2018 Nominee Watch – April 20th

This week is a focus on comedy and horror, (it seems like there have been a bunch of horror flicks coming out in the past few weeks!) with a little dose of nature thrown in. That being said, I don't see a whole lot in terms of Oscar potential out of this week's releases.

I'm adding trailers to the list of films this week in case you are interested in checking any of them out. Let me know which of these four films you want to see in the comments below.

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Dolphins
This one from Walt Disney follows a along line of films including March of the Penguins, Earth, and Oceans as the latest film from DisneyNature. I would expect to see this in an IMAX theater attached to a museum or in this case an aquarium, though I know it will land in some traditional theaters as well.

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Although March of the Penguins won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature when it was released, none of the dozen or so releases since then have done much with the Academy. As beautiful at this film looks to be, I do not see if getting any nominations this year.

Reviews:
IMDb (6.4/10)
Rotten Tomatoes (TBD)

I Feel Pretty
From watching the trailers for this film, I was reminded a bit of Shallow Hal with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black. The difference here is that the female lead is seeing someone differently (herself) instead of the male lead. 

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I love Schumer's stand up and watch it whenever I catch it on TV, provided the kids are asleep in bed. I actually haven't taken in any of her film work to this point, but feel like this one could be promising. Will it win any Oscars? Probably not. But it might be a good date night movie if that's what you need this weekend.

Reviews:
IMDb (2.4/10)
Metacritic (49)
Roger Ebert (2.5*)
Rotten Tomatoes (35%)

Super Troopers 2
I first remember seeing this film back when I was in college. It was hilarious in the way that movies can be when they are best watched under the influence of...something.

This film has been a long time in the making, even having to go through an Indiegogo campaign in order to get the studio to agree to release it. I'm somewhat excited to see what the troopers are up to this time around, but wary of such a hyped sequel as this.

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Despite the fun it may be, Super Troopers 2 will not be getting any Oscar nominations.

Reviews:
IMDb (6.3/10)
Metacritic (43)
Rotten Tomatoes (41%)

Traffik
I felt my heart racing a bit just watching the trailers for Traffik. I feel like it's also trying to ride the success of last year's Get Out, a horror film with racial undertones. At the same time, it also feels fresh and different, while using standard horror set-ups like staying in a remote location and dealing with a local threat.

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I don't know much about director Deon Taylor, but I do like Omar Epps as an actor and haven't seen him in any full length features in some time. Again, I don't see any Oscar nominations out of this film, but I could be surprised.
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Reviews:
IMDb (TBD/10)
Metacritic (TBD)
Rotten Tomatoes (TBD)