With that being said, we should not count out Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives.” At an academy screening on Sunday night, the Thai rescue drama received a roaring reaction from Oscar voters: “At an Academy screening for THIRTEEN LIVES. Almost everyone I spoke to hadn’t seen The Rescue beforehand but they all really loved this. Lots of tears and applause at the end. I don’t expect it to do well with critics groups, but I’d watch out for it when we get to the guilds.” Howard was in attendance and spoke with everyone at great length. Howard’s film, supposedly, received the best test scores in MGM history — earning a 97 in the top two boxes and an 86 “definite recommend”. Critics and audiences are positive on or as well with an 86% on Rotten Tomatoes and a 95% audience score. This would have been perfect fodder for TIFF audiences — one can imagine it finishing in the top 3 for the coveted Toronto audience award. In fact, this is Howard’s best-reviewed movie since 2013’s “Rush.” Howard’s most acclaimed films have been “Rush” (89%), “Frost/Nixon” (93%), “Cinderella Man” (80%),“Apollo 13” (96%) and “A Beautiful Mind” (74%) There’s a six-part Netflix docuseries on the Thai cave rescue team being released in September. There also was a well-regarded 2021 documentary titled “The Cave”. Contribute Hire me
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