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I Hate To Take A Victory Lap, But…

Posted on March 19, 2026 | 1 comment

I know that I often claim to be psychic, and I also know that most of you think I’m just exagerrating or kidding. Last Sunday I posted my annual Oscars Psychic Predictions.   Of the top 5 movies nominated for Best Picture, I had only seen two of them. At about 11:00 pm Eastern time, when I was sound asleep, my son in California texted to tell me that not only did I get the Best Picture prediction correct, but I also got my other four Oscars predictions correct. One movie and actress that were each nominated, I had never even heard of when I wrote my post.

In all the years I’ve been making psychic predictions, both at the beginning of each year and for the Oscars, I don’t believe that I’ve ever been below 50% correct and often some of my most ridiculous predictions are the ones that come true.

Now I’m starting to wonder if I should find a way to make money with my psychic powers? Should I be a superhero, or maybe one of those California psychics advertised on the radio?  Any suggestions?

Have a great day, and thanks for reading my nonsense again.  ~Phil

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Psychic Phil Strikes Again!

Posted on May 10, 2025 | 2 comments

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As I’ve said many times, I have never had any training or guidance with my psychic powers. Because of my lack of psychic discipline, sometimes I unintentionally influence or perceive something psychically without realizing it.

Did I psychically predict Pope Leo with my last blog post? I did recommend myself, an American,  as the next Pope. I knew damn well that I wasn’t going to be picked unless I was a Cardinal, which I’m not, yet… But Pope Leo is an American and is pretty damn close to what I laid out for the kind of Pope the world needs right now. And he probably says “damn” a lot less than I do.  As I said in my last blog post, the new Pope needed to have a social media presence. Three months ago, Pope Leo was on Twitter/X dunking on the current U.S. Vice-President. If that’s not social media savvy, then I don’t know what is.

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I also lauded my affinity for stylish cargo shorts as a reason to vote for me as Pope. Pope Leo used to work in Peru. Don’t you think that there were times he ditched his heavy white cassock in favor of the more comfortable cargo shorts as he hiked through the Peruvian mountains? You’re damn right he did! He can carry a bible in one pocket and a cross in the other! And so can you! Just click the Amazon link to peruse your cargo shorts needs! (Can you tell that I’ve joined the Amazon affiliate program?)

So… in summary, in last weeks blog post I said:

  1. We need an American Pope
  2. We need a Pope with some fashion sense, aka cargo shorts
  3. We need a Pope with social media pizazz

If that’s not psychic manifesting I don’t know what is. I’m kind of like Bruce Almighty. You’re welcome world.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there, and thanks for reading! ~Phil

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My 2024 Psychic Predictions: Results After 6 Months

Posted on July 6, 2024 | 2 comments

In December of 2023 I wrote my annual 2024 psychic predictions post. Unlike other psychics, I keep myself accountable and tell you about my results, good and bad. As my psychic predictions bring in about half my views each year, I want to let everyone know what I got right and what I got wrong so far this year. (Btw, keep in mind that some predictions are intended to be humorous.)

1.  Is It The End of The World as We Know It?(And I feel fine) During 2023 and 2024 all the wars and political divisiveness make it seem like the end is very near. But I predicted that the Earth would survive this trip around the sun and so far I’ve been correct.

2. I predicted that curvy songstress Lizzo would trim down this year with an exercise regimen and a prescription for a semaglutide medication. I also predicted that she would become a celebrity spokesperson for one of the semaglutide weight loss medications. Was I right? I don’t know yet, but in an episode of South Park Cartman’s mother and friend were prescribed a weight loss medication named “Lizzo.” Here’s the video of her reaction:

She may not have become a spokesperson or admitted to using a semaglutide, but she was tied to it in pop culture and the news. I’m calling that a 50% win for my psychic powers. I saw it coming didn’t I? I was off on the details, but these are 2024 predictions and there’s still the rest of the year for me to be 100% right. I also predicted that she would date Pete Davidson. I’m really hoping I hit it on that one…

It’s possible that his horse may choose to kill him.

3. The war in Ukraine will end and…: Putin will pass away. My prediction is that he will pass away under suspicious circumstances that we will never get the real truth about.

4. The Royals! I predicted several things about the British royals and I’m doing well. I predicted that King Chuck will live through the year. Camilla has had some health issues but King Chuck seems fine. My second prediction was that there would be rumors of Prince William and Princess Kate having marital troubles. I nailed that one. There were indeed rumors of infidelity, but it turned out that Kate had avoided the public eye due to a serious medical condition. Lastly, I predicted that Prince Harry and Meghan will make up with the family, and they have, but the bigger part of my prediction is that they will choose to be a reality show so they can control the narrative about their lives.

5. Neither Biden nor Trump will become President: This one is going to be interesting as both candidates have serious obstacles. Biden’s poor debate showing has raised doubts, and Trump has a lot of legal issues that are clouding the picture right now.

6. 2024 will be the year of UFO’s: Everywhere across the world there will be more public and political acknowledgement that our world is regularly visited by beings from other worlds, leading to the discovery that Pete Davidson is an alien, but a nice one. This prediction was quickly followed only a week later with a news report that a Miami mall was shut down due to the presence of aliens. I call that a win. Also, just two days ago a UFO was reported over a Colorado outdoor concert venue. Pennsylvania has had close to 30 UFO sightings in the first half of the year, and a new BBC show, Paranormal, focuses on UFO’s. I’m calling this a correct prediction on my part, as surely there will be even more UFO information in the next 6 months. I call all that as a win for my prediction.

7. Will 2024 be a landmark year for international climate cooperation? I predicted positive progress on this but I’m not feeling optimistic right now.

8. The A.I. threat: Is A.I. going to do something dangerous by acting on its own? That’s my prediction. A lot of online “experts” have also chimed in and believe A.I. will eventually do something catastrophic. Sorry to be a Debbie downer, and my apology to all the perfectly nice Debbie’s out there in the world, but I hope me and the online A.I. community are wrong about this one.

That’s it for now. I think my psychic noggin is hitting about 50% so far, but we still have the rest of the year and I’m feeling pretty good about my predictions. What do you think? And do you have any predictions you’d like to add in the comments?

Have a great weekend and thanks for reading. I knew you would!

~Phil

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My 2024 Psychic Predictions

Posted on December 22, 2023 | 12 comments

That’s me in the crystal ball. I’m not the lady

Each year since 2015 I’ve published my psychic predictions for the upcoming year, and each year I get things correct that I have no logical way of knowing. Some of my predictions are dead serious and some are meant to be funny. I’ll leave it up to you to decide which is which because sometimes the most outlandish predictions are the ones that come true.

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1. Is It The End of The World as We Know It? (And I feel fine) R.E.M. thought they knew when the end of the world was but they were way off. The 80’s were super tacky but nowhere near being apocalyptic. During 2023 all the wars and political divisiveness make it seem like the end is very near.

This year in January of 2024 The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists kept the “Doomsday Clock” at 90 seconds until midnight. (Maybe they should have spent more time coming up with a shorter name for their group.) When the clock strikes midnight is when they predict that the Earth will end. 90 minutes to midnight is the closest it’s ever been. They sound like a fun bunch to hang out with, right?

Here is my prediction: Life on Earth will not end during 2024. It might be unpleasant at times, but we’ll all be here reading my 2025 predictions next December.

2. Lizzo will trim down

The curvy songstress will trim down significantly with the aid of a prescribed medication and regular workouts. She will become a popular celebrity spokesperson for, Wegovy or Zepbound. Also, she will date Pete Davidson. My money is on Wegovy, but Pete Davidson will jokingly say she lost weight from all the sex they were having. Lighten up Pete, no one believes you’re that good.

It’s possible that his horse may choose to kill him.

3. The war in Ukraine will end and…: Putin will pass away. He’s not going to pass away from natural causes. He will die under suspicious circumstances and the rest of the world will never get a true cause of death. His death will lead to crumbling support for the Ukraine war and that will slowly be phased out with Ukraine returning to independence.

4. All About The Royals! My psychic predictions wouldn’t be complete without a few British Royals predictions.

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     1. King Chuck will live through 2024, but his wife Camilla will have a health scare.

2. There will be rumors that Prince William and his wife Kate may be having marital troubles.

3. It looks like Prince Harry and Meghan will resolve issues with their family in England, but they’ll stay in California and will agree to be a reality show so that they can “control the narrative” about how they are portrayed. That show will be the most watched in the world. King Chuck will say that they can do what they want, but there will be leaks from Clarence House implying that the rest of the Royal Family is horrified by Harry and Meghan’s show.

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5. Neither Biden nor Trump will be elected U.S. President: Yes, you read that right. Trumps legal woes will prevent him from becoming the Republican candidate, and Joe Biden will have a serious medical issue preventing him from getting re-elected. This will set up an unprecedented Presidential race with Nikki Haley facing off against Kamala Harris.

6. 2024 will be the year of UFO’s: Everywhere across the world there will be more public and political acknowledgement that our world is regularly visited by beings from other worlds, leading to the discovery that Pete Davidson is an alien, but a nice one.

Pete Davidson’s tattoo confirms that he’s an alien.

7. 2024 will be a year of climate change cooperation: Countries will come together to agree upon treaties focusing on climate change measures. The climate crisis will be big news in 2024.

8. The A.I. threat: The fear that artificial intelligence will do something dangerous will come true. A.I. will develop it’s own newer, more independent  A.I. programs that could become a threat to humanity. Also, unscrupulous politicians or foreign security agencies may use A.I. in ways that will cost many lives. (This was added on Jan. 15 ,2024)

That’s it folks. That’s all that came out of my psychic noggin. I hope you enjoyed my predictions and plan accordingly for the coming year.

And Pete Davidson, don’t sue me over this. Hit me up and I’ll interview you so you can set the record straight about Lizzo. The ship has already sailed on the alien thing. Your cover is blown.

Thanks for reading! ~Phil

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Psychic Predictions for the 21st Century and Beyond

Posted on August 5, 2023 | Leave a comment

Yes, of course that’s me

Usually I only do psychic predictions year by year, but lately some visions of the distant future have been appearing in my brain.

Michel de Nostredame, aka Nostradamus, a French pharmacist, doctor, astrologer and future seeing psychic is renown for his cool name and predictions of the distant future. That’s never really been my thing, but lately I’ve been seeing glimpses of a future that may be very different than we might think. So, as a psychic, I’d like to leave a legacy like #Nostradamus did. Should I call myself Philstradamus from now on? Who am I kidding The Phil Factor is a great #psychic name!

Prediction #1: Aliens! In the not too distant future, the human race will learn to communicate with #aliens AND we will discover that the visitors in UFO/UAP spacecraft are not aliens. They are humans from the future. Physicists will discover that time travel is possible and the aliens are evolved humans from the future returning to learn about their history in much the same way that we do archeological digs. 

If he was really psychic, he’d have known what a tragic fashion choice that hair was

Prediction #2: Parallel universes? Prediction number one may be slightly wrong. The aliens might be time traveling humans from the future, OR the present.  We (and when I say we, I mean physicists) will discover that there are actually #parallel universes, and occasionally the fabric of reality between two universes wears thin or develops a hole, and things like UFOs and strange cryptid creatures may slip through and get stuck in our universe. 

Prediction #3 Is it time to move?  Weather phenomena, aka #climate change, will continue to result in more and more areas of the world becoming uninhabitable to humans. Several countries will reinvest in their neglected space exploration programs in an effort to find places where the human race can survive. The first will be an attempt to set up a permanent base on the moon with regular ‘shuttles’ to and from Earth. It will be first manned by only NASA/military personnel, but will eventually begin to work in civilians. 

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Prediction #4 What becomes of Russia? Sadly #Russia will eventually win this never ending war in #Ukraine, but not long after, Vladimir Putin will pass away under suspicious circumstances that will never be clear to the western media. Following a Russian cheer similar to “Ding dong the witch is dead,” the Russian government, at the urging of it’s citizens and the United Nations, will begin to craft itself  into a democracy over the next few decades, and Ukraine will be restored whole as a sovereign nation.

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Prediction #5 The Royal Family Look, I enjoy the soap opera that the British royals have put on forever, but by the end of this century they will be phased out. People will care less and less about bloodlines and more and more about breadlines. Normally I might throw in a few jokes about the royal family being aliens, but I’m making serious predictions here. Although, if #King Chuck lives as long as his mum, we may want to check to see if they really are aliens. 

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Prediction #6 Us and them? In the distant future, sometime after 2060, the Earth will be split into two kinds of people. There will be the Techies, who embrace all that technology brings us, sometimes to the point that they give up their autonomy to the A.I. machines. The second kind of people will be the Green Earthers. They will shun most technology, with the exception of solar electricity and will try to live their lives the way people did before technology controlled everything. 

Just because I usually make jokes, that doesn’t mean that I can’t be serious about these #psychicpredictions. Psychics can have a sense of humor too! In the comments, I’d love to know you’re thoughts on these predictions.

Have a great Saturday! ~The Phil Factor!

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Do Tarot Cards Really Tell The Future? Interview with an Expert!

Posted on May 14, 2023 | 5 comments

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In keeping with my paranormal theme this month, I thought it would be interesting to hear from a soothsayer. The popularity of tarot cards and tarot reading seems to have exploded over the last decade. More people are doing it and more are looking for skilled tarot readers to answer their questions and give them a glance into their future. Not understanding how a deck of cards with spooky pictures could give us information about our lives, I found an expert on Instagram who was willing to volunteer her wisdom and experience.

Andrea -Tarot reader extraordinaire

Hi Andrea, and thank you for visiting The Phil Factor. How did you first become attracted to reading tarot and oracle cards? Curiosity mostly.  Since childhood, I have been interested in esoteric or metaphysical subjects.  I was particularly interested in Witches since I have an ancestor who was burned in the Salem Trials.

Does a person have to be psychic to read cards? Anyone who wants to learn the basic meanings of the cards can do simple readings.  However, I believe it is very beneficial if you are a very empathetic person and understand human emotions/relationships.  That way you aren’t just reading the definition of each card to the client.  There can be a lot of nuances in the cards.  Like symbols and how each card interacts, not only with the other cards, but also with what the querent may have asked originally.

Should someone be worried if the Death card comes up in a reading?Death is like a transformation in your life or emotions.  Example meanings for the Death card could be:  a birth, a divorce, a new job, the beginning or ending of relationships.  Or even a catalyst in thinking.  It’s about change and a possible transition or regeneration. 

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Does it really mean someone is going to die? I’ve flipped the Death card over many times and that has never been the outcome.

Are predictions in a card reading absolutely going to come true? I don’t typically do ‘predictive’ or ‘yes/no’ readings.  Everyone has free will and can change the course of their day by one simple alteration.  Maybe they typically go to Starbuck’s on the corner, but that day, they decide to turn left instead of right and end up at Tim Horton’s.  In my opinion, absolute predictions need to be taken as fluid thoughts.  You continually have the ability to change how your life is directed.  ((free will)) And you can’t assume your will can change someone else’s. 

What advice do you have for someone going to their first reading? Be open and willing to hear what is being said without too many preconceived ideas or desires.  Take a pen/notepad and jot down your own thoughts on the cards.  Write down anything your reader says that captures your attention.  What may not make sense now, may come back to you later.  Or you may notice similar messages being repeated to you in different manners, by different people or situations.

As a final thought: I absolutely love reading tarot and oracle cards.  I do it almost daily.  It’s so interesting to see what thoughts the cards have on the questions that are asked and how pertinent they are to the person.  Reading tarot makes me realize how connected everything and everyone is to each other.  Everyone lives an interdependent life, and we all affect each other, just like the ripple a stone makes in a pond. 

Andrea, thank you for visiting The Phil Factor. Hopefully the cards will tell us that this interview will get lots of views in the future! If you’re interested in learning more about tarot readings from Andrea you can follow her on Instagram as TarotWytch.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms reading and to everyone else, I hope it’s in the cards for you to have a great day! ~Phil

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Do Not Trust All “Psychics”

Posted on December 28, 2022 | Leave a comment

I hope that world renown psychic Gary Spivey has a sense of humor and doesn’t sue me. I did not create that meme. I’m here to discuss a serious topic.

On Christmas I gave my gift to the world, i.e. my annual psychic predictions blog post. If you are too busy to read that now, I’ll tell you a little about it.

Annually I publish psychic predictions focusing on celebrities, the Royals, and big picture stuff going on in the world. Some predictions are intentionally funny while others are serious prognostications. This year I did something different at the end of my predictions.

What I did, that I’ve never done before, was to invite people to comment and ask me questions that they want me to answer psychically. I was expecting questions like, “Which team will win the Super Bowl?” or “Will Russia use nuclear weapons in the Ukraine war?” or “Will I win the lottery this year?”. I was completely flabbergasted at the responses I got. Not because there was a lot of them, but because of the nature of the questions.

When I think I’ve written a good blog post, which I always think about my psychic predictions, in addition to publishing it to WordPress, I will share it to Twitter and my author page on Facebook. Facebook gives you the option of paying money to “boost” your post by them pushing it into the feeds of people that fit your demographic. I chose to do that for my 2023 psychic predictions post.

What surprised me was that a decent number of people messaged me through my Facebook author page asking me to answer very personal questions about themselves. Also, several of them sent me their full names with middle initials and dates of birth. Not only did they send me their information, some gave the same detailed information about other people in their lives that they had questions about.

If anyone reading this is considering speaking to a psychic on the phone, online, or in person, please do not volunteer that much detail and personal information until you have vetted the psychic. Check out their website and check out local Yelp reviews.

It is truly wonderful that so many people have so much trust in strangers on the internet, and I wish that all internet strangers were kind and honest. Sadly that is not the world we live in.

I could answer peoples questions all day, but I think reminding people to be more careful with their personal information and money so they don’t get ripped off is the best thing I could tell anyone.

Yes, I believe that some people have psychic abilities, but there are also some bad people out there who are taking advantage of people’s hopes, dreams, and heartbreak. If you believe in the paranormal and psychic things, please be careful when you pursue answers and be wary of the people offering them.

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Welcome to the Future: My Psychic Predictions for 2023

Posted on December 25, 2022 | 11 comments

That’s me in the crystal ball. I’m not the lady

This is my favorite post to write each year. Partly because I get to use that picture above and partly because I’m mostly serious but no one believes me. I’ve  had a lifetime of undisciplined, untrained, unintentional psychic experiences that have led me to know that I see the future.  Some of what I predict here is a dead serious look at what I see in the future and some of it is silly for silly’s sake. Of course, sometimes my silly predictions have come true. <– click for the 2016 Courtney Kardashian prediction that I nailed)

Just to certify my bonafides as the kids say (the kids aren’t saying it yet, but by the end of 2023…) take a look at my predictions from last year.

The Real Psychic Predictions for 2023: 

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Who Will Pete Davidson be dating? A shorter list might be who Pete Davidson isn’t dating. Right now, rumors have him dating Australian actress Emily Ratajkowski (Gone Girl, We Are Your Friends), but lets be honest, is Pete ever going to settle down? No he is not. Will his dalliance with Emily lead to marriage? No, it will lead to 53 year old Mariah Carey. Yes, that’s my prediction.  29 year old Pete and Mariah. Book it. And when that ends could it be Britney…? Also, based on his relationship spree over the past few years Pete Davidson will be named 2023’s Sexiest Man Alive.

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Will Life on Earth End? No, but it will seem precarious at one point during the first half of the year. The war in Ukraine is at the center of that. And don’t forget about Kim Jong Un of North Korea. He’s going to make some noise in 2023.

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How Long Will King Chuck Reign? We all know I love my Royals. After Phil Factor favorite Queen Liz crossed the rainbow bridge, Prince Charles ascended to the throne. Sadly his reign will be short. He will be done in by Covid during 2023 and Prince William will become King. Having heard of the accuracy of my predictions, King Will will hire me as a full time advisor to the throne. Also, Prince Harry, after his separation with Meghan, will begin a relationship with Canadian singer Avril Lavigne.

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Will everything be expensive forever? Nobody is going to make it rain, and the world economy will seem bleak in the first three months of 2023, but March through May will show some positive signs of potential growth. In the second half of 2023 a long, slow recovery will begin. It won’t get back to where it was before the recession, but it will be better and moving in the right direction.

Australian Archeologists Discover 4th Hemsworth Brother! In an Australian desert, archeologists will unearth what they believe to be the fourth devastatingly handsome Hemsworth brother. He will have fallen asleep and became covered in drifting sand when found. Apparently he got lost on a walkabout looking for the beach. People Magazine  has already named him Sexiest Man Alive for 2023.

I hope you enjoyed my look ahead. Obviously that last one is fanciful, unless I buried a male model in the Australian desert. I’m not saying I did, but if it happens, those aren’t my fingerprints.

If you have any questions you’d like me to answer psychically, please put them in the comments and I will reply. Keep in mind that I cannot do a personal reading or answer specific personal questions of people I haven’t met. Best wishes to you and yours in the new year!

Psychically Yours, Phil

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My Snap Judgement Oscar Awards & Psychic Predictions

Posted on March 26, 2022 | 10 comments

Many of you are familiar with my previous Snap Judgement Oscar Awards where I give out my own Oscar Awards to the movies, actors, and actresses that I think really deserve the awards. I’m still going to do that, but this year, I’m adding a twist. I’m going to use my psychic talents. After telling you who I think really deserves the award based on my own idiotic reasoning, I will use my psychic powers to predict who I think the Academy will give their awards to. I’m only going to choose three in each category just to shorten this up. Without further adieu…

Top 3 Best Supporting Actress Nominees: Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog; Judi Dench, Belfast; Ariana DeBose, West Side Story. The winner of my Snap Judgement Oscar Award is Kirsten Dunst for her work in the 2002 movie Spider-Man. She never got the credit she deserves for being the first to play Spider-Man’s girlfriend, Mary Jane Watson. Honestly, Tobey Maguire dragged that film down and Kirsten Dunst’s Oscar chances with it. My psychic prediction for the 2022 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress: Ariana DeBose in West Side Story.

Top 3 Best Supporting Actor Nominees: Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog; J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos; Troy Kotsur, Coda. The Phil Factor choice for this years Snap Judgement Best Supporting Actor Award goes to J.K. Simmons for his role as J. Jonah Jameson in the 2002 epic Spider-Man. If not for Tobey Maguire, he would have gotten that 2002 Oscar. In my world, if J.K. Simmons wants an Oscar, J.K. Simmons gets an Oscar. My psychic prediction for who the Academy will choose as Best Supporting Actor: Troy Kotsur for Coda.

Top 3 Best Actress Nominees: Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye;  Kristen Stewart, Spencer; Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos. Although Jessica Chastain has made the transition from women’s soccer to acting, she won’t be the choice for Best Actress. My personal choice for The Phil Factor Snap Judgement Oscar Award for Best Actress is Kristen Stewart because she was smart enough to break up with Robert Pattinson, the worst Batman ever. Unfortunately for Kristen, my big psychic noggin says that the Best Actress Oscar goes to Nicole Kidman for her work overcoming the dead weight that was Tobey Maguire Val Kilmer in Batman Forever in 1995. It may not be Spider-Man, but it’s close enough.

Top 3 Best Actor Nominees: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog; Will Smith, King Richard; Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick…Boom!. Woo! This category is loaded this year. The Snap Judgement Oscar Award es to Andrew Garfield for his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home in which he shined despite the presence of Oscar killer Tobey Maguire. Despite my Spider-Man love, my psychic prediction for Best Actor is Will Smith for King Richard and because we all still remember when Fresh Prince Will and Carlton did that dope dance number to Apache by the Sugarhill Gang.

This combination of photos shows promotional art for the films nominated for an Oscar for best picture, (Focus Features/Apple TV+, Netflix, Janus Films & Sideshow, Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, Searchlight Pictures, Netflix, 20th Century Films via AP)

Top 3 Best Picture Nominees (I have seen none of these movies):

The Power of the Dog: A Western based on a 1967 novel by Thomas Savage with the same title. It’s got a great cast and won a bunch of awards, but a Western?!!? I’m falling asleep just writing this paragraph about it.

Belfast: A movie about a boy growing up during a sort of civil war in Northern Ireland in 1969. If they could have made this about a boy growing up in war torn Ukraine, they’d have that Oscar in the bag already.

CODA: If you’re not familiar, CODA stands for Children Of Deaf Adults. This film is about a young girl trying to balance her desire to help her family’s struggling fishing business while pursuing her dream of going to college for singing. Yes, singing, not signing.

My  Snap Judgement Oscar Award for Best Picture goes to…Licorice Pizza, another Best Picture nominee that is a sentimental, coming of age comedy/drama. I’m a sucker for coming of age comedies because, let’s face it, don’t we all identify with those movies?

My psychic prediction for the winner of the 2022 Oscar Award is The Power of the Dog, starring Benedict Cumberbatch who played the role of Dr. Strange in the December released movie Spider-Man: No Way Home. 

There you go. That’s all you need to know about the Oscars, including who will win. If I’m right on every one of these, you’ll never hear the end of it.

Have a great weekend! ~Phil

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