I wound up seeing The Power of the Dog on Saturday. It is a fine piece of work that I recommend seeing as it's incredibly shot and acted. Very little levity involved. I did figure out what was going to happen about 20 minutes into the film, but will say how it goes about it is quite fascinating.
All totaled, I did see 8 of the 10 Oscar Nominees and I think they each of them are worthy of watching. After seeing Drive My Car & The Power of the Dog, I was ready for more of a feel good film. Thank goodness CODA delivered when I saw that on Sunday morning. Just a great movie with fantastic performances all around with some great comedic moments. What's great is the deaf characters are in on the joke. I would not deemed it #1 on my list, but still glad it won. Plus the other films I have above, did not go empty handed on Oscar Night.
Here is my ranking:
1. Drive My Car (did win Best Foreign Language Film)
2. Belfast (did win Best Original Screenplay)
3. CODA
4. Licorice Pizza
5. Nightmare Alley
6. The Power of the Dog
7. King Richard
8. West Side Story
Didn't see Don't Look Up nor Dune.
Sort of ironic, that while CODA is an AppleTV+ movie, it was the best theater experience I have had since pre-pandemic. There were a few limited showings this weekend, and I went to an 11:30 AM screening and the auditorium was packed. Not an empty seat in the house except the very front row. The entire audience just loved it.
Of course, while in my early 50s, I might have been the youngest one there.