Christian Bale

Overproduced and uninspired, “Thor: Love and Thunder” isn’t unseating anyone’s favorite Marvel movie any time soon.

"To see this wave of craftsmanship just getting more and more impressive every single time," Pattinson said, "I was so overwhelmingly impressed.”

Damon’s cocky and amusing attitude is matched by an interesting Texan accent which reinforces the viewer’s perception of Shelby as a pursuer of the American dream, tackling personal and professional struggles with a sense of grit.

This awards season has truly been a wild ride; fingers crossed that optimism will prevail and the Oscars will emerge from this critical inferno having made some good choices.

Even though “Beale Street” is a better film than “Vice,” the latter is the easier awards sell. As films such as “Darkest Hour” or “Bohemian Rhapsody” can attest, even awful-to-mediocre biopics with strong central performances are an Oscars shoo-in for best actor and best picture.

If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”

Historians often characterize Cheney as a notoriously secretive man who purposefully avoided the limelight, which perhaps adds to the challenge of creating an effective movie about him.

There’s a realism and grit missing from “The Promise," and it hurts the audience’s ability to connect to the horror of the crisis.

Regardless of the film’s performance, its existence fosters global recognition and awareness about an oft-neglected piece of history.