and what we can expect is my old friend, he's not old, i have known him a long time, film critic nick lasalle. great to see you as always. >> great to see you. it has been a wild. >> exciting time. great movies out this year. coming out of the pandemic, people went to the theater to see some of these movies. what are your thoughts going into this oscar ceremony? >> last year, some of the movies were good, but they seemed like movies you might see on television. they feel like big sized movies. for that reason, they are more exciting. like "west side so the grand scale feels good. >> and it is a diverse group off selections for actors and actresses, pretty interesting slate of films. i have not seen all of them, but i've seen a number of them. >> it is a good l it is a go and good performances. the usual things happens, the wrong ones will win, but it is nice they got nominated. >> what are you looking at in terms of great performances? denzel washington had a great performance. people said he was great, but could not finish the movie. his performance was fantastic. what other performances did