John Williams is in no danger of winning, but a case could be made for any of the other four.
Dark Matter’s triumph is that it hits you in the gut just as much as it resonates in the brain.
Just as we’d expect from the Academy, there’s no shortage of lushness on display in this year’s nominees for best cinematography.
It’s like a perfect battle. New guard vs. old school. The power of youth vs. the experience of the established. Trash vs. class.
Newman’s arrangements, first of all, have never seemed quite this obvious and theatrical.