150 Word Reviews: Best Picture Nominees 2026

Happy Oscars Day to all who celebrate

Mar 15, 2026

I’m not a huge fan of The Academy Awards™ for the same reason I don’t embrace assigning movies ratings: I just don’t think about art that way. That doesn’t mean you can’t give a movie five stars, or cheer on your favorite star during an awards ceremony. I’m just saying my opinions are rarely definitive; they’re fluid, they change over the course of years, the way I do. That doesn’t mean my takes aren’t hot. Oh, they are very hot. I did not like every movie nominated this year, not at all. But I enjoyed at least two or three (and a half?) That doesn’t mean every nominee isn’t excellent; they just didn’t all move me. I’m not perfect. Who knows, I may rewatch Hamnet at some point and realize I was wrong. (I don’t think so.)

Here are all my reviews of this year's nine Best Picture nominees. Enjoy, comment, share — I'm going to a red carpet party later and bringing my famous seven-layer dip.