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EVERY PREDICTION, EVERY CATEGORY, ALL AT ONCE: We've fired out reviews for many of the #Oscar contenders over the past few months but who and what does Pomona think will actually win? It's time for us to foolishly make our #academyawards predictions.. loveitinpomona.blogspot.com/20 #movies #hollywood #oscars2023 #cinema #entertainment #oscars #film #bestpicture #bestactress #Bestactor #thebansheesofinisherin #elvis #thefablemans #thewhale #allquietonthewesternfront #EverythingEverywhereAllAtOnce

The Fablemans directed by Steven Spielberg; starring Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen; written by Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg

A teenager discovers his passion for filmmaking as his family falls apart.
Very personal movie for Spielberg who blends a love letter to his craft with a touching family portrait.
Not particularly narrative, bound more by its theme than its plot. But every sequence has its moment of grace.

Rating: B+

Just watched “The Fablemans.” We liked it, but in an era when authenticity is prized and representation is seen as all-important, why is it okay always to cast non-Jews as lead Jewish characters? In Jewish stories? Casting actors in Jewface. It’s standard practice, and it sucks.

All my negative expectations for #TheFablemans were realized. The three #jewish cast members played brief and stereotypical parts but the leads were played by miscast #gentiles AND YET I love #MichelleWilliams more than ever; Glad to see you #TonyKushner; A mere moment of #JeannieBerlin and I’m on air; It’s #Spielberg - longer than it needs to be, overstuffed, more beautiful than life itself, very affecting, emotionally resonant and constructed like a masterwork.