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Leonardo DiCaprio

Don’t Look Up movie review: is the sky falling?

Fri, Jan 14, 2022
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I laughed a lot while also feeling sick to my stomach. As subtle as a sledgehammer, almost obnoxious… and yet it might as well be a documentary. Is it elegant? Is it art? Who the fuck cares?

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my picks for tonight’s 92nd Academy Awards (the Oscars for 2019’s films) (winners indicated)

Mon, Feb 10, 2020
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I correctly guessed 10 out of the 24 categories, which is at least a little better than last year.

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Before the Flood documentary review: DiCaprio takes celebrity climate-change advocacy to a new level (LFF 2016)

Wed, Nov 02, 2016
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Leonardo DiCaprio’s abashed personal journey to learn about global warming, overcome his pessimism, and find hope that there’s still time to make a difference.

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from Facebook: Leonardo DiCaprio likes Girl Scout cookies

Tue, Mar 01, 2016
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my predictions for Oscars 2016 (88th Academy Awards for 2015’s films)

Mon, Feb 29, 2016
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Now updated with all the winners…

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London photo: Odeon is for Leo for the Oscar

Fri, Feb 26, 2016
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The U.K. cinema chain has gotten behind Leonardo DiCaprio to win the Oscar on Sunday.

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AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
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Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

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The Revenant movie review: an extreme walk in the woods

Mon, Dec 28, 2015
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High-toned body horror that emotionally and tonally starts on one note and never deviates from it, which becomes rather exhaustingly dull.

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OFCS 2015 awards winners announced

Mon, Dec 14, 2015
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Mad Max: Fury Road gets a lot of love…

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from Facebook: Leonardo DiCaprio might possibly take Method acting a tad too far

Fri, Oct 23, 2015
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