| Kyle Buchanan Pop Culture Reporter | | Hey, movie fans! It's your faithful Carpetbagger. | | The weekend after Thanksgiving is usually sort of sparse when it comes to high-profile releases, since Hollywood assumes you still haven't gotten around to some of their leftovers. Still, there are a few movies of note, like the acclaimed Cannes drama "Happy as Lazzaro" (in theaters and on Netflix), which our critic A.O. Scott considers one of the best of the year, the animated "Mirai," and "Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle," a big-budget performance-capture movie that ended up going to Netflix when Disney's own retelling of "The Jungle Book" beat it to the screen. | | Speaking of leftovers, have you caught up with any of the presumed award contenders yet? This past week, the Gotham Awards were high on "The Rider" and "First Reformed," the New York Film Critics Circle favored "Roma," and the National Board of Review went heavily for "A Star is Born" but gave its top honor to "Green Book." Next week, the Golden Globe nominations will be announced, which may bring further clarity to the field. | | Are these groups considered strong predictors when it comes to the Oscars? Well, yes and no. I'm more eager to see who the Screen Actors Guild will nominate since there is a lot of overlap there with the Academy's acting branch, the biggest group that votes on the Oscars. Still, it never hurts to be seen winning, and a movie like "First Reformed," which is picking up critical laurels for its star Ethan Hawke, needs this sort of wind at its sails: It was a summer release that many Oscar voters still have not caught up with. Have you? | | |
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