NOW’s Senior Film Writer Norm Wilner, Culture Writer Radheyan Simonpillai and contributor Kelsey Adams discuss the difference between great directing and stunt directing, as in Parasite versus 1917, respectively. They also parse what’s to love and hate about other contenders like The Irishman and Once Upon A Time … In Hollywood (the latter may take a swipe at Forrest Gump, which beat Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction at the Oscars 25 years ago). And finally, they into the best movies not competing at the Oscars like Uncut Gems, The Souvenir and The Portrait Of A Lady On Fire.