movies in 1990 to 993 in 2018. It is actually smaller now post-COVID but still a lot less than it was.

 

Sirat gave me Gaspar Noe vibes (not complimentary)

great visuals and sound though

 

Let’s go OBAA and Marty

 

OBAA
Train Dreams
Hamnet
Marty Supreme
Sinners
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Bugonia
F1
Frankenstein

 

Did not get through Secret Agent so my final list is:

OBAA
Marty
Train Dreams
Hamnet
Sentimental Value
Sinners
The first half hour of Secret Agent
Bugonia

 

Quick question - I have just a regular Hulu subscription. It looks like I'll be able to stream it live, correct?

 

OBAA
Sinners
The Secret Agent
Sentimental Value
Bugonia
Marty Supreme
Frankenstein
Train Dreams
Hamnet
F1

 

The BP nominees I didn't see are Marty Supreme, Secret Agent, F1, and Sentimental Value . So 4/10 I didn't see.

I thought I watched a lot of Oscars stuff this year too and I still missed a bunch.

 

I was gonna watch secret agent the other day but it's like 3 hours so will have to wait

 

I just want Amy Madigan to win because I think that would be neat.

 

What kept you from sinking in to The Secret Agent? It’s my favorite of all the nominees

 

1. One Battle After Another
2. Bugonia
3. Marty Supreme
4. Sinners
5. Train Dreams
6. Hamnet
7. Frankenstein
8. The Secret Agent
9. Sentimental Value

Not watching F1.

 

Oh nothing against it. I started it late one night and got about 45 minutes in and just haven’t found the time to finish. I enjoyed it so far

 

BP ranked

1. The Secret Agent
2. Marty Supreme
3. OBAA
4. Sentimental Value
5. Train Dreams
6. Hamnet
7. Frankenstein
8. Sinners
9. Bugonia
10. F1