Posts by Andrew Payne

Andrew Payne

About The Author

Andrew Payne has been obsessed with forecasting the Oscars since he predicted the Shakespeare in Love upset over Saving Private Ryan in his high school paper. Since that time he’s been obsessively charting all sorts of awards races and committing that madness to virtual print. When not writing about statuettes, he writes comedically at places like the Second City and the iOWest and snarkily on sites like StarPulse, ScreenCrave and right here on ScreenPicks.com. Follow him on Twitter @paynehumor
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‘Veep’ Recap: Andrew

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Selina's ex-husband pops for their daughter's birthday party in the latest episode of Veep.

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‘Veep’ Recap: Helsinki

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Selina goes to Finland and gets groped on the latest episode of Veep.

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‘Veep’ Recap: The Vic Allen Dinner

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Recap of the Veep Episdoe: 'The Vic Allen Dinner' where Selina sings, shouts and misuses a cell phone.

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Movie Review: ‘The Iceman’ is Something We’ve Seen Before

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Andrew Payne reviews the new movie The Iceman, a terrible story about a terrible man that feels terribly familiar.

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‘Veep’ Recap: Hostages

Veep's satire gets a little darker this week, as it mines the classic hostage crisis to further its lampoon. Of course, in this world, the normal decisions don't quite come in to play when rescuing captured Americans.

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‘Veep’ Recap: Signals

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Following its season premiere that seemed a bit too serious, Veep settled back into its wonderful track of superficiality for another brilliantly funny bit of satire.

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‘Veep’ Recap: Midterms

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Veep returned last night with an episode that felt far more like large political theater than the small scale biting satire about the minutiae of government that's been the series hallmark throughout its first season run.

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Review: ‘To The Wonder’ is Full of Anything But

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Andrew Payne reviews To the Wonder, Terrence Malick's new film that probably has a bit too much Malick and too little film.

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Oscars 2013- The Live Blog

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The 2013 Oscar Live Blog - Andrew Payne brings you snarky-yet-loving Oscar commentary in real-time. Follow along for every winner, every memorable moment and every bad joke from the entire evening.

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Oscars 2013: Who Will Win and Who Should Win

on October 19, 2009 in Santa Clarita, California.

Who will win at the Academy Awards this year, and who should win? Andrew Payne has your Oscar breakdown

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Road to the Oscars 2013: Best Director

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Andrew Payne previews the Best Director Category. In a wide open race who is the favorite?

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Road to the Oscars 2013: Best Actress

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Andrew Payne examines the nominees for Best Actress, pinpointing a clear front-runner and several performances that didn't deserve an invitation to Oscar Night.

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Review: ‘Gangster Squad’ is an Entertaining Mess

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Andrew Payne says that Gangster Squad is filled with entertaining violence, and not much else.

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Oscar Power Rankings: Final Picks

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With the Oscar nominations coming out tomorrow morning, Andrew Payne has his final predictions.

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Oscar Power Rankings: The Final Stretch

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Andrew Payne updates the Oscar race with his latest round of Oscar Power Rankings.

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