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This Groundhog Day, journalist and critic Albert Lanier joined The Mind of Sai Marie for a chat with Sai on the 2026 Academy Award nominations.

They broke down a record-shattering year for cinema, including:

* Ryan Coogler’s Sinners: Making history with a massive 16 nominations.

* Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein: The 9-nominee masterpiece.

* The Weapons Factor: Analyzing the haunting success of Zach Cregger’s latest.

Follow Albert Lanier Online:

* The Final Cut

* Retro Review

* The Write Off

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