What’s more interesting are the runners-up. Hometown girl Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking” finished second and in third place was Rian Johnson’s *Glass Onion.” Indie Wire’s David Ehrlich tweeted out that there’s an inevitability factor with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” winning the Oscar for Best Picture I understand Ehrlich’s frame of mind, but I absolutely wouldn’t call the race this early. Especially with “Babylon” still waiting to be unveiled in a couple of months. “Everything Everywhere too weird, Babylon (which I haven’t seen) too decadent, Tar too hostile, empire of light too bad, banshees of inisherin too good, top gun too popcorn, women talking too restrained… maybe Wakanda Forever breaks thru if it’s an all-timer? Idk, da movies.” Many people were underwhelmed by the “Babylon” trailer, but from what I’ve gathered, via three people who have already seen the movie, the trailer did not do justice to what Chazelle has actually created here. Which is good news, we need a film to crash this lame party that is the current Best Picture slate of contenders. Oddly enough, Ehrlich’s mention of “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” is not accidental. We’ve seen Ryan Coogler’s upcoming sequel being greatly hyped by many these past few weeks, to the point of ad nauseum. There seems to be a consensus within the critical establishment, that if the movie turns out to be any good, we need to push this one hard. This would greatly diminish the chances of the other big blockbuster being released late in the year, “Avatar: The Way of Water.” At the moment, my ten bets for Best Picture: The Fabelmans, Babylon, TÁR, Everything Everywhere All At Once, Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis, The Banshees of Inisherin, Green Onion, Empire of Light, and, ugh, Women Talking. Contribute Hire me
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