If any of you saw Parasite, you know that Bong Joon Ho tends to make films that seem a bit off-kilter. Mickey 17 is off-kilter, off the planet, and weirdly satisfying the farther you get into this highly improbable story. Mickey is a schlub from Earth who gets into the wrong business and figures the only way he can avoid paying the ultimate price for his bad investments is to go to another planet being colonized. He signs up to be an expendable (should have read the fine print), who are used as human Guinea pigs to make the planet liveable under the questionable leadership of an authoritarian and his ever so lovely wife. The odds that an expendable will live more than a day or two are highly unlikely and a process of duplicating the deceased has been developed, sort of like 3D printing a human clone to start all over again and deal with the next virus, or human issue facing the colonists. What could go wrong? Robert Pattinson is brilliant as Mickey Barnes. He’s got experience as an immortal, but this is way different than Twilight and oddly relatable to things that are happening now. Mark Ruffalo and Toni Collette are the colony leader and his saucy wife, Steve Yuen - his best friend, and Naomi Ackie - girlfriend. It’s a science fiction black comedy and definitely worth a look. Rating: 3 ⭐️s. You may not want to eat while watching, just a suggestion.
Vidiot's Corner-M.R.F.T.C.C. As Parker Posey would say, “Hey, hey, hello!” This is my attempt to view various films and offer up my 2 cents for your consideration. Ratings: My 2 cents since 1992 about films I’ve loved - 4⭐️s, Good, but not great - 3⭐️s, Meh - 2⭐️s, Hand me the ice pick, I’ll put it through my temples now - 1⭐️
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2025 Critic’s Choice Awards - Vanity Fair
Film
WINNER: Anora
A Complete Unknown
The Brutalist
Conclave
Dune: Part Two
Emilia Pérez
Nickel Boys
Sing Sing
The Substance
Wicked
WINNER: Adrien Brody – The Brutalist
Timothée Chalamet – A Complete Unknown
Daniel Craig – Queer
Colman Domingo – Sing Sing
Ralph Fiennes – Conclave
Hugh Grant – Heretic
WINNER: Demi Moore – The Substance
Cynthia Erivo – Wicked
Karla Sofía Gascón – Emilia Pérez
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – Hard Truths
Angelina Jolie – Maria
Mikey Madison – Anora
WINNER: Kieran Culkin – A Real Pain
Yura Borisov – Anora
Clarence Maclin – Sing Sing
Edward Norton – A Complete Unknown
Guy Pearce – The Brutalist
Denzel Washington – Gladiator II
WINNER: Zoe Saldaña – Emilia Pérez
Danielle Deadwyler – The Piano Lesson
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – Nickel Boys
Ariana Grande – Wicked
Margaret Qualley – The Substance
Isabella Rossellini – Conclave
WINNER: Maisy Stella – My Old Ass
Alyla Browne – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
Elliott Heffernan – Blitz
Izaac Wang – Didi
Alisha Weir – Abigail
Zoe Ziegler – Janet Planet
WINNER: Conclave
Anora
Emilia Pérez
Saturday Night
Sing Sing
Wicked
WINNER: Jon M. Chu – Wicked
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Sean Baker – Anora
Edward Berger – Conclave
Brady Corbet – The Brutalist
Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
RaMell Ross – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Coralie Fargeat – The Substance
Sean Baker – Anora
Moritz Binder, Tim Fehlbaum, Alex David – September 5
Brady Corbet, Mona Fastvold – The Brutalist
Jesse Eisenberg – A Real Pain
Justin Kuritzkes – Challengers
WINNER: Peter Straughan – Conclave
Jacques Audiard – Emilia Pérez
Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox – Wicked
Greg Kwedar, Clint Bentley – Sing Sing
RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes – Nickel Boys
Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Jarin Blaschke – Nosferatu
Alice Brooks – Wicked
Lol Crawley – The Brutalist
Stéphane Fontaine – Conclave
Greig Fraser – Dune: Part Two
Jomo Fray – Nickel Boys
WINNER: Nathan Crowley, Lee Sandales – Wicked
Judy Becker, Patricia Cuccia – The Brutalist
Suzie Davies – Conclave
Craig Lathrop – Nosferatu
Arthur Max, Jille Azis, Elli Griff – Gladiator II
Patrice Vermette, Shane Vieau – Dune: Part Two
WINNER: Marco Costa – Challengers
Sean Baker – Anora
Nick Emerson – Conclave
David Jancso – The Brutalist
Joe Walker – Dune: Part Two
Hansjörg Weißbrich – September 5
WINNER: Paul Tazewell – Wicked
Lisy Christl – Conclave
Linda Muir – Nosferatu
Massimo Cantini Parrini – Maria
Jacqueline West – Dune: Part Two
Janty Yates, Dave Crossman – Gladiator II
WINNER: Hair and Makeup Team – The Substance
Christine Blundell, Lesa Warrener, Neal Scanlan – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
Hair and Makeup Team – Dune: Part Two
Frances Hannon, Sarah Nuth, Laura Blount – Wicked
Traci Loader, Suzanne Stokes-Munton, David White – Nosferatu
Mike Marino, Sarah Graalman, Aaron Saucier – A Different Man
WINNER: Paul Lambert, Stephen James, Rhys Salcombe, Gerd Nefzer – Dune: Part Two
Mark Bakowski, Pietro Ponti, Nikki Penny, Neil Corbould – Gladiator II
Pablo Helman, Jonathan Fawkner, Paul Corbould, David Shirk – Wicked
Luke Millar, David Clayton, Keith Herft, Peter Stubbs – Better Man
Visual Effects Team – The Substance
Erik Winquist, Stephen Unterfranz, Paul Story, Rodney Burke – Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes
WINNER: The Wild Robot
Flow
Inside Out 2
Memoir of a Snail
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
WINNER: A Real Pain and Deadpool & Wolverine
Hit Man
My Old Ass
Saturday Night
Thelma
WINNER: Emilia Pérez
All We Imagine as Light
Flow
I’m Still Here
Kneecap
The Seed of the Sacred Fig
WINNER: “El Mal” – Emilia Pérez – Zoe Saldaña, Karla Sofía Gascón, Camille
“Beautiful That Way” – The Last Showgirl – Miley Cyrus
“Compress/ Repress” – Challengers – Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross
“Harper and Will Go West” – Will & Harper – Kristen Wiig
“Kiss the Sky” – The Wild Robot – Maren Morris
“Mi Camino” – Emilia Pérez – Selena Gomez
WINNER: Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross – Challengers
Volker Bertelmann – Conclave
Daniel Blumberg – The Brutalist
Kris Bowers – The Wild Robot
Clément Ducol & Camille – Emilia Pérez
Hans Zimmer – Dune: Part Two
Television
WINNER: Shōgun
The Day of the Jackal
The Diplomat
Evil
Industry
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
The Old Man
Slow Horses
WINNER: Kathy Bates – Matlock
Caitriona Balfe – Outlander
Shanola Hampton – Found
Keira Knightley – Black Doves
Keri Russell – The Diplomat
Anna Sawai – Shōgun
WINNER: Hiroyuki Sanada – Shōgun
Jeff Bridges – The Old Man
Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who
Eddie Redmayne – The Day of the Jackal
Rufus Sewell – The Diplomat
Antony Starr – The Boys
WINNER: Moeka Hoshi – Shōgun
Allison Janney – The Diplomat
Nicole Kidman – Lioness
Skye P. Marshall – Matlock
Anna Sawai – Pachinko
Fiona Shaw – Bad Sisters
WINNER: Tadanobu Asano – Shōgun
Michael Emerson – Evil
Mark-Paul Gosselaar – Found
Takehiro Hira – Shōgun
John Lithgow – The Old Man
Sam Reid – Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire
WINNER: Hacks
Abbott Elementary
English Teacher
Nobody Wants This
Only Murders in the Building
Somebody Somewhere
St. Denis Medical
What We Do in the Shadows
WINNER: Jean Smart – Hacks
Kristen Bell – Nobody Wants This
Quinta Brunson – Abbott Elementary
Natasia Demetriou – What We Do in the Shadows
Bridget Everett – Somebody Somewhere
Kristen Wiig – Palm Royale
WINNER: Adam Brody – Nobody Wants This
Brian Jordan Alvarez – English Teacher
David Alan Grier – St. Denis Medical
Steve Martin – Only Murders in the Building
Kayvan Novak – What We Do in the Shadows
Martin Short – Only Murders in the Building
WINNER: Michael Urie – Shrinking
Paul W. Downs – Hacks
Asher Grodman – Ghosts
Harvey Guillén – What We Do in the Shadows
Brandon Scott Jones – Ghosts
Tyler James Williams – Abbott Elementary
WINNER: Hannah Einbinder – Hacks
Liza Colón-Zayas – The Bear
Janelle James – Abbott Elementary
Stephanie Koenig – English Teacher
Patti LuPone – Agatha All Along
Annie Potts – Young Sheldon
WINNER: Baby Reindeer
Disclaimer
Masters of the Air
Mr Bates vs the Post Office
The Penguin
Ripley
True Detective: Night Country
We Were the Lucky Ones
WINNER: Rebel Ridge
The Great Lillian Hall
It’s What’s Inside
Música
Out of My Mind
V/H/S/Beyond
WINNER: Cristin Milioti – The Penguin
Cate Blanchett – Disclaimer
Jodie Foster – True Detective: Night Country
Jessica Lange – The Great Lillian Hall
Phoebe-Rae Taylor – Out of My Mind
Naomi Watts – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television WINNER: Colin Farrell – The Penguin
Richard Gadd – Baby Reindeer
Tom Hollander – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
Kevin Kline – Disclaimer
Ewan McGregor – A Gentleman in Moscow
Andrew Scott – Ripley
WINNER: Jessica Gunning – Baby Reindeer
Dakota Fanning – Ripley
Leila George – Disclaimer
Betty Gilpin – Three Women
Deirdre O’Connell – The Penguin
Kali Reis – True Detective: Night Country
WINNER: Liev Schreiber – The Perfect Couple
Robert Downey Jr. – The Sympathizer
Hugh Grant – The Regime
Ron Cephas Jones – Genius: MLK/X
Logan Lerman – We Were the Lucky Ones
Treat Williams – Feud: Capote vs. The Swans
WINNER: Squid Game
Acapulco
Citadel: Honey Bunny
La Máquina
The Law According to Lidia Poët
My Brilliant Friend
Pachinko
Senna
WINNER: X-Men ’97
Batman: Caped Crusader
Bluey
Bob’s Burgers
Invincible
The Simpsons
WINNER: John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A.
Hot Ones
The Daily Show
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
WINNER: Ali Wong: Single Lady
Jim Gaffigan: The Skinny
Kevin James: Irregardless
Nikki Glaser: Someday You’ll Die
Rachel Bloom: Death, Let Me Do My Special
Ramy Youssef: More Feelings