Contemplating Life – Episode 108 – “Oscar 2025: Something Wicked This Way Comes”

It’s time for my annual review of the 10 Best Picture Oscar-nominated films. In this episode, we review three nominated horror films: Frankenstein, Weapons, and Sinners. I’m not going to be able to finish all of these reviews by the March 15 Oscar ceremony, but even if I can’t get them recorded, I will write the scripts and post them on the podcast website and on Patreon. Post comments and tell me what you thought of these films.

Links of Interest

“Hamnet” (2025): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamnet_(film)

“Wicked: For Good” (2025): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicked:_For_Good

“Frankenstein” (2025): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(2025_film)

“Frankenstein” (1818) novel by Mary Shelley: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein

List of films featuring Frankenstein’s monster on Wikipedia:

“Frankenstein: The True Story” (1973 made-for-TV movie) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein:_The_True_Story

“Frankenstein” (1992 made-for-TV movie): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankenstein_(1992_film)

Stereotypical character Igor on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igor_(character)

“Weapons” (2025): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weapons_(2025_film)

“The Thing” (1982): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)

“Sinners” (2025): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(1982_film)

Movie awards for 2025 releases

98th Academy Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/98th_Academy_Awards

82nd Golden Globe Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/82nd_Golden_Globes

32nd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/32nd_Actor_Awards

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