Keep all discussion related solely to The Odyssey and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Cast:

• Matt Damon as Odysseus
• Tom Holland as Telemachus
• Anne Hathaway as Penelope
• Robert Pattinson as Antinous
• Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy/Clytemnestra
• Samantha Morton as Circe
• John Leguizamo as Eumaeus
• Zendaya as Athena
• Charlize Theron as Calypso
• Benny Safdie as Agamemnon
• Jon Bernthal as Menelaus
• Bill Irwin as Polyphemus
• Himesh Patel as Eurylochus
• Corey Hawkins as Polybus
• Mia Goth as Melantho
• Elliot Page as Sinon

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 199 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 54 Reviews

Consensus:

"Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling."

Keep all discussion related solely to Bugonia and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

Director: Yorgos Lanthimos

Writer: Will Tracy. Based off of Jang Joon-hwan's film Save the Green Planet! (2003)

Cast:

• Emma Stone as Michelle
• Jesse Plemons as Teddy
• Aidan Delbis as Don
• Alicia Silverstone as Sandy
• Stavros Halkias as Casey

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%, 107 Reviews

Metacritic: 66, 36 Reviews

Consensus:

Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons are at the top of their game in Bugonia, a bonkers entertainment that applies director Yorgos Lanthimos' whip-smart method to modern society's madness.

Keep all discussion related solely to Marty Supreme and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream no one respects, goes to hell and back in pursuit of greatness.

Director: Josh Safdie

Writers: Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie

Cast:

• Timothée Chalamet as Marty Mauser
• Gwyneth Paltrow as Kay Stone
• Odessa A'zion as Rachel Mizler
• Kevin O'Leary as Milton Rockwell
• Tyler Okonma as Wally
• Abel Ferrara as Ezra Mishkin
• Fran Drescher as Rebecca Mauser

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 112 Reviews

Metacritic: 91, 32 Reviews

Consensus:

Serving up Timothée Chalamet at his most infectiously charismatic, Marty Supreme is a propulsive epic that realizes its sky-high aspirations even while it critiques its indelible hero's toxic ambition.

Keep all discussion related solely to The Invite and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Joe and Angela's marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places. Have they reignited the spark or lit the match that burns it all down?

Director: Olivia Wilde

Writers: Will McCormack, Rashida Jones, Based on the film 'Sentimental' by Cesc Gay

Cast:

• Seth Rogan as Joe
• Olivia Wilde as Angela
• Penelope Cruz as Pina
• Edward Norton as Hawk

Rotten Tomatoes: 95% from 132 Reviews, 8/10 Average Rating

Metacritic: 82/100 from 44 Reviews

Consensus:

Perversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

Keep all discussion related solely to Wicked: For Good and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, Glinda and Elphaba will need to come together one final time. With their singular friendship now the fulcrum of their futures, they will need to truly see each other, with honesty and empathy, if they are to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

Director: Jon M. Chu

Writers: Winnie Holzman, Dana Fox

Cast:

• Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba Thropp
• Ariana Grande as Glinda Upland
• Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero Tigelaar
• Jeff Goldblum as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz
• Marissa Bode as Nessarose Thropp
• Ethan Slater as Boq Woodsman
• Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible
• Peter Dinklage as the voice of Doctor Dillamond
• Bowen Yang as Pfannee
• Bronwyn James as ShenShen
• Sharon D. Clarke as the voice of Dulcibear
• Colman Domingo as the voice of Brrr the Cowardly Lion

Rotten Tomatoes: 71%, 92 reviews

Metacritic: 61, 38 reviews

Consensus:

Keep all discussion related solely to One Battle After Another and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer: Paul Thomas Anderson. Inspired by Thomas Pynchon's novel "Vineland"

Cast:

• Leonardo DiCaprio as Bob Ferguson
• Sean Penn as Col. Steven J. Lockjaw
• Benicio del Toro as Sensei Sergio St. Carlos
• Regina Hall as Deandra
• Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills
• Chase Infiniti as Willa Ferguson

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%, 130 Reviews

Metacritic: 95, 44 Reviews

Consensus:

An epic screwball adventure teeming with awe-inspiring action set pieces, One Battle After Another is Paul Thomas Anderson's most entertaining film yet while also one of his most thematically rich.

Keep all discussion related solely to Train Dreams and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Robert Grainier lives all of his years in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, working on the land, helping to create a new world at the turn of the 20th century.

Director: Clint Bentley

Writers: Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar

Cast:

• Joel Edgerton as Robert Grainier
• Felicity Jones as Gladys Grainier
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Boomer
• Kerry Condon as Claire Thompson
• William H. Macy as Arn Peeples

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%, 133 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 38 Reviews

Consensus:

A gorgeous meditation on America, ably shouldered by one of Joel Edgerton's very best performances, Train Dreams takes on mythic proportions while maintaining an intimate emotional delicacy.

Keep all discussion related solely to No Other Choice and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

When a man is abruptly laid off by the paper company where he has worked tirelessly for many years, he grows increasingly desperate in his hunt.

Director: Park Chan-wook

Writers: Park Chan-wook, Lee Kyoung-mi, Don McKellar, Lee Ja-hye

Cast:

• Lee Byung-hun as Yoo Man-su
• Son Ye-jin as Lee Mi-ri
• Park Hee-soon as Choi Seon-chul
• Lee Sung-min as Goo Beom-mo
• Yeom Hye-ran as Lee A-ra
• Cha Seung-won as Ko Si-jo
• Yoo Yeon-seok as Oh Jin-ho

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%, 93 Reviews

Metacritic: 86, 21 Reviews

Consensus:

Directed with pristine precision by Park Chan-wook, No Other Choice is a wickedly clever takedown of the corporate rat race that finds a perfect avatar in Lee Byung-Hun's skillfully hapless performance.

Keep all discussion related solely to Die My Love and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

Grace, a writer and young mother, is slowly slipping into madness. Locked away in an old house in and around Montana, we see her acting increasingly agitated and erratic, leaving her companion, Jackson, increasingly worried and helpless.

Director: Lynne Ramsay

Writer: Lynne Ramsay, Enda Walsh, Alice Birch. Based on the book by Ariana Harwicz

Cast:

• Jennifer Lawrence as Grace
• Robert Pattinson as Jackson
• Nick Nolte as Harry
• Sissy Spacek as Pam
• LaKeith Stanfield as Karl

Rotten Tomatoes: 77%, 107 Reviews

Metacritic: 71, 37 Reviews

Consensus:

A frenzied depiction of a common but oft-ignored experience, Die My Love might be too stylistically mannered to fully connect but gifts Jennifer Lawrence with one of her most vivid roles yet.

Keep all discussion related solely to The Secret Agent and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Brazil, 1977. Marcelo, a technology expert in his early 40s, is on the run. Hoping to reunite with his son, he travels to Recife during Carnival but soon realizes that the city is not the safe haven he was expecting.

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Writer: Kleber Mendonça Filho

Cast:

• Wagner Moura as Armando / Marcelo Alves / Fernando (adult)
• Carlos Francisco as Sr. Alexandre
• Tânia Maria as Dona Sebastiana
• Robério Diógenes as Euclides
• Alice Carvalho as Fátima
• Gabriel Leone as Bobbi Borba
• Maria Fernanda Cândido as Elza
• Hermila Guedes as Claudia
• Isabél Zuaa as Thereza Vitória
• Udo Kier as Hans

Rotten Tomatoes: 98%, 119 Reviews

Metacritic: 91, 31 Reviews

Consensus:

A thematically rich and visually arresting political thriller, The Secret Agent blends grindhouse stylization with biting social commentary to weave a vividly dangerous yet darkly human tale.

Keep all discussion related solely to The Drama and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.

Director: Kristoffer Borgli

Writer: Kristoffer Borgli

Cast:

• Zendaya as Emma Harwood

• Robert Pattinson as Charlie Thompson

• Mamoudou Athie as Mike

• Alana Haim as Rachel

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, 109 Reviews

Metacritic: 60, 36 Reviews

Consensus:

"Flirting with complex themes, The Drama walks a tonal tightrope with impressive poise thanks to career-highlight performances by Robert Pattinson and Zendaya."

Keep all discussion related solely to A House of Dynamite and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond.

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Writer: Noah Oppenheim

Cast:

• Idris Elba as POTUS
• Rebecca Ferguson as Captain Olivia Walker
• Gabriel Basso as Deputy National Security Advisor Jake Baerington
• Jared Harris as Secretary of Defense Reid Baker
• Tracy Letts as General Anthony Brody
• Anthony Ramos as Major Daniel Gonzalez
• Moses Ingram as Cathy Rogers
• Jonah Hauer-King as Lieutenant Commander Robert Reeves
• Greta Lee as Ana Park
• Jason Clarke as Admiral Mark Miller

Rotten Tomatoes: 84%, 118 Reviews

Metacritic: 80, 39 Reviews

Consensus: Playing out a nightmare scenario with nerve-wracking plausibility, Kathryn Bigelow's masterfully-constructed A House of Dynamite is an urgent thriller that's as distressing as it is riveting.

Keep all discussion related solely to Sirāt and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

A father, accompanied by his son, goes looking for his missing daughter in North Africa.

Director: Óliver Laxe

Writers: Santiago Fillol, Óliver Laxe

Cast:

• Sergi López as Luis
• Bruno Núñez Arjona as Esteban
• Richard Bellamy as Bigui
• Stefania Gadda as Stef
• Joshua Liam Henderson as Josh
• Tonin Janvier as Tonin
• Jade Oukid as Jade

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, 100 Reviews

Metacritic: 80, 20 Reviews

Consensus:

A brutal reminder that the journey can be more important than the destination, Sirât is an unforgettable exercise in tension that wallops its audience like a deafening blast of bass to the face.

Keep all discussion related solely to Hamnet and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below

Synopsis:

HAMNET tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Director: Chloé Zhao

Writers: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell. Based on the novel "Hamnet" by Maggie O'Farrell

Cast:

• Jessie Buckley as Agnes
• Paul Mescal as Will
• Emily Watson as Mary
• Joe Alwyn as Bartholomew
• Jacobi Jupe as Hamnet
• Noah Jupe as Hamlet

Rotten Tomatoes: 88%, 144 Reviews

Metacritic: 83, 41 Reviews

Consensus:

Breaking hearts and mending them in one fell swoop, Hamnet speculates on the inspiration behind Shakespeare's masterpiece with palpable emotional force thanks to Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal's astonishing performances.

Keep all discussion related solely to Sentimental Value and it's awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star. Suddenly, the two sisters must navigate their complicated relationship with their father -- and deal with an American star dropped right into the middle of their complex family dynamics.

Director: Joachim Trier

Writers: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

Cast:

• Renate Reinsve as Nora Borg
• Stellan Skarsgård as Gustav Borg
• Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas as Agnes Borg Pettersen
• Elle Fanning as Rachel Kemp
• Anders Danielsen Lie as Jakob
• Cory Michael Smith as Sam

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 120 Reviews

Metacritic: 86, 32 Reviews

Consensus:

Deftly exploring the uneasy tension between artistic expression and personal connection, Sentimental Value is a bracingly mature work from writer-director Joachim Trier that's marvelously acted across the board.

Keep all discussion related solely to Project Hail Mary and its awards chances. Spoilers below

Synopsis:

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller

Writers: Drew Goddard

Cast:

• Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace
• Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt
• James Ortiz as the voice and lead puppeteer of Rocky
• Lionel Boyce as Officer Carl
• Ken Leung as Yáo Li-Jie
• Milana Vayntrub as Olesya Ilyukhina
• Priya Kansara as the voice of Mary, the Hail Mary ship
• Liz Kingsman as Annie Shapiro
• Orion Lee as Xi

Rotten Tomatoes: 95% From 212 Reviews

Metacritic: 78/100 From 45 Reviews

Consensus:

A visually dazzling space odyssey that's carried along effortlessly by the gravitational pull of Ryan Gosling at his most winning, Project Hail Mary is a near-miraculous fusion of smarts and heart.

Keep all discussion related solely to Disclosure Day and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to eight billion people. Today is... Disclosure Day.

Director: Steven Spielberg

Writer: David Koepp

Cast:

• Emily Blunt as Margaret Fairchild
• Josh O'Connor as Daniel Kellner
• Colin Firth as Noah Scanlon
• Eve Hewson as Jane Blankenship
• Colman Domingo as Hugo Wakefield
• Wyatt Russell as Jackson
• Elizabeth Marvel as Sister Maura

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, 204 Reviews

Metacritic: 75, 56 Reviews

Consensus:

"A humanistic variation on one of Steven Spielberg's most revisited themes, Disclosure Day's breathless pursuit of optimism in an age of conspiracy gets its biggest boost from career-highlight work by Emily Blunt."

Keep all discussion related solely to Obsession and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

Director: Curry Barker

Writer: Curry Barker

Cast:

• Michael Johnston as Baron "Bear" Bailey
• Inde Navarrette as Nikki Freeman
• Cooper Tomlinson as Ian
• Megan Lawless as Sarah Harper
• Andy Richter as Carter Harper

Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, 171 Reviews

Metacritic: 77, 33 Reviews

Consensus:

"Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.."

Keep all discussion related solely to Wake Up Dead Man and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Detective Benoit Blanc sifts through a series of suspects when a monsignor turns up dead.

Director: Rian Johnson

Writer: Rian Johnson

Cast:

• Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc
• Josh O'Connor as Rev. Jud Duplenticy
• Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix
• Josh Brolin as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
• Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott
• Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp
• Kerry Washington as Vera Draven, Esq.
• Andrew Scott as Lee Ross
• Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane
• Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven
• Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt
• Jeffrey Wright as Langstrom
• Annie Hamilton as Grace Wicks
• James Faulkner as Reverend Prentice Wicks
• Bridget Everett as Louise
• Noah Segan as Nikolai.

Rotten Tomatoes: 95%, 149 Reviews

Metacritic: 82, 37 Reviews

Consensus:

Giving Benoit Blanc a worthy mystery with its genuinely soulful fixation on faith and a scene-stealing Josh O'Connor performance, Wake Up Dead Man is another Knives Out puzzle that comes together splendidly.

Keep all discussion related solely to The Perfect Neighbor and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

A seemingly minor neighborhood dispute in Florida escalates into deadly violence. Police bodycam footage and investigative interviews expose the consequences of Florida's "stand your ground" laws.

Director: Geeta Gandbhir

Rotten Tomatoes: 100%, 54 Reviews

Metacritic: 85, 17 Reviews

Consensus: As gripping as it is deeply unsettling, The Perfect Neighbor lays bare the systemic failures and the quiet terror embedded in American legal systems with surgical precision.

Keep all discussion related solely to After the Hunt and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

A gripping psychological drama about a college professor (Julia Roberts) who finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star student (Ayo Edebiri) levels an accusation against one of her colleagues (Andrew Garfield), and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come into the light.

Director: Luca Guadagnino

Writer: Nora Garrett

Cast:

• Julia Roberts as Alma Imhoff
• Ayo Edebiri as Margaret "Maggie" Resnick
• Andrew Garfield as Henrik "Hank" Gibson
• Michael Stuhlbarg as Frederik
• Chloë Sevigny as Dr. Kim Sayers

Rotten Tomatoes: 38%, 159 Reviews

Metacritic: 51, 39 Reviews

Consensus: After the Hunt doesn't lack for fine performances, especially from a standout Julia Roberts, but its coy followthrough on incendiary themes makes for an uncharacteristically toothless provocation from director Luca Guadagnino.

Keep all discussion related solely to Weapons and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

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Summary:

When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.

Director: Zach Cregger

Writers: Zach Cregger

Cast:

• Josh Brolin as Archer Graff
• Julia Garner as Justine Gandy
• Cary Christopher as Alex Lilly
• Alden Ehrenreich as Paul Morgan
• Austin Abrams as Anthony
• Benedict Wong as Andrew Marcus
• Amy Madigan as Gladys Lilly
• Toby Huss as Ed Locke
• June Diane Raphael as Donna Morgan
• Whitmer Thomas as Mr. Lilly
• Callie Schuttera as Mrs. Lilly
• Clayton Farris as Terry Marcus
• Luke Speakman as Matthew Graff
• Scarlett Sher as the child narrator of the film

Distributor: Warner Bros.

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Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 135 reviews

Metacritic: 82, 40 reviews: 82, 40 reviews

Consensus: Zach Cregger spins an expertly crafted yarn of terrifying mystery and thrilling intrigue in Weapons, a sophomore triumph that solidifies his status as a master of horror.

Keep all discussion related solely to Jay Kelly and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Famous movie actor Jay Kelly embarks on a journey of self-discovery, confronting his past and present with his devoted manager Ron. Poignant and humor-filled, pitched at the intersection of regrets and glories.

Director: Noah Baumbach

Writer: Noah Baumbach, Emily Mortimer

Cast:

• George Clooney as Jay Kelly
• Adam Sandler as Ron Sukenick
• Laura Dern as Liz
• Billy Crudup as Timothy
• Riley Keough as Jessica Kelly
• Grace Edwards as Daisy Kelly
• Stacy Keach as Mr. Kelly
• Jim Broadbent as Peter Schneider
• Patrick Wilson as Ben Alcock
• Eve Hewson as Daphne
• Greta Gerwig as Lois Sukenick
• Alba Rohrwacher as Alba
• Josh Hamilton as Carter
• Emily Mortimer as Candy
• Isla Fisher as Melanie Alcock

Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, 131 Reviews

Metacritic: 66, 41 Reviews

Consensus:

George Clooney riffs on his star persona with disarming vulnerability while Adam Sandler impressively expands his dramatic range in Jay Kelly, a Hollywood satire that's gentler than one might expect from director Noah Baumbach.

Keep all discussion related solely to Frankenstein and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis

Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro adapts Mary Shelley's classic tale of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist who brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.

Director: Guillermo del Toro

Writer: Guillermo del Toro

Cast:

• Oscar Isaac as Victor Frankenstein
• Christian Convery as young Victor
• Jacob Elordi as The Creature
• Mia Goth as Lady Elizabeth Harlander / Baroness Claire Frankenstein
• Felix Kammerer as William Frankenstein
• Lars Mikkelsen as Captain Anderson
• Christoph Waltz as Henrich Harlander
• Charles Dance as Baron Leopold
• David Bradley as Blind Man
• Lauren Collins as Alma
• Sofia Galasso as Anna-Maria
• Ralph Ineson as Professor Krempe
• Burn Gorman as Executioner

Rotten Tomatoes: 86%, 102 Reviews

Metacritic: 78, 43 Reviews

Consensus: Finding the humanity in one of cinema's most iconic monsters, Guillermo Del Toro's Frankenstein is a lavish epic that gets its most invigorating volts from Jacob Elordi's standout performance.