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Best & Worst Movies of 2024

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By Kevin Muller

The Worst
10. Tuesday

The number 10 spot usually goes to a film I didn’t hate but saw as a huge missed opportunity. Tuesday fits that bill perfectly. Julia Louis-Dreyfus headlines a surreal drama about a mother facing her daughter’s final days, aided by a magical bird. On paper, this looked like her awards-season breakthrough. In reality, it’s a tonal mess—half emotional drama, half awkward comedy, with neither side working. Dreyfus does her best, but even she can’t salvage it. As for the bird? Beautifully animated but utterly bizarre. Its voice sounds less like wisdom and more like Anna Faris’s “House Bunny” impression—and not in a good way.

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Oscars 2025 – Predictions (3/2/25)

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By Kevin Muller

Hello! It’s Kevin here, and I’m excited to share my Oscar predictions with you. The 2025 Oscars air on March 2nd at 7 pm, and as always, it’s shaping up to be a thrilling night. This year, unlike most others, there isn’t a clear frontrunner for Best Picture. Will Demi Moore finally win her long-awaited Best Actress Oscar? Could Conclave dethrone the favorite, Anora? And how will Conan O’Brien fare as host? We’ll find out soon enough. Below, I’ve made predictions for the major categories, with a few comments on the lesser ones. I’d love to hear your thoughts—who do you think will take home the Oscar?

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Review – Anora (2024)

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Logan & Henry just watched Sean Baker’s latest film, Anora, starring Mikey Madison as a a young sex worker from Brooklyn who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch—only for their fairytale romance to be threatened when his powerful parents set out to annul the marriage. Watch our full review below! 💍 ✨

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“Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.”