Film Thoughts

Welcome to the film-related musings, complaints, and comments of Zack Clopton, an amateur film-critic, scholar, and screenwriter. Featured here are Director's Report Cards, essays, and other reviews. Enjoy!

Friday, February 27, 2026

OSCARS 2026: Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025)

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The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science must fucking hate Vladimir Putin. I mean, I get it. He seems like a real prick. If you'...
Thursday, February 26, 2026

OSCARS 2026: Little Amélie or the Character of Rain (2025)

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The world of animation can be a delightful, unexpected place once you step outside the shallow frame work of big budget American stuff. Inte...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

OSCARS 2026: The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

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Something I've been thinking about a lot lately is the limits of documentary film making and cinema in general. What responsibility does...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

OSCARS 2026: Come See Me in the Good Light (2025)

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  A couple years back, those awful Instagram poems started to go viral. I think someone published a book . Many people more in-tune with th...
Monday, February 23, 2026

OSCARS 2026: The Oscar Nominated 2026 Animated Shorts

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Butterfly (2024) “Butterfly” is inspired by the life of Alfred Nakache , an Algerian-born, Jewish Olympic swimmer who lived in France in the...
Sunday, February 22, 2026

OSCARS 2026: The Alabama Solution (2025)

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I knew a guy who was a prison guard. Any time he would tell me stories from his job, it always sounded like a real fucked-up gig to me. From...
Saturday, February 21, 2026

OSCARS 2026: The Smashing Machine (2025)

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson's journey from popular pro-wrestler to the biggest movie star in the world didn't happen based on the siz...
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