That’s a great thought that hadn’t occurred to me. There’s even some dispute about who gets the apartment when he dies! (So I actually haven’t seen or read King Lear so I can’t do a more detailed comparison…)

Given how successful streamers have been at the Oscars the past couple years, I guess movies like this actually are the new Oscarbait?

As far as conventional Oscarbait goes, though, Sing Sing is the most textbook example I’m aware of, and it’s a pretty good one I thought.

I’ve been very busy and fallen behind on reading your Friday and Nightmare weeks (kudos for the insane task of doubling up this fall) but looking forward to catching up when I get a few quiet minutes this week.

I imagine this will clarify itself in the coming months, but what even is 2024’s Oscarbait? I feel like I’ve at least been dimly aware of Awards contenders earlier than this previously, but maybe I’m wrong and just speaking out my general grim feelings about the film year?