Michael Knowles

That's my jam.

And the fact that Chloe Zhao somehow turned that into a bizarre piece about witchcraft in the woods, that was very strange to me.

So, you know, it's unfortunate.

Hopefully we'll have some better movies to look at next year.

Okay, so let's say that you're in your office pool, Christian.

Which one is the upset pick?

You're looking at these Cal State markets.

You're seeing Michael B. Jordan for best actor.

You're seeing, I believe, who's going to win best actress this year?

I think this one is... Jesse Buckley.

Jesse Buckley.

Where's the upset pick on the board if you're looking to make a little quick buck over the weekend?

By the way, of all the categories, that's the one that pisses me off the most.

Because Sean Penn is actually good in some things, but he is awful in this, right?

In Mystic River, he's terrific.

In this, he is so bad in this movie.

Like truly bad in this film.

I understand.

I mean, maybe there maybe there wasn't anything for him to do.

That's that's a fair critique.