4 films to see before the Golden Globes

If you want to spruce up your movie conversation before the Globes, but you don’t have time to see twenty movies by Sunday, try these fab four films that should rule the conversation all night.

1. The Shape Of Water
I predict the most wins of the night (3) for this quirky film: Best Picture (Drama), Best Director, Best Score and a possible fourth for Best Actress (Drama) Sally Hawkins.

You’ll have to see this love it/hate it film to understand how a creature feature could beat out a timely Streep/Hanks drama or World War II epic. (In theaters.)

2. Lady Bird
Although it has a potential to win Best Picture (Comedy or Musical), the strongest bets go to Saoirse Ronan for Best Actress (Comedy or Musical) and writer- director Great Gerwig for Best Screenplay. Gerwig will likely serve up the best acceptance speech of the night.

Lady Bird, a comedy about adolescence, is the word, and the acceptance speeches could stack up. Laurie Metcalf is in a tight race with Allison Janey (I , Tonya) for Best Supporting Actress, and look for Timothée Chalamet's debut in this film. He's a Best Supporting Actor nominee for Call Me By Your Name and will be the "it" actor of the night. 

Whether Lady Bird wins two, three or four awards, you’ll hear it singing all night. (In theaters.)

3. Get Out!

If Lady Bird doesn’t take Best Picture (Comedy or Musical), this one will, and Daniel Kaluuva should win Best Actor (Comedy or Musical). If a horror movie takes Best Picture, you’ll want to have an opinion ready. Bonus: you can watch this one at home (Streaming.)

4. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
My favorite film, of these four, features Frances McDormand, who should win Best Actress (Drama), and Best Supporting Actor (Drama) nominee Sam Rockwell, who will probably lose by just a few votes to Willem Dafoe, The Florida Project. 

It’s a lot funnier than you’d expect plus writer-director Martin McDonagh should win Best Screenplay (Drama). It’s so good I should buy three billboards to make sure you don’t miss it.

The Ten Buck Review: All four are ten buck worthy.