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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

"What If" Series for Disney +

Supposedly, there will be an animated anthology series based on the "What If" line, discussing and showing events similar to the way the comics have worked.

This is AWESOME! This is exactly the type of content I would love to see them do. Having it be animated makes it significantly easier to create and cut down on the cost and do whatever the hell you want, and incorporate characters from all sorts of spectrums. You can even get the MCU folk to voice their characters if you want.

Major, major thumbs up on this.

Official Aladdin Trailer + Iago Casting

Well goddamn, this trailer did so much more for me than the previous one. I still don't like Jafar's voice, but I feel so much more confident about this movie now than I did before. No matter what, I was going to be seeing it opening night, but now I'm less worried. Awesome.

Also, Alan Tudyk is playing Iago. That's pretty neat.

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer

Childhood me is having a stroke from two of my favorite series at the time crossing over. I'm really hoping they didn't make Dick Grayson younger than Barbara Gordon.

Avengers: Endgame Trailer

Uuuuuuuuugh I want to see this movie so bad. Literally everything that comes out, even the stuff that makes me nervous, just gets me thinking "aaah!!!" in excitement.

#WhateverItTakes

James Gunn WILL Direct Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

I'm happy about this. I maintain my previous arguments from before. If someone better were to come along, I'd be totally fine for it, but I feel like even though Vol 2 left me underwhelmed, nobody knows where this franchise is going better than Gunn, and he deserved to finish out his trilogy. Were his jokes in the past horrible? Absolutely. But they were attempts at jokes, not actual actions. Had he been convicted of something terrible, I would say cast him aside and never bring up his name again. But he tried to make jokes that didn't land well, YEARS ago, has apologized for them, and we need to be willing and able to forgive people for past indiscretions. Every single person on the planet has at one point in their life (or more) said or done something they regret because they know it was mean or cruel or gross or had questionable morality, and if you think you have a 100% perfect track record, you're fooling yourself. If you really think that nobody should ever be forgiven for anything and everybody has a permanent record that cannot be expunged no matter how light the crime, your opinion doesn't matter to me. Gunn had distasteful jokes. You don't have to laugh at them and you don't have to follow his Twitter account, and even then, it isn't like he continues to do that because this was years ago. Get over it.

Wonder Woman 1984 is a Standalone Non-Sequel

Further proof DC doesn't know what they're doing, they're referring to the Wonder Woman sequel as not a sequel, but more like a James Bond film in that it somehow continues the continuity without continuing the continuity. Mind you, all of the Daniel Craig films have followed the same path, so that negates that argument, but yes, the Bond films are more fluid and the reason behind that is because with each new actor, there's a bit of a reboot. But that isn't the case with this. It's still Gal Gadot and it's still Chris Pine.

They should just be honest and say the truth: "We really wanted to bring Chris Pine back and we felt like we thought it would be interesting to set the film in the 80s, because people love doing that shit nowadays. Just look at the X-Men and all their convoluted mess. But, then we realized that it wouldn't make any sense, so we're just saying 'fuck it' and hoping you all go along for the ride, because we have no actual plans for a shared universe since we fucked it all up a long time ago and can't commit to any sort of strategy that everyone can follow. We'd rather let each individual film be treated like you should totally see the other ones, but we can't be bothered to do our jobs and sort out how to fit everything together, so if there are plot holes and all, can you not point them out? Please? Aren't Chris Pine and Gal Gadot pretty?"

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

First True Look at Sonic the Hedgehog

Why does this look so freaky? What's up with the eyes? Why do I feel like they're staring into my soul? I don't know what I was expecting, but I don't like this. Maybe this should have just been a more animated CGI type affair.

Shazam Trailer #2

I really hope this is good, cause the humor looks like it's on point. Please don't suck. I've liked everything I've seen so far though, so yaay.

Arrow Ending Next Season

There will be only 10 episodes next season, which will be the final season of the show. Good. The show had some good things going on that I'm very happy they did with the formula, but they quickly ran themselves into the grown with the Olicity stuff and not knowing how to balance their love for wanting the show to be Batman without being Batman. I've now actually gotten to the point where I don't feel like I need to watch the past few episodes of The Flash that I've missed and that was the only CW superhero entity that I was still staying on board with. All the rest lost me a while back.

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Ending Next Season Too?

Clark Gregg referred to it as "the seventh and final season" and this makes sense. A shorter episode order, a time change, and the shift over to Disney+ means this show really didn't have much of a chance of having another season after this. Let's hope they go out with a bang and we can stop having things only tangentially be in the MCU.

Idris Elba for Deadshot?

Supposedly, Will Smith isn't coming back to be Deadshot for the next Suicide Squad movie, which both is and isn't a reboot and basically has the same title as the first one, which is beyond stupid, and they want to replace him with Idris Elba.

At this point, fuck it, just do whatever. I don't think Elba is the right man for the job to play Deadshot, but I also think Deadshot has to be in this movie for it to work, but I also think this movie shouldn't even be made, so I'm clearly not getting my way no matter what hahaha.

Short List for Next Batman?

Rumor has it the five actors in the running to be the next Batman are Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jack O'Connell, Alexander Ludwig and Jack Reynor.

Hoult is a major no to me. He doesn't have the face for it. Sorry pal. I like him as an actor, but this isn't the part for him. He was already Beast and I don't think he should be Batman after that. (I know, I know, Chris Evans and Ryan Reynolds have done two superheroes, but still)

Johnson is a similar case wherein I like him quite a bit, but now, I don't want Kick-Ass and Quicksilver to be Batman. I also think he lacks the psycho edge to him that I want my Batman to have, and I don't think I'd buy Johnson as Bruce Wayne, either. He's a little too goofy.

I know pretty much nothing about O'Connell and Ludwig, but neither look at all like Batman/Wayne to me. Pass.

Reynor is the best choice out of that list of five, but even he is nowhere near who I'd want to see be the next Batman, so I'm hoping this list isn't true.

Update: Apparently, this has been debunked, so yay.

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Captain Marvel by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

Captain Marvel gets caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Detective Pikachu Trailer 2

This movie looks so weird and ridiculous and strange and unsettling and I somehow love it. Curious why they blew that Mewtwo is in it in the trailer. Also, I'm going to need a Togepi, Oddish, Stufful and some of the other adorable ones to be in it.

Pokemon Sword and Shield

Great names, particularly for a region based on the United Kingdom. I like that better than Crown and Scepter, which were rumored.

As far as the starter Pokemon go, I don't really love or hate any of them. I keep wanting to refer to Sobble as "Sadpole" and I'm really hoping Scorbunny (which is a super dumb and lazy name) isn't yet another Fire/Fighting as there have been far too many of those.

More info on Generation 8 to come will be on future Week in Geek editions, and possibly even a special if I ever finish my "how I'd redo Generation I" article that I planned on doing but it became way way way too big, with me redoing the entire Pokedex and such. Look forward to that at some point.

No Will Smith/Deadshot for Suicide Squad 2

So first off, why is this being called "The Suicide Squad"? Second, no Deadshot? That sucks. Deadshot was one of the few things they got right in that movie and he's the best person for being that level-headed leader of the team.

This just stinks more and more as the project and the whole DC film thing goes on. Nothing ever seems like good news.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Renewed for Season 7

Woooooooooooo! I love this show and I'm so glad it was given a second chance instead of dying out in the Fox purge.

Rami Malek for Bond 25 Villain

Depending on the character, I could be totally in for this. Rumors are that he's blind, which is an interesting choice, but goes along with Bond villains having some kind of physical deformity or something, right? Now that Malek won Best Actor, I'm sure his price has gone up.

Dark Phoenix Trailer

So Jean Grey kills Mystique? Out of all the people to kill, I'm glad it's her, and it makes sense. Still, this movie looks like shit and I really just wish it wouldn't have been made.

Ghostbusters Casting News

Finn Wolfhard of Stranger Things and It has been cast, as well as Carrie Coon, who will play his single mother. Not too sure how to feel about that yet, but I like Wolfhard. The issue I have is that I want to make sure they address Oscar in this movie. I want him to be Peter and Dana's kid, and obviously, he'd be 30 now, not a teenager, so that's throwing me off.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in March 2019?

A Madea Family Funeral

Synopsis: A joyous family reunion becomes a hilarious nightmare as Madea and the crew travel to backwoods Georgia, where they find themselves unexpectedly planning a funeral that might unveil unsavory family secrets.

Will I watch? = No

Greta

Synopsis: A young woman befriends a lonely widow who's harboring a dark and deadly agenda towards her.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Climax

Synopsis: French dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.

Will I watch? = No

Styx

Synopsis: "Styx" depicts the transformation of a strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip. When she becomes the only person to come to the aid of a group of refugees shipwrecked on the high seas, she is shown the limits of her importance and of the empathy of her cultural milieu. She is left slipping impotently from one nightmare to the next, and by the end she is forced to recognize that there is no way to counter the cruelties of real life. Only chance can save her.

Will I watch? = No

Transit

Synopsis: When a man flees France after the Nazi invasion, he assumes the identity of a dead author whose papers he possesses. Stuck in Marseilles, he meets a young woman desperate to find her missing husband - the very man he's impersonating.

Will I watch? = No

Saint Judy

Synopsis: The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood, and how she single-handedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

Will I watch? = No

Stray

Synopsis: An orphaned teenager forms an unlikely friendship with a detective. Together they investigate her mother's murder, and uncover the supernatural force that proves to be a threat to her family.

Will I watch? = No

The Wedding Guest

Synopsis: A story centered on a mysterious British Muslim man (Dev Patel) on his journey across Pakistan and India.

Will I watch? = No

Apollo 11

Synopsis: A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Will I watch? = No

Captain Marvel

Synopsis: Carol Danvers becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races.

Will I watch? = Yes

Gloria Bell

Synopsis: A free-spirited woman in her 50s seeks out love at L.A. dance clubs.

Will I watch? = No

The Sex Trip

Synopsis: After a shallow womanizer refuses a mysterious homeless woman's request for a kiss, he wakes up the next morning to discover he's been changed into a woman.

Will I watch? = No

The Kid

Synopsis: The story of a young boy who witnesses Billy the Kid's encounter with Sheriff Pat Garrett.

Will I watch? = No

Wonder Park

Synopsis: Wonder Park tells the story of a magnificent amusement park where the imagination of a wildly creative girl named June comes alive.

Will I watch? = No

Five Feet Apart

Synopsis: A pair of teenagers with life-threatening illnesses meet in a hospital and fall in love.

Will I watch? = No

The Mustang

Synopsis: MUSTANG tells the story of Roman Coleman, a violent convict, who is given the chance to participate in a rehabilitation therapy program involving the training of wild mustangs.

Will I watch? = No

Captive State

Synopsis: Set in a Chicago neighborhood nearly a decade after an occupation by an extra-terrestrial force, Captive State explores the lives on both sides of the conflict - the collaborators and dissidents.

Will I watch? = Yes

No Manches Frida 2

Synopsis: When the seemingly reformed ex-con Zequi is about to marry the love of his life, the lovably nerdy Lucy, wedding day jitters turn into a full blown fiasco and Lucy calls the wedding off. Meanwhile, the school finds itself in deep trouble and the gang heads to the water to compete in the tournament of their lives. Once they're all seaside, Lucy runs into her high school sweetheart Mario, whom since she last saw him has transformed into a smoking hot hunk. He's coach of the opposing squad and Zequi finds himself a rival in more than one competition. Now he has to pull out all the stops to wrangle in his rowdy kids, win Lucy back, and in case that wasn't enough, save the school from shutting down by leading Frida High to victory.

Will I watch? = No

The Hummingbird Project

Synopsis: A pair of high-frequency traders go up against their old boss in an effort to make millions in a fiber-optic cable deal.

Will I watch? = No

The Aftermath

Synopsis: Post World War II, a British colonel and his wife are assigned to live in Hamburg during the post-war reconstruction, but tensions arise with the German who previously owned the house.

Will I watch? = No

Ash is Purest White

Synopsis: A story of violent love within a time frame spanning from 2001 to 2017.

Will I watch? = No

Faith, Hope & Love

Synopsis: Faith, a recent divorcee, enters a dance contest to save her dance studio, where she meets Jimmy and starts rediscovering her faith and dreams.

Will I watch? = No

Der Mann aus dem Eis

Synopsis: The Ötztal Alps, more than 5300 years ago. A Neolithic clan has settled near a creek. It is their leader Kelab's responsibility to be the keeper of the group's holy shrine Tineka. While Kelab is hunting, the settlement is attacked. The members of the tribe are brutally murdered, among them Kelab's wife and son, only one newborn survives - and Tineka is gone. Blinded by pain and fury, Kelab is out for one thing alone - vengeance. The pursuit of the murderers is shaping up to be quite an odyssey for Kelab. He fights for the infant's survival and against the forces of nature. And a fatal error even turns Kelab from hunter to hunted. On top of all that, the loneliness causes Kelab to doubt his actions more and more. When Kelab finally faces the murderers of his clan, his greatest challenge will be not to become a murderer himself. - Ötzi - The Iceman is one of the oldest and most well-known mummies in the world. With emotional impact, writer/director Felix Randau depicts the first unsolved murder case in the history of mankind.

Will I watch? = No

Yardie

Synopsis: Set in '70s Kingston and '80s Hackney, Yardie centres on the life of a young Jamaican man named D (Aml Ameen), who has never fully recovered from the murder, committed during his childhood, of his older brother Jerry Dread (Everaldo Creary). D grows up under the wing of a Kingston Don and music producer named King Fox (Sheldon Shepherd). Fox dispatches him to London, where he reconnects with his childhood sweetheart, Yvonne (Shantol Jackson), and his daughter who he's not seen since she was a baby. He also hooks up with a soundclash crew, called High Noon. But before he can be convinced to abandon his life of crime and follow "the righteous path", he encounters the man who shot his brother 10 years earlier, and embarks on a bloody, explosive quest for retribution - a quest which brings him into conflict with vicious London gangster Rico (Stephen Graham).

Will I watch? = No

Finding Steve McQueen

Synopsis: In 1972, a gang of close-knit thieves from Youngstown, Ohio attempt to steal $30 million in illegal contributions and blackmail money from President Richard Nixon's secret fund.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Us

Synopsis: A family's serenity turns to chaos when a group of doppelgängers begin to terrorize them.

Will I watch? = Yes

Hotel Mumbai

Synopsis: The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai. Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families.

Will I watch? = Maybe

Where'd You Go, Bernadette

Synopsis: After her anxiety-ridden mother disappears, 15-year-old Bee does everything she can to track her down, discovering her troubled past in the process.

Will I watch? = No

Ramen Shop

Synopsis: A young man who is curious about his deceased parents' past takes a food journey to Singapore where he uncovers more than just delicious meals.

Will I watch? = No

Dumbo

Synopsis: A young elephant, whose oversized ears enable him to fly, helps save a struggling circus, but when the circus plans a new venture, Dumbo and his friends discover dark secrets beneath its shiny veneer.

Will I watch? = No

The Beach Bum

Synopsis: A rebellious stoner named Moondog lives life by his own rules.

Will I watch? = No

Unplanned

Synopsis: As one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation, Abby Johnson was involved in upwards of 22,000 abortions and counseled countless women on their reproductive choices. Her passion surrounding a woman's right to choose led her to become a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood, fighting to enact legislation for the cause she so deeply believed in. Until the day she saw something that changed everything.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. Finding Steve McQueen — I haven't seen the trailer, but the premise alone is more interesting already than most of the other options.

5. Greta — You see, kids, never help someone out.

4. Hotel Mumbai — Generally speaking, give me a drama about something like this over any of the typical "harrowing story of 18th century candlemakers in Belgium" thing.

3. Captive State — Yooooo I don't really know what to think of this yet, but it looks interesting as hell.

2. Us — Get Out was good. This looks trippy. I'm sold.

1. Captain Marvel — Duh. It's the MCU. This series literally takes priority over everything nowadays.

The 91st Academy Awards were presented on February 24, 2019 and honored the best in film for 2019. Here are the results of all of the winners in their respective categories.

BEST PICTURE: Green Book

BEST ACTOR: Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST ACTRESS: Olivia Colman for The Favourite

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Mahershala Ali for Green Book

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST DIRECTOR: Alfonso Cuarón for Roma

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Green Book

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: BlacKkKlansman

BEST FILM EDITING: Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS: First Man

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Roma

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Black Panther

BEST COSTUME DESIGN: Black Panther

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING: Vice

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE: Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther

BEST ORIGINAL SONG: "Shallow" from A Star is Born

BEST SOUND EDITING: Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST SOUND MIXING: Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM: Bao

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE: Free Solo

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT: Period. End of Sentence

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: Roma

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM: Skin

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Netflix Cancels Jessica Jones and Punisher Series

Is literally anybody surprised about this whatsoever? As soon as Daredevil was cut, this was obvious.

Trolls Target Captain Marvel on Rotten Tomatoes

Waaaaah I have a problem with something someone said and I'm going to try to sabotage everything surrounding it because that'll make me feel better. Stupid. Look, I'm a white male and I'm someone who finds a lot of things nowadays to be annoying when it comes to pointing at me as being a problem when I've done nothing wrong, so I get when people are peeved about hearing more about that. However, what the fuck does that have to do with this movie? Brie Larson throwing out the idea that most of the press junkets feature white males is not an attack on white males, nor does it mean the movie she's in sucks.

Granted, if in the film, a major plot point is "all white males suck" or something, then sure, by all means, trash the movie. If the movie itself is terrible, it will get the Rotten Tomatoes score it deserves. But until that is the case, don't crap on a movie for a reason other than the movie's credentials and the process in making that movie—none of which seems to be the case when it comes to this.

France Makes Lightsaber Dueling a Sport

Hey, at least this isn't as bad as the people claiming Jedi as their religion, right? Lightsabers are cool and I'd rather watch this type of a duel than fencing.

Better Than Flashpoint

People are making buzz over Zack Snyder saying his plans for the DC films were "better" than Flashpoint. Why? Of course he would say that! Do you think he would say "Nah, Flashpoint's so much cooler than what I had in mind. My ideas would have sucked." or something like that? Come on now, people.

This very well could have been true, but it's just his perspective of the story he wanted to tell. he wanted to tell it because he liked it, so of course he's fond of his idea. It could have been awesome, or it could have been terrible. Someone out there thought Fant4stic was a good plan. Remember that.

Hugh Jackman and Patrick Stewart Guinness World Record

Jackman and Stewart have been awarded records for the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest portrayal of a live action superhero for, obviously, their roles as Wolverine and Professor X.

That's awesome! They both killed the parts over and over and over again and I doubt we're going to find anyone better.

So I watched Gotham...

...just to see the Ace Chemicals thing. I haven't seen the show in a few seasons, as it's just awful. Clearly, things haven't changed. However, I do think the idea of Joker trying to kill a father/mother figure to replace Joe Chill is a neat concept.

The 39th annual Golden Raspberry Awards looked back on the films released in 2018 and determined which were the worst movies, actors, actresses and more. Here are the results of the "winners" for the 2019 Razzies Awards:

2019 Razzies Awards Winners

WORST PICTURE

Gotti
The Happytime Murders
Holmes & Watson
Robin Hood
Winchester

WINNER: Holmes & Watson

WORST ACTOR

Johnny Depp (voice) for Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell for Holmes & Watson
John Travolta for Gotti
Donald J. Trump (as himself) for Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9
Bruce Willis for Death Wish

WINNER: Donald J. Trump (as himself) for Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Garner for Peppermint
Amber Heard for London Fields
Melissa McCarthy for The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party
Helen Mirren for Winchester
Amanda Seyfried for The Clapper

WINNER: Melissa McCarthy for The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jamie Foxx for Robin Hood
Ludacris (voice) for Show Dogs
Joel McHale for Happytime Murders
John C. Reilly for Holmes & Watson
Justice Smith for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

WINNER: John C. Reilly for Holmes & Watson

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kellyanne Conway (as herself) for Fahrenheit 11/9
Marcia Gay Harden for Fifty Shades Freed
Kelly Preston for Gotti
Jaz Sinclair for Slender Man
Melania Trump (as herself) for Fahrenheit 11/9

WINNER: Kellyanne Conway (as herself) for Fahrenheit 11/9

WORST DIRECTOR

Etan Cohen for Holmes & Watson
Kevin Connolly for Gotti
James Foley for Fifty Shades Freed
Brian Henson for Happytime Murders
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter) for Winchester

WINNER: Etan Cohen for Holmes & Watson

WORST SCREENPLAY

Death of a Nation
Fifty Shades Freed
Gotti
Happytime Murders
Winchester

WINNER: Fifty Shades Freed

WORST REMAKE, RIPOFF OR SEQUEL

Death of a Nation (remake of Hillary’s America)
Death Wish
Holmes & Watson
The Meg (ripoff of Jaws)
Robin Hood

WINNER: Holmes & Watson

WORST SCREEN COMBO

Any two actors or puppets (especially in those creepy sex scenes) - Happytime Murders
Johnny Depp and his fast-fading film career -  Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (trashing two of literature’s most beloved characters) - Holmes & Watson
Kelly Preston and John Travolta (getting Battlefield Earth-type reviews!) - Gotti
Donald J. Trump and his self-perpetuating pettiness - Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9

WINNER: Donald J. Trump and his self-perpetuating pettiness - Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9

On the latest edition of the Fanboys Anonymous REVIEWPOINT podcast, host Tony Mango breaks down the hits and misses of Fighting with My Family by discussing what worked, what didn't, and whether you should see it or skip it.

Born into a tight-knit wrestling family, Paige and her brother Zak are ecstatic when they get the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to try out for the WWE. But when only Paige earns a spot in the competitive training program, she must leave her loved ones behind and face this new cutthroat world alone. Paige's journey pushes her to dig deep and ultimately prove to the world that what makes her different is the very thing that can make her a star.

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Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Aladdin Teaser

Mehh....Aladdin looks like Aladdin. Jasmine looks like Jasmine. They've got the monkey and the tiger. The magic carpet is there. WTF is up with Jafar sounding like his balls haven't dropped yet? Genie is just "blue Will Smith" so that's a bit weird and will take some time to adjust to. Really, I'm seeing this movie no matter what, but this didn't wow me as much as I was hoping it would.

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Animated Movie in the Works

This is crazy, but since I'm a fan of both, I'm totally up for checking it out. Darren Criss is Raphael? He strikes me more as a Donatello. Very curious. Very confused. Very intrigued. Cool.

Frozen 2 Trailer

Music. Scenery. Gusto. I totally checked out of this. Give me an indication of the story itself and not just some "isn't Frozen great?" type thing. I thought Frozen was just okay.

The Reach Spinoff Movie

I forgot to mention this last week, but a report is going around that there will be a spinoff film from Aquaman that will be a horror movie revolving around The Reach. Horrible idea. They're just monsters that look like humanoid piranhas. It wouldn't serve any function, really, because the cast of characters to follow would be pointless. DC needs to stop having people make pitches that lead nowhere.

Academy Awards Cutting Categories from Live Broadcast

Apparently, Film Editing, Cinematography, Live Action Short and Makeup and Hairstyling won't be airing on the TV broadcast for the Oscars, because they want to cut down on the time. Here's a thought: how about you cut down on all the frivolous bullshit instead? How about doing my suggestion about making it a weekend affair?

DC Super Hero Girls Trailer

...not for me.

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Justice League vs. The Fatal Five Trailer

Loving the animation, I absolutely love the voice actors of course (Kevin Conroy and Tim Daly / George Newbern are my ideal Batman and Superman in my mind) and although this trailer doesn't give me much to go on, I'm still excited. Is this technically in continuity with the end of Justice League Unlimited??

Star Wars: Episode IX - Balance of the Force

Supposedly, that's the title. If so, I like it. I used that in a fan fiction thing I had written before. Hopefully, it's also a nod to how they need to find the right balance to fix this franchise that they've greatly hindered...

Also, this rumor that there is a threat from outside the universe is what 7-8-9 should have been, not this random shit about setting up that the heroes from the original trilogy are failures and it's up to Rey and only Rey to save the galaxy. This should have been that over the course of the 30 years from Return of the Jedi, Luke has spent that time learning more and trying to build up a new class of Jedi, while the Republic is still forming, and they've been dealing with the political spectrum and cleaning up the galaxy, which left them vulnerable to attack from the outside now that there isn't a massive empire to combat them.

Terminator: Dark Fate

That's the working title, and I sincerely hope they change it. That's just not great. Depending on what the story is (which I would really hope is "John Connor struggles with the start of the war" to a certain extent, cause it seems like they're ignoring John so far and that's making me nervous) I'd like a title to be more poignant and not so much the "edgy cool marketing" type. Maybe give me something like Terminator: No Fate even.

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

Black Panther Returning to Theaters for Black History Month

From February 1-7, Black Panther is going to come back to 250 AMC theaters for seemingly two reasons: Black History Month and to give it an extra boost for the Academy Awards.

VERY smart move. Also, tickets are going to be free? That's a great way to get people to really give your movie lots of positive buzz. Kudos, team. Great movie, too, as I've said time and time again.

Black Panther Wins at Screen Actors Guild Awards

The film took the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture award and Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture. Nice!

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 6 Teaser

So....huh? I'm assuming this is an alternate dimension type deal or something, as they can't do time travel again without it just being stupid.

To be honest, I wish they would go back to the previous formula of just having more scaled down things to deal with. Season 1 and parts of season 2 were my favorites overall.

Birds of Prey Teaser

This did absolutely nothing to quell my fears about this movie. In fact, it really proved that I have every reason to be fearful, because it's stupid. It's a meaningless set of images that show a Black Mask without a black mask, a drugged out looking Black Canary, a Cassie Cain that doesn't strike me at all as that character in the slightest bit, and it's trying to be cutesy.

Zombieland: Double Tap

Not sure I dig the title, but it's not something bothersome. Rosario Dawson will be in it, though, which is a plus.

Ben Affleck Exits The Batman

Seems we have another story about Affleck no longer being Batman. At this point, fuck it. DC's movies are so haphazard and crazy that I'm not investing anything in them, in particular. If they aren't going to crossover with each other anymore, then go ahead and cast a new Batman. Just make good movies and maybe you can revisit the Justice League in the future when you have an actual game plan, instead of throwing things out there and hoping some of it sticks.

DC Super Pets

Yeah....this isn't one of those good ideas. A whole movie revolving around Krypto and all? Stupid. That's an animated kids flick project, not an actual movie.

Batman Beyond Film....J/K

Rumors went around that there would be a Batman Beyond film in the works. Now, those are said to be not true.

Welcome to another edition of 6 Flicks Picks, wherein I list all of the upcoming films that are scheduled to be released in the United States for the month which is about to begin and break down which ones I'll be watching in theaters, which ones I'll wait to rent at home, and which ones I'll be skipping out on entirely. After going through the list, I'll choose which six films stand out to me as the ones I want to see the most, even if there are more or less than six that interest me.

Note: The list below is based primarily off the expanded nationwide USA release dates on IMDB as well as some other random outlets if possible, so some information may be different. If I am missing some of the limited releases or the dates conflict in some fashion, please let me know in the comments below and any adjustments and corrections will be made!

Without further ado, another new month means another new set of films, so what's coming soon to theaters in February 2019?

Jacob's Ladder

Synopsis: After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. A remake of the 1990 thriller starring Tim Robbins.

Will I watch? = No

Miss Bala

Synopsis: Gloria finds a power she never knew she had when she is drawn into a dangerous world of cross-border crime. Surviving will require all of her cunning, inventiveness, and strength. Based on the Spanish-language film.

Will I watch? = No

Arctic

Synopsis: A man stranded in the Arctic after an airplane crash must decide whether to remain in the relative safety of his makeshift camp or to embark on a deadly trek through the unknown in hopes of making it out alive.

Will I watch? = No


The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part

Synopsis: It's been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than they can rebuild.

Will I watch? = Yes

What Men Want

Synopsis: A woman is boxed out by the male sports agents in her profession, but gains an unexpected edge over them when she develops the ability to hear men's thoughts.

Will I watch? = No

Cold Pursuit

Synopsis: A snowplow driver seeks revenge against the drug dealers he thinks killed his son. Based on the 2014 Norwegian film 'In Order of Disappearance'.

Will I watch? = No

The Prodigy

Synopsis: A mother concerned about her young son's disturbing behavior thinks something supernatural may be affecting him.

Will I watch? = No

Everybody Knows

Synopsis: Laura, a Spanish woman living in Buenos Aires, returns to her hometown outside Madrid with her two children to attend her sister's wedding. However, the trip is upset by unexpected events that bring secrets into the open.

Will I watch? = No

Under the Eiffel Tower

Synopsis: Stuart is a having a mid-life crisis. Desperate for something more in life, he tags along on his best friend's family vacation to Paris - then proposes to his friend's 24-year-old daughter, Rosalind, while standing under the Eiffel Tower.

Will I watch? = No


Happy Death Day 2U

Synopsis: Tree Gelbman discovers that dying over and over was surprisingly easier than the dangers that lie ahead.

Will I watch? = No

Alita: Battle Angel

Synopsis: An action-packed story of one young woman's journey to discover the truth of who she is and her fight to change the world.

Will I watch? = Yes

Fighting with My Family

Synopsis: A former wrestler and his family make a living performing at small venues around the country while his kids dream of joining World Wrestling Entertainment.

Will I watch? = Yes (ugh)

Isn't It Romantic

Synopsis: A young woman disenchanted with love mysteriously finds herself trapped inside a romantic comedy.

Will I watch? = No

This One's for the Ladies

Synopsis: This documentary explores the sexual and social identity of contemporary black America through intimate, eye opening and often hilarious accounts from women and men who find love and community in the underground world of exotic dancing.

Will I watch? = No

Birds of Passage

Synopsis: During the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.

Will I watch? = No


How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World

Synopsis: When Hiccup discovers Toothless isn't the only Night Fury, he must seek "The Hidden World", a secret Dragon Utopia before a hired tyrant named Grimmel finds it first.

Will I watch? = Yes

The Rhythm Section

Synopsis: A woman seeks revenge against those who orchestrated a plane crash that killed her family.

Will I watch? = No

The Turning

Synopsis: A young governess is hired by a man who has become responsible for his young nephew and niece after the deaths of their parents. A modern take on Henry James' novella "The Turn of the Screw".

Will I watch? = No

Run the Race

Synopsis: Against the backdrop of high school football and track, two brothers in a small Southern town face escalating problems with two different world views, straining - but ultimately strengthening - the bonds of brotherhood.

Will I watch? = No


Which films make the cut?

6. The Prodigy — Nope, but given the options...

5. Cold Pursuit — Again, nope, but at least there might be a joke or two in the movie that I laugh at.

4. Fighting with My Family — Uuuuugggh I have to see this crap in order to have the proper context to cover it for Smark Out Moment. Damn it. I didn't even really love Paige as a performer, let alone think this movie looks decent.

3. Alita: Battle Angel — I'm not familiar with the source material and I don't think I'd like this all that much beyond just "meh" but it's more up my alley than most films this month.

2. How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World — The previous two movies were good. Might as well round out the trilogy.

1. The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part — Batman was better than the first movie, but yeah, this is the only one I know for sure I'll see in theaters.

Welcome to another edition of WEEK IN GEEK here at Fanboys Anonymous—a rundown of some of the events, news and stories that went down over the past few days in the geek culture spectrum.

Here are some of the topics I felt like voicing my opinions about:

New Ghostbusters Movie

Oh look, they finally want to do the thing that they should have done YEARS ago, when they could have had all four Ghostbusters (if not five, with Moranis) in the movie, but decided to dawdle, wait until Ramis died, then do that stupid all women version. Now, they can't get it to be as good as it could have been.

What I'm hoping is they do what needs to be done. They need to say that Egon is gone and they lost their top scientist and they need a new one, which can be one of the four or five new Ghostbusters, and that "smart one" needs to be either a woman and/or a minority to help it not be another scenario where it was just a bunch of white guys and Winston was on the sidelines.

Then, they need to make Oscar the protagonist and have them confirm that he's the son of Peter. Sigourney Weaver needs to appear alongside Bill Murray. He should have a love interest in the film who either is the scientist that I mentioned above, or some new character (I'd love for it to be Peck's daughter played by Emma Stone and I'd love for her to have an interest in the occult based on her father's dealing with the Ghostbusters in the past). I'd love for the team to be Oscar (make him the asshole like Peter), Winston's son (make him the heart like Winston, copy/paste but it works, or make him the tough one, like a former military guy who kicks their asses into gear and makes a team out of them who can actually do the job), the smart one (male/female, doesn't matter, but the new Egon; dorky, ideally female) and ideally the Peck witchcraft daughter who is rebellious and fun in her own way and all.

We'll see.

Unsolved Mysteries is Returning

I trust the people from Stranger Things, and the concept is simple enough that it's hard to mess up. Neat.

Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

I'm not a gamer, but it really seems like games nowadays fall into two categories: they're either cheap and easy multiplayer fighting or shooting games with little to no story (and even then, it's a shell just to explain why people are fighting) or they're some mobile puzzle thing.

If I had any modern consoles or a PC that I dedicated to gaming, I'd love to play a Power Rangers game that was a real game with a story and all. I have no interest, personally, in something that's just "pick your character and fight another character and then fight another and then another" and if I do, I'd play Street Fighter or something else like that, you know?

The New Mutants Getting Delayed Again?

Rumors suggesting they'll push it back to November, if not just release it on Hulu, instead.

YES, put it on Hulu. Don't put this in theaters. It's not going to do well. It's only going to hurt the franchise's potential by putting a bad taste in people's mouths.

If people are interested in seeing this, they'll venture to Hulu to see it. If not, they'll not bother with it. But if you put it out in theaters, more people will see it by nature and if it sucks that bad, you'll just be setting them up to not trust more X-Men films in the future.

Young Justice: Outsider Mid-Season Break

The first half of this season of Young Justice has finished airing.

Let me reiterate something I've said many times in the past, that I love how adult this show is and how they treat the Justice League like a military unit, because eventually, that's how the team would operate. Expansion of members, utilizing people for their strengths, etc. I love that so much.

These last bunch of episodes were totally crazy, like the Doom Patrol Go thing and all the use of random characters like Metamorpho and Harper Row. I loved it. Court of Owls, even? Awesome.

The nominees for the 91st Academy Awards have been announced, so it's time for us to talk about some of the surprises, snubs and our predictions of which movies will take home an Oscar in 2019.

A FEW NOTES BEFORE WE START:

Every year, I feel the need to point out when the list of movies feels largely unappealing to me and this time around, the same thing has happened. Something like The Favourite just does not come off as interesting to me and I don't think I could justify sitting down and watching that unless it does win a ton of awards.

As such, my opinion is going to be heavily skewed by face value interpretations, my attempts to predict how other people will view things through politics and typical b.s. like that, and what other analysts are saying, for the vast majority of the categories below.

Yaaaay for not having more interesting topics to cover as nowadays, every movie that's worth something at the Oscars has to be a historical drama or about some kind of marginalized group seeking their place in the world. Yawn.

I'm sure most of these movies won't ever be brought up in a conversation beyond Academy Awards season unless you're a film snob and you think you're holier than thou because you don't like "mainstream" things and you want to prove to your friends how educated and cultured you are because you can get on a soapbox and rant about If Beale Street Could Talk or Isle of Dogs instead of being a more likable person at a party.

CHECKLIST OF MOVIES BELOW:

* = I've seen the film
(#) = number of total nominations

The Favourite (10)
Roma (10)
A Star is Born (8)
Vice (8)
* Black Panther (7)
BlacKkKlansman (6)
* Bohemian Rhapsody (5)
Green Book (5)
First Man (4)
Mary Poppins Returns (4)
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (3)
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (3)
Cold War (3)
If Beale Street Could Talk (3)
Isle of Dogs (2)
Mary Queen of Scots (2)
Never Look Away (2)
RBG (2)

* A Quiet Place (1)
At Eternity's Gate (1)
* Avengers: Infinity War (1)
Border (1)
Christopher Robin (1)
First Reformed (1)
* Incredibles 2 (1)
Mirai (1)
Ralph Breaks the Internet (1)
* Ready Player One (1)
* Solo: A Star Wars Story (1)
* Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (1)
The Wife (1)

+ giving myself a bonus point for having seen Bao (1)

THOUGHTS AND PREDICTIONS:

Now, onto my predictions, which I'll be updating as time goes on and I potentially watch any of these movies.

BEST PICTURE

THOUGHTS: Logic would dictate if The Favorite has the most nominations and is covered all over the place, it's probably going to win, right? However, Bohemian Rhapsody and Green Book took home the Golden Globes. While it's not a guarantee or anything, I feel there's a strong chance Roma gets Best Foreign Language Film and NOT this because people won't want to vote for it twice and it'll have more competition and some people won't want to vote for a Netflix movie. I don't think Rhapsody has it. I think enough people are probably sick of the Lady Gaga stuff and A Star is Born fluff and no Best Director nomination hurts that. All in all, as much as I think it would be super rad if Black Panther were to win, I'm leaning toward Green Book to take it home.

PREDICTION: Green Book

BEST ACTOR

THOUGHTS: Something just feels right to me about Rami Malek winning. Maybe it's because he's playing a character who isn't a stereotypical "straight and white" guy and that can give him an edge. Maybe it's just because he won the Golden Globe. If not him, Viggo Mortensen feels like #2 to me.

PREDICTION: Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody

BEST ACTRESS

THOUGHTS: Do they give it to Lady Gaga for the sake of giving it to Lady Gaga, or does she need another 99 people out of 100 in a room to give her the win? Glenn Close beat her out. Maybe she does again? The same for Olivia Colman? Or is Colman more of someone who lots of people put on their list, but would be their #2 or #3?

PREDICTION: Glenn Close for The Wife

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

THOUGHTS: I have no idea.

PREDICTION: Mahershala Ali for Green Book

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

THOUGHTS: Absolutely no idea. Amy Adams seems like a throwaway nomination for the sake of liking her? Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz cancel each other out? Then, it's either Regina King or Marina de Tavira and fuck it, let's just guess.

PREDICTION: Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk

BEST DIRECTOR

THOUGHTS: Total shot in the dark, they can give this to Roma to avoid giving it Best Picture, as this and Foreign Language Film is like a twofer in replacement for the big category.

PREDICTION: Alfonso Cuarón for Roma

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

THOUGHTS: I literally have no idea right now.

PREDICTION: The Favourite

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

THOUGHTS: I literally have no idea right now.

PREDICTION: BlacKkKlansman

BEST FILM EDITING

THOUGHTS: Until I see more, I'm not going to have a clue what the editing style is like, but I'll just take a shot in the dark at the moment.

PREDICTION: Vice

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

THOUGHTS: Very surprised Aquaman isn't on this list, as I thought it should have been a potential winner. Bumblebee...meh, we've seen it before five times. A bunch of others, whatever. To me, this is a race between Infinity War, Ready Player One and Mary Poppins Returns. It depends on if they want to go with spectacle, sheer amount, or nostalgia.

PREDICTION: Avengers: Infinity War

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

THOUGHTS: No idea.

PREDICTION: Roma

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

THOUGHTS: Oooo this is tough. They love their period pieces and The Favourite can certainly win that. But does that mean they go with that, or do they opt to go for the whole African culture angle with Black Panther instead?

PREDICTION: Black Panther

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

THOUGHTS: Again, period piece stuff with fancy dresses seems to be the bread and butter of this category, but Black Panther had tons of tribal material and could definitely snatch this away. I'm going to hedge my bets.

PREDICTION: Black Panther

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

THOUGHTS: Look at Christian Bale.

PREDICTION: Vice

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

THOUGHTS: Having not seen the other movies yet, I have to lean toward Black Panther because I liked some of the songs used in that.

PREDICTION: Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

THOUGHTS: If not just to get Lady Gaga to perform...

PREDICTION: "Shallow" from A Star is Born

BEST SOUND EDITING

THOUGHTS: Four out of five films are nominated for both Editing and Mixing. This makes me think A Quiet Place could win this for standing out as special, but if not, and it goes to the other four, that makes sense due to being nominated so much.

PREDICTION: A Quiet Place

BEST SOUND MIXING

THOUGHTS: Basically, the same applicable thing as what I said for Editing, but swap A Quiet Place for A Star is Born. However, I'm going to hedge my bets again and not go with that switch, by picking one of the four other movies.

PREDICTION: First Man

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

THOUGHTS: Lots of people loved Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse in ways that I don't even think are all that super duper amazing, but I did enjoy it, too. Let's go with that momentum. It's not going to be Incredibles 2 and I don't think it'll be Ralph Breaks the Internet, so I think the other two (Isle of Dogs and Mirai) are from people who think on a different spectrum for animation and we'll see Spider-Man take the cake in a more popular vote.

PREDICTION: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

THE REST OF THE CATEGORIES

Including:
Best Animated Short Film
Best Documentary Feature
Best Documentary Short Subject
Best Foreign Language Film
Best Live Action Short Film

THOUGHTS: No nomination for Won't You Be My Neighbor? in documentary feature? Bao better win animated short. I'm assuming Roma wins Best Foreign Language Film for sure. Largely, though, I know nothing about these categories and I never do, so if I do any predictions, they're just shots in the dark and you don't want to hear my pointless ramblings about things I'm not in the slightest bit knowledgable about. I have no idea which movies should have been nominated but weren't, which films should not have been nominated but were, or anything else like that. Essentially, I could put all of them up on a dart board and whatever I hit, those are my picks, and I'd probably do just as well as if I tried to guess blindly on my own merits. If you know anything about any of those films, feel free to enlighten me in the comments section so I can try to check them out if I can get access to any of them before the ceremony takes place.


This year is very unpredictable, which is a good thing, as it means it isn't likely that one movie will sweep and just destroy everything. That could happen, of course, but I don't think it will. The downside to that, though, is that this can go down as a year that people don't remember being a strong one for movies, as I don't think we'll be hearing too many people bringing up Roma and The Favourite and A Star is Born and Green Book and whatnot in many regular conversations about film.

Awards season is in full swing, but while the Golden Globes and Academy Awards celebrate the best of the year, the Golden Raspberry Awards poke fun at the worst movies to have come out over the past 12 months. The 39th annual ceremony will take place February 23, 2019.

Here is the list of the nominees for the 2019 Razzies Awards.

WORST PICTURE

Gotti
The Happytime Murders
Holmes & Watson
Robin Hood
Winchester

WORST ACTOR

Johnny Depp (voice) for Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell for Holmes & Watson
John Travolta for Gotti
Donald J. Trump (as himself) for Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9
Bruce Willis for Death Wish

WORST ACTRESS

Jennifer Garner for Peppermint
Amber Heard for London Fields
Melissa McCarthy for The Happytime Murders and Life of the Party
Helen Mirren for Winchester
Amanda Seyfried for The Clapper

WORST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Jamie Foxx for Robin Hood
Ludacris (voice) for Show Dogs
Joel McHale for Happytime Murders
John C. Reilly for Holmes & Watson
Justice Smith for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom

WORST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Kellyanne Conway (as herself) for Fahrenheit 11/9
Marcia Gay Harden for Fifty Shades Freed
Kelly Preston for Gotti
Jaz Sinclair for Slender Man
Melania Trump (as herself) for Fahrenheit 11/9

WORST DIRECTOR

Etan Cohen for Holmes & Watson
Kevin Connolly for Gotti
James Foley for Fifty Shades Freed
Brian Henson for Happytime Murders
The Spierig Brothers (Michael and Peter) for Winchester

WORST SCREENPLAY

Death of a Nation
Fifty Shades Freed
Gotti
Happytime Murders
Winchester

WORST REMAKE, RIPOFF OR SEQUEL

Death of a Nation (remake of Hillary’s America)
Death Wish
Holmes & Watson
The Meg (ripoff of Jaws)
Robin Hood

WORST SCREEN COMBO

Any two actors or puppets (especially in those creepy sex scenes) - Happytime Murders
Johnny Depp and his fast-fading film career -  Sherlock Gnomes
Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly (trashing two of literature’s most beloved characters) - Holmes & Watson
Kelly Preston and John Travolta (getting Battlefield Earth-type reviews!) - Gotti
Donald J. Trump and his self-perpetuating pettiness - Death of a Nation and Fahrenheit 11/9

The 91st Academy Awards will take place on February 24, 2019 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California, broadcast by ABC.

Here are the following nominees announced. Tell us your predictions for the winners in the comments below!

BEST PICTURE

Black Panther
BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Roma
A Star is Born
Vice

BEST ACTOR

Christian Bale for Vice
Bradley Cooper for A Star is Born
Willem Dafoe for At Eternity's Gate
Rami Malek for Bohemian Rhapsody
Viggo Mortensen for Green Book

BEST ACTRESS

Yalitza Aparicio for Roma
Glenn Close for The Wife
Olivia Colman for The Favourite
Lady Gaga for A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy for Can You Ever Forgive Me?

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Mahershala Ali for Green Book
Adam Driver for BlacKkKlansman
Sam Elliot for A Star is Born
Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Sam Rockwell for Vice

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Amy Adams for Vice
Marina de Tavira for Roma
Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk
Emma Stone for The Favourite
Rachel Weisz for The Favourite

BEST DIRECTOR

Spike Lee for BlacKkKlansman
Paweł Pawlikowski for Cold War
Yorgos Lanthimos for The Favourite
Alfonso Cuarón for Roma
Adam McKay for Vice

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

The Favorite
First Reformed
Green Book
Roma
Vice

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
BlacKkKlansman
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
If Beale Street Could Talk
A Star is Born

BEST FILM EDITING

BlacKkKlansman
Bohemian Rhapsody
The Favourite
Green Book
Vice

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS

Avengers: Infinity War
Christopher Robin
First Man
Ready Player One
Solo: A Star Wars Story

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Cold War
The Favourite
Never Look Away
Roma
A Star is Born

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

Black Panther
The Favourite
First Man
Mary Poppins Returns
Roma

BEST COSTUME DESIGN

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
Black Panther
The Favourite
Mary Poppins Returns
Mary Queen of Scots

BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING

Border
Mary Queen of Scots
Vice

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Ludwig Göransson for Black Panther
Terence Blanchard for BlacKkKlansman
Nicholas Britell for If Beale Street Could Talk
Alexandre Desplat for Isle of Dogs
Marc Shaiman for Mary Poppins Returns

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

"All the Stars" from Black Panther
"I'll Fight" from RBG
"The Place Where Lost Things Go" from Mary Poppins Returns
"Shallow" from A Star is Born
"When a Cowboy Trades His Spurs for Wings" from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs

BEST SOUND EDITING

Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
A Quiet Place
Roma

BEST SOUND MIXING

Black Panther
Bohemian Rhapsody
First Man
Roma
A Star is Born

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Incredibles 2
Isle of Dogs
Mirai
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

Animal Behaviour
Bao
Late Afternoon
One Small Step
Weekends

BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE

Free Solo
Hale County This Morning, This Evening
Minding the Gap
Of Fathers and Sons
RBG

BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT

Black Sheep
End Game
Lifeboat
A Night at the Garden
Period. End of Sentence

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Capernaum (Lebanon)
Cold War (Poland)
Never Look Away (Germany)
Roma (Mexico)
Shoplifters (Japan)

BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

Detainment
Fauve
Marguerite
Mother
Skin