Yay, Nay or Meh 077

Reviews of the film An American Pickle. Reviews of the streaming films A White, White Day & Spaceship Earth. Reviews of the Netflix films The Hater & Animal Crackers.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 076

Reviews of the films Proxima & Saint Frances. Reviews of the streaming films Clemency, Family Romance LLC & Cold Brook. Reviews of the Netflix films MILF & Father Soldier Son. Review of the Amazon film The Vast Of Night.

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Raw Footage 4Play - June 2020

Four most recommended films for June 2020:

DATING AMBER
Ireland
Writer/Director: David Freyne



DA 5 BLOODS
USA
Co-Writer/Director: Spike Lee
Co-Writers: Kevin Willmott, Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo



NOBODY KNOWS I'M HERE
Chile
Co-Writer/Director: Gaspar Antillo
Co-Writers: Josefina Fernández & Enrique Videla



THE AUSTRALIAN DREAM
Australia
Director: Daniel Gordon



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Yay, Nay or Meh 075 - Quarantine Streaming Special 13

Reviews of the streaming films Radioactive & Fanny Lye Deliver'd. Reviews of the Netflix films The Old Guard & Lola Igna. Review of the streaming film The Girl With A Bracelet. Review of the TV film Bad Education.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 074 - Quarantine Streaming Special 12

Reviews of the Netflix films Desperados & Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend Of Walter Mercado. Reviews of the streaming films The Australian Dream & On The Record.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 073 - Quarantine Streaming Special 11

Reviews of the Netflix films A Whisker Away, Nobody Knows I'm Here, One Way To Tomorrow & Athlete A.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 072 - Quarantine Streaming Special 10

Reviews of the streaming films To The Stars, Banana Split, The Ground Beneath My Feet & Driveways.

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Raw Footage 4Play - May 2020

Four most recommended films for May 2020:

THE HALF OF IT
USA
Writer/Director: Alice Wu



THE ASSISTANT
USA
Writer/Director: Kitty Green



WILD NIGHTS WITH EMILY
USA
Writer/Director: Madeleine Olnek



THE COUNTY
Iceland
Writer/Director: Grímur Hákonarson



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Yay, Nay or Meh 071 - Quarantine Streaming Special 9

Reviews of the streaming films Dating Amber, Da 5 Bloods, Artemis Fowl, Buffaloed & The Year Of Spectacular Men.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 070 - Quarantine Streaming Special 8

Reviews of the streaming films Ema, I See You, Wild Nights With Emily, Only The Animals & The County.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 069 - Quarantine Streaming Special 7

Reviews of the streaming films The Assistant, Freaks, The Whistlers & Infinite Football. Reviews of the Netflix films Pure As Snow & The Lovebirds.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 068 - Quarantine Streaming Special 6

Reviews of the streaming films Queen Of Hearts & Blood On Her Name. Reviews of the Netflix films Dangerous Lies, The Half Of It & Murder To Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story.

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Raw Footage 4Play - April 2020

Four most recommended films for April 2020:

CIRCUS OF BOOKS
USA
Director: Rachel Mason



THE WILLOUGHBYS
Canada
Co-Writer/Co-Director: Kris Pearn
Co-Directors: Cory Evans & Rob Lodermeier
Co-Writer: Mark Stanleigh



A SECRET LOVE
USA
Director: Chris Bolan



MOFFIE
South Africa
Co-Writer/Director: Oliver Hermanus
Co-Writer: Jack Sidey



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Yay, Nay or Meh 067 - Quarantine Streaming Special 5

Reviews of the streaming films Moffie & Neon Heart. Reviews of the Netflix films The Plagues Of Breslau, A Secret Love, Earth And Blood & The Silence Of The Marsh.

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Raw Footage 4Play - March 2020

Four most recommended films for March 2020:

SYSTEM CRASHER
Germany
Writer/Director: Nora Fingscheidt



DOGS DON'T WEAR PANTS
Finland
Co-Writer/Director: J-P Valkeapää
Co-Writer: Juhana Lumme



THE TRUTH
France
Writer/Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda



THE PERFECT CANDIDATE
Saudi Arabia
Co-Writer/Director: Haifaa Al-Mansour
Co-Writer: Brad Niemann



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Yay, Nay or Meh 066 - Quarantine Streaming Special 4

Reviews of the Netflix films Tigertail, Circus Of Books, The Decline, Twin Murders: The Silence Of The White City & The Willoughbys. Review of the streaming film Why Don't You Just Die.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 065 - Quarantine Streaming Special 3

Reviews for the Disney+ films Noelle, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made & Lady And The Tramp. Reviews for the Netflix films Love Wedding Repeat, Coffee And Kareem & The Main Event. Review for the streaming film Sweetheart.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 064 - Quarantine Streaming Special 2

Film reviews for releases of Friday 27th March & Friday 3rd April 2020. Featuring Plus One, Daniel Isn't Real, Four Kids And It, Vivarium, The Perfect Candidate & System Crasher. Also reviewing the Netflix films Uncorked & Dragon Quest: Your Story.

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Raw Footage 4Play - February 2020

Four most recommended films for February 2020:

PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
France
Writer/Director: Céline Sciamma



PARASITE
South Korea
Co-Writer/Director: Bong Joon-Ho
Co-Writer: Han Jin-Won



BIRDS OF PREY (AND THE FANTABULOUS EMANCIPATION OF ONE HARLEY QUINN)
USA
Director: Cathy Yan
Writer: Christina Hodson



THE INVISIBLE MAN
Australia
Writer/Director: Leigh Whannell



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Yay, Nay or Meh 063 - Quarantine Streaming Special 1

Film reviews for releases of Friday 20th March 2020. Featuring Midnight Family, Dogs Don't Wear Pants & The Truth. Also reviewing the Netflix films Spenser Confidential, Paradise Hills, Every Time I Die & Crip Camp.

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Raw Footage Best Netflix Films of 2019

1. MARRIAGE STORY
USA
Writer/Director: Noah Baumbach


2. SEE YOU YESTERDAY
USA
Co-Writer/Director: Stefon Bristol
Co-Writer: Fredrica Bailey


3. THE IRISHMAN
USA
Director: Martin Scorsese
Writer: Steven Zaillian


4. DOLEMITE IS MY NAME
USA
Director: Craig Brewer
Writers: Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski


5. THE GREAT HACK
USA
Directors: Karim Amer & Jehane Noujaim


6. THE TWO POPES
UK
Director: Fernando Meireilles
Writer: Anthony McCarten


7. KLAUS
Spain
Co-Writer/Co-Director: Sergio Pablos
Co-Director: Carlos Martínez López
Co-Writers: Jim Mahoney & Zach Lewis


8. TELL ME WHO I AM
UK
Director: Ed Perkins


9. PADDLETON
USA
Co-Writer/Director: Alex Lehmann
Co-Writer: Mark Duplass


10. I AM MOTHER
Australia
Co-Writer/Director: Grant Sputore
Co-Writer: Michael Lloyd Green


Honourable Mentions:
HIGH FLYING BIRD
THE LEGEND OF COCAINE ISLAND
SOMEONE GREAT

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Yay, Nay or Meh 062

Film reviews for releases of Friday 13th March 2020. Featuring The Hunt, My Spy, Bacurau, Misbehaviour, Bloodshot & And Then We Danced. Also reviewing the Netflix films Azali, 37 Seconds & Lost Girls.

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Film reviews for releases of Friday 6th March 2020. Featuring Onward, Fantasy Island & The Photograph. Also reviewing the Netflix films Horse Girl & Isi And Ossi.

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Film reviews for releases of Friday 21st & Friday 28th February 2020. Featuring Greed, Little Joe, Dark Waters, Portrait Of A Lady On Fire, Downhill, The Invisible Man, True History Of The Kelly Gang & Color Out Of Space.

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Yay, Nay or Meh 059

Film reviews for releases of Friday 7th February & Friday 14th February 2020. Featuring Parasite, Underwater, Dolittle, Birds Of Prey And The Fantabulous Emancipation Of One Harley Quinn, Sonic The Hedgehog, Emma & Mr Jones. Also reviewing the festival film Ride Your Wave.

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Raw Footage - January 2020 Rapid-Fire Catch-Up

Film reviews for releases of January 2020 that haven't been addressed yet. Featuring The Gentlemen, Amanda, Seberg, Waves, Weathering With You, Queen And Slim, The Turning & The Lighthouse. Also reviewing the Netflix films Uncut Gems & Ni No Kuni.

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Raw Footage 4Play - January 2020

Four most recommended films for January 2020:

JOJO RABBIT
USA
Writer/Director: Taika Waititi



THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD
UK
Co-Writer/Director: Armando Iannucci
Co-Writer: Simon Blackwell



1917
UK
Co-Writer/Director: Sam Mendes
Co-Writer: Krysty Wilson-Cairns



A HIDDEN LIFE
USA
Writer/Director: Terrence Malick



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Raw Footage Oscar Review 2020

A real-time reaction to the 2020 Academy Awards.

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Raw Footage Oscar Preview 2020

Actual nominations are in bold font and have Red borders, nominations I think should have been made are in standard font and have Blue borders, my personal winner has an additional Yellow border.

BEST FILM

Who Will Win
Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood

Who Should Win
1917

My Personal Winner
1917

My Personal Nominations
1917, A Hidden Life, Dolemite Is My Name, The Irishman, Jojo Rabbit, Little Women, Luce, Marriage Story, The Two Popes

BEST ANIMATED FILM

Who Will Win
Toy Story 4

Who Should Win
Klaus

My Personal Winner
Klaus

My Personal Nominations
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, Klaus, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, The Swallows Of Kabul, Toy Story 4

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Who Will Win
American Factory

Who Should Win
For Sama

My Personal Winner
Apollo 11

My Personal Nominations
Apollo 11, The Cave, For Sama, The Great Hack, Honeyland

BEST DIRECTOR

Who Will Win
Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood)

Who Should Win
Sam Mendes (1917)

My Personal Winner
Sam Mendes (1917)

My Personal Nominations
Pedro Almodóvar (Pain And Glory), Terrence Malick (A Hidden Life), Sam Mendes (1917), Martin Scorsese (The Irishman), Quentin Tarantino (Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood)

BEST ACTOR

Who Will Win
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

Who Should Win
Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

My Personal Winner
Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce)

My Personal Nominations
Adam Driver (Marriage Story), Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce), Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell), Eddie Murphy (Dolemite Is My Name), Joaquin Phoenix (Joker)

BEST ACTRESS

Who Will Win
Renée Zellweger (Judy)

Who Should Win
Renée Zellweger (Judy)

My Personal Winner
Renée Zellweger (Judy)

My Personal Nominations
Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Lupita Nyong'o (Us), Saoirse Ronan (Little Women), Renée Zellweger (Judy)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Who Will Win
Brad Pitt (Once Upon A Time... In Hollywood)

Who Should Win
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood)

My Personal Winner
Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood)

My Personal Nominations
Jamie Foxx (Just Mercy), Tom Hanks (A Beautiful Day in The Neighborhood), Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy), John Lithgow (Bombshell), Joe Pesci (The Irishman)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Who Will Win
Laura Dern (Marriage Story)

Who Should Win
Florence Pugh (Little Women)

My Personal Winner
Octavia Spencer (Luce)

My Personal Nominations
Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Florence Pugh (Little Women), Margot Robbie (Bombshell), Octavia Spencer (Luce), Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY

Who Will Win
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

Who Should Win
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

My Personal Winner
Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

My Personal Nominations
Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski (Dolemite Is My Name), Lulu Wang (The Farewell, Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story), Bong Joon-Ho & Han Jin-Won (Parasite), Céline Sciamma (Portrait Of A Lady On Fire)

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

Who Will Win
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman)

Who Should Win
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

My Personal Winner
Greta Gerwig (Little Women)

My Personal Nominations
Steven Zaillian (The Irishman), Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Greta Gerwig (Little Women), J.C. Lee & Julius Onah (Luce), Anthony McCarten (The Two Popes)

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The Raw Footage Awards 2019

BEST FILM

Eighth Grade

Honourable Mentions: Booksmart, The Favourite, One Cut Of The Dead

BEST FOREIGN FILM

One Cut Of The Dead

Honourable Mentions: Burning, For Sama, Foxtrot

BEST ANIMATED FILM

A Shaun The Sheep Movie: Farmageddon

Honourable Mentions: Klaus, The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part, Okko's Inn

BEST DOCUMENTARY

Apollo 11

Honourable Mentions: For Sama, The Great Hack, Minding The Gap

BEST ACTOR

Kelvin Harrison Jr. (Luce)

Honourable Mentions: Lior Ashkenazi (Foxtrot), Christian Bale (Vice & Le Mans '66 [AKA Ford vs. Ferrari]), Joaquin Phoenix (Joker & The Sisters Brothers)

BEST ACTRESS

Olivia Colman (The Favourite & Them That Follow)

Honourable Mentions: Maggie Gyllenhaal (The Kindergarten Teacher), Victoria Carmen Sonne (Holiday), Olivia Wilde (A Vigilante)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Shia LaBeouf (Honey Boy & The Peanut Butter Falcon)

Honourable Mentions: Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Steven Yeun (Burning)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Emma Stone (The Favourite)

Honourable Mentions: Laura Dern (Marriage Story), Octavia Spencer (Luce & Instant Family), Zhao Shuzhen (The Farewell)

BEST YOUNG PERFORMER

Zain Al Rafeea (Capernaum)

Honourable Mentions: Eden Duncan-Smith (See You Yesterday), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade), Victor Polster (Girl)

BEST ENSEMBLE

Blythe Danner, Taissa Farmiga, Robert Forster, Michael Shannon & Hilary Swank (What They Had)

Honourable Mentions: Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein, Skyler Gisondo, Molly Gordon, Billie Lourde, Diana Silvers, Jason Sudeikis & Jessica Williams (Booksmart), Bobby Cannavale, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci & Ray Romano (The Irishman), Anthony Hopkins, Juan Minujín & Jonathan Pryce (The Two Popes)

BEST DIRECTOR

Mark Jenkin (Bait)

Honourable Mentions: Blitz Bazawule (The Burial Of Kojo), Yorgos Lanthimos (The Favourite), Shin'ichirô Ueda (One Cut Of The Dead)

BEST SCREENPLAY

Noah Baumbach (Marriage Story)

Honourable Mentions: Bo Burnham (Eighth Grade), Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara (The Favourite), J.C. Lee & Julius Onah (Luce)

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Raw Footage Best Films of 2019

1. EIGHTH GRADE
USA
Writer/Director: Bo Burnham


2. THE FAVOURITE
UK
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Writers: Deborah Davis & Tony McNamara


3. ONE CUT OF THE DEAD
Japan
Writer/Director: Shin'ichirô Ueda


4. BOOKSMART
USA
Director: Olivia Wilde
Writers: Emily Halpern, Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel & Katie Silberman


5. APOLLO 11
USA
Director: Todd Douglas Miller


6. LUCE
USA
Co-Writer/Director: Julius Onah
Co-Writer: J.C. Lee


7. MARRIAGE STORY
USA
Writer/Director: Noah Baumbach


8. BAIT
UK
Writer/Director: Mark Jenkin


9. SEE YOU YESTERDAY
USA
Co-Writer/Director: Stefon Bristol
Co-Writer: Fredrica Bailey


10. AVENGERS: ENDGAME
USA
Directors: Anthony & Joe Russo
Writers: Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely


Honourable Mentions:
FOR SAMA
THE IRISHMAN
ONLY YOU

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