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(Also its got all three Haims in it.

I repeat: All three Haims are in it.)
Still,Licorice Pizzais a heartfelt, well-liked film from one of the most acclaimed directors of his generation.
Expect it to be a player.

That films last-minute reshoots gave Scott an intriguing awards-season narrative.
Lacking that sort of hook, the tonally all-over-the-placeGuccimay struggle to make waves in this category.
Beyond Will Smith and Benedict Cumberbatch, the Best Actor race has room for an underdog.

Why cant it be Rex?
His return-from-the-wilderness narrative seems to have a lot of industry insiders on his side.
More on her below.

Compared with her self-consciously stripped-down work inA Star Is Born,Guccilets Gaga show an awful lot of artifice.
(Isher Method-acting linethe new 100 people in a room?)
Its probably best to batten down the hatches forthe looming stan warregardless.

Alana Haim,Licorice Pizza
Could there be a second pop star in the Best Actress race?
The youngest Haim sister has graduated from walking down the street inPTA music videosto leading his latest.
(Its relegated to the closing credits.)

A fun cameo but not really Oscar material.
Balfes winsome Ma seems to be leading the pack so far.
SaysJeannette Catsoulis, Her authenticity steadies the heartbeat of a film whose cuteness can sometimes grate.









