Fresh Fork

he nominations for the Academy Awards 2024 were announced last Tuesday (January 23th) and while  Oppenheimer  leads as the most nominated movie of the year, there were a few shocking misses and some welcome inclusions.  In fact, last Tuesday's announcement came with a couple of surprises: no Greta Gerwig in Best Director for  Barbie  (something I had always predicted, but the internet wasn't ready for ),  Killers of the Flower Moon  missing Best Adapted Screenplay, but  The Zone of Interest  gets nominated there; two international films in the Best Picture lineup ( Anatomy of a Fall  and  The Zone of Interest ); John Williams got nominated for his score for the latest installment of  Indiana Jones  (like... REALLY?); Napoleon gets nominated in 3 craft categories;  Past Lives  makes the Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay, but somehow misses Best Actress for Greta Lee...; No  Saltburn , no  Asteroi...

  ALK TO ME I followed a tip: don’t watch the trailer and just go watch the movie. I did it. And I liked it a lot. While it doesn’t offer the same level of satire as Jordan Peele’s  Get Out ,  Talk to Me  is a commentary about Gen Z’s TikTok and social media culture and how things derailed because of the need of being cool, the need of being seen and universally accepted. Sophie Wilde delivers an outstanding breakthrough performance here with an unsympathetic character she approaches with sensibility – even for those who never felt any warm towards Mia, there’s no way to deny her ability to carry the whole movie – and the young Joe Bird excels in some of the most terrifying scenes. As an horror piece,  Talk to Me  is never too scary, but it is chilling and it features some very graphic visual horror elements that can make you look away for some bits. It is never surprising, but it can cause nail bites. The makeup team’s work should be highlighted and so doe...