Experts slugfest: Will ‘The Killer’ put David Fincher back in the Oscar race?

Will “The Killer” make a killing at the Oscars? Gold Derby editors and Experts Christopher Rosen and Joyce Eng are here to discuss David Fincher‘s new film, “The Holdovers'” expansion and more.

Three years after “Mank,” Fincher is back and back on Netflix this Friday with “The Killer,” an action thriller starring Michael Fassbender and based on the French graphic novel of the same name. The revenge procedural is slick, lean and a lotta fun, but how much Oscar glory is in its future? We discuss why its best chances are below the line and why it’s OK if its left out in the dust completely.

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After playing in limited release the past week, “The Holdovers” will open wide this Friday, and perhaps because of that, Chris has made yet another change to his Best Actor predictions. But will his lineup change again next week when “Rustin” arrives on Netflix?

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Email your questions to slugfests@goldderby.com.

Timestamps:
Intro and “The Killer” reactions (0:00)
“The Killer’s” Oscar chances (5:20)
Best Actor (15:28)
“Killers of the Flower Moon” two weeks later (21:31)
“Barbie’s” industry support (26:12)
Listener questions (28:32)

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