Reason to Believe: Three of the last four Palme d’Or winners have made the best picture cut for Neon — and one won (Parasite).
Reason to Doubt: Are the indie-ish Baker and his outré visions too much for some voters?
Reason to Believe: A sweeping vision that clocks in at more than three hours.
Reason to Doubt: A sweeping vision that clocks in at more than three hours.
Reason to Doubt: The best picture doesn’t often do long, foreign-language dramas set halfway around the world.
What Takes Place: An oligarch’s son strikes a deal with an escort. The gangsters then become involved.
Reason to Believe: Neon’s best picture cut was chosen by three of the previous four Palme d’Or winners, and one of them won (Parasite).
Reason to Doubt: Do some voters find Baker’s outré visions and indie-ish style too much?
A Holocaust-evading architect travels to the United States. S. to lead an extraordinary life.
A sweeping vision that clocks in at over three hours is a reason to believe.
A sweeping view that takes longer than three hours is cause for concern.
What Takes Place Everyone needs protection from the storm after Bob Dylan plugs in at Newport.
Reason to Believe: Mangold sprints for the finish line after dominating Ford vs. Ferrari. An icon is Timothée Chalamet as well.
Reason for Doubt: In 2024, does the rock-folk tension appear to be significant enough?
What Takes Place: Paul Atreides’s adventures continue as he starts new unions and fights new wars.
Reason to Believe: A director and a franchise that have been gaining traction for many years.
Reason to Doubt: March releases and distant-planet epics are frequently overlooked.
In order to bring gladiatorial glory back to his people, an adult Lucius returns to Rome.
Reason to Believe: nostalgia … for the era of studio historical epics as well as the Roman era.
Reason for Doubt: “Didn’t we honor this film in 2001?”.
What Takes Place: Politics in repressive Iran tears apart a family.
Reason to Believe: A filmmaker who fled Iran with his film and geopolitical resonance.
Reason to Doubt: Prolonged, foreign-language dramas set halfway around the world are rarely the best films.
What Happens: One day during the 1972 Olympics in Munich, in the control room of ABC News.
Reason for Belief: The urgency of big media issues in the Sorkin sense.
Reason to Doubt: Without the familiarity of crews and filmmakers, global indies may face difficulties. as well as the delicate Israeli-Palestinian situation.
What Takes Place: Roz the Robot discovers how to feel after landing on an animal island.
Reason to Believe: A sentimental and approachable AI film. It’s already popular, too.
Reason to Doubt: There have only ever been three nominated animated films, and none of them have won.
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