Monday Digest-July 7, 2025
Welcome to part two of 2025!
I hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the Independence Day holiday if you are here in the U.S. Jurassic World Rebirth roared into theaters over the long weekend and and nearly brought in nearly $150 million which places it only behind A Minecraft Movie and Lilo & Stitch for the highest opening weekend of 2025 so far. With that, let’s check out what you might have missed last week on The Oscar Project.
Weekly Preview
As I mentioned at the top, Jurassic World Rebirth dominated the box office this weekend. There isn’t much else new, but plenty to come later in the month.
Mid-Week Releases-7/2/25
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Podcast
Filmmaker interviews were back last week when I chatted with Jake Wachtel about his film “The Sentry”, a look at the life of one of the anonymous henchmen we so often see dispatched at the beginning of a spy film. Then
who joined me from sat down on July 4th to discuss the 1929 film Alibi. Nothing more American than crooked cops and gangsters to celebrate another birthday for the country.3.53-Filmmaker Interview with Jake Wachtel
In today's episode, I interview Jake Wachtel, whose film "The Sentry" recently screened at SXSW London, Raindance, and the Palm Springs International ShortFest.
3.54-Alibi with Jeff Kramer
Today's episode is my conversation about the 1929 film Alibi. I'm joined by Jeff K from the The Death Star Human Resources Department Newsletter and we talk about the innovative uses of the new sound technology to accompany the film images, the portrayal of both the police and gangsters in the film, and some of the interesting camera shots that the film employs to keep up the visual end of the story.
Awards Coverage
Thank you again to everyone who voted for the Mid-Year Awards. The recap post with this year’s results is below and be sure you are subscribed to get information on the next event like this coming at the end of the year.
2025 Mid-Year Award Winners
I had originally planned to release these results on Monday with a quick live, but wasn’t able to collate everything in time so I’m just releasing them in a standard post this afternoon.
July
15: Primetime Emmy Awards nominations
Movie Challenges
Just two days left to vote for your favorites in the round 2 week 4 matchups of the Best Picture Bracket Challenge. Get your votes in and make your voice heard as we head to the halfway point of round 2.
2025 Best Picture Bracket Challenge-Round 2-Week 4
We have reached the midway point of round 2 so make sure you are voting for your favorites to stay in the bracket.
Writer Highlight
And if you have already voted in my bracket challenge, be sure to let your voice be heard in
’s challenge where it is seeking to determine “The Greatest Sci-Fi Film” from a field of 64 excellent films. You’ll also get to hear Matty on the podcast later this week so stay tuned!