The Oscar nominations are in, and now begins the road to the ceremony next month, and the conversation tends to turn toward which movies deserve to win. There will be backlash against contenders (“La La Land“) and controversies about those nominated (Mel Gibson, Casey Affleck), and it can be easy to forget that the nine nominees for Best Picture are, mostly, pretty damn good.
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So, if you’re feeling in the mood to bask in some of the best movies of the year without the noise around them, Jacob T. Swinney has your fix with his celebration of the 2017 Best Picture Oscar contenders. It’s a nice, five-minute run through the movies that made us swoon, cry, and sometimes grip the edge of our seat. And it’s a reminder that if you haven’t seen some of these, now is the time to catch up.
