The Film Lit Pitch
Mark HernandezThe Film Lit Pitch pitches and riffs on films that are both excellent and teachable--and would be great additions to a high school Film Lit course.
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Oscars 2026 Preview
Dear Reader,
It’s been a while! (More on that after the picks.)
Without much further ado, below are my Oscar picks for some of the “major” awards. For each, I’ll give betting advice (for entertainment purposes only) for those who want to...
Sinners (2025)
Dear Reader,
Some day, I’ll put together a full (and likely multi-part) Film Lit Pitch for Sinners. Today, I’m just jumping on quickly to tell you: don’t miss this movie. More directly, don’t miss seeing it in the theater.
The Film Lit Pi...
OSCAR 2025 Picks and Preview
Below are my Oscar picks for some of the “major” awards. For each, I’ll give betting advice (for entertainment purposes only) for those who want to clean up and impress their friends at their Oscar watch parties. Then I’ll imagine how it wo...
The Untouchables
“Oh, I like him.”
“Yeah, I like him, too.”
I will forever have a soft spot for this film, because of the formative roles it played in two separate youths for me.
My first experience with The Untouchables was as a recurring rental f...
The Holdovers
“This is your Rubicon. Do not cross the Rubicon.”
Happy New Year!
At the end of 2024, I was on a nice run of specifically timed Pitches. The Holdovers ends that run. And while I’m certainly open to the argument that the best time to re...
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