Those are the 12 films with a 4 star ranking from the Broadcast Film Critics.
Obviously only some are true contenders, but it's something to make a small note of. After the jump you'll see the films with a 3 star ranking. Consider it a quick portrait of what the Oscar players might be before the big hitters debut in the coming months...
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Joey's Two Cents: There's not a whole lot you can extrapolate from these rankings, but it's always good to have more information, since knowledge is power...thoughts?
I'd say that The Help, Super 8, Beginners, and Midnight in Paris are the ones that come away from this little exercise looking better than some would expect.
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ReplyDeleteMuch like The Guard, I don't see it catching on with enough people to make too much noise. Also, I didn't see the fuss with it (though I liked it and gave it a positive review back when it opened), so I'm inclined to think I may not be the only one.
ReplyDeleteI must revisit "Rango" and try to understand my resistance to the film. Clearly on an island there...
ReplyDeleteI split the difference between your negative reaction and most reviews that swooned...
ReplyDeleteI actually think we can't glean anything from these rankings. For one thing, the BFCA is notoriously sycophantic to the Academy Awards. We'll see how many of these high-placed films remain darlings of this group when the Oscar front-runners emerge later this year.
ReplyDeleteAlso, as I'll argue more in a future article, I think people are making a serious error in believing that consensus correlates to Best Picture potential, especially with the new nomination rules.
I agree more than I disagree. The 4 I mentioned are, to differing degrees, some of the films talked about as being the best shots at a nomination from the first half of the year. The BFCA ranking never coincides with Oscar much (look at Me and Orson Welles having a 100%), but it's one of many tools to consider.
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