A few reviews

[mnkykungfu]

I'm sure it's a little worse over here, movies are often released later at the cinema and often much later on DVD/streaming (at all times of the year) but they still want to have them out just before the awards, so you get a real glut of cinema and home video releases. There are nominations that are already out on DVD in the US but have only just been released here. e.g. The Lighthouse was out in cinemas in October in the US and was out on DVD in the US a month ago... it's only hit UK cinemas this week.

I'll have to take your word for that.  Bear in mind though that if you're looking online at release dates, it's misleading.  I see for example that The Lighthouse initially opened in 8 theaters.  Then expanded to 586, then to 978.  That's a real success story for a film in limited release that got a lot of critical praise early on.  But 900 odd theaters still means that it didn't play in much of the US.  Definitely LA and NYC, then probably expanded into some major cities.  People in big sections of the US probably never even knew about it.  They'll catch it on DVD same as you, or maybe it'll get re-released after the Oscars.  Compare that to a major studio film like Black Panther, which I see opened in 4,020 theaters, and actually that was a world premiere that came to the US 2 days later.  And that's just theaters, not talking about screens.  In all likelihood, my local theater in my hometown would've had The Lighthouse on one small screen, and Zombieland Double Tap on 6 - 8 bigger ones.  Those small movies can get swallowed up if you're not dedicated to looking for them.
 

 Clint has no more of an agenda than Spielberg had an agenda when he choose to make 'The Post'

I'll just agree to disagree on this, as I don't want to get too political.  Admittedly, the more I've read about Clint, the more I'm predisposed to believe the worst about him.
 

Weathering with You (aka Tenki no Ko - "Child of Weather") (2019)
I thoroughly enjoyed the score by J-Pop band Radwimps, particularly their song 'Is There Still Anything Love Can Do?' which really heightens the emotion in a big emotional sequence 

Radwimps is my favorite Japanese band!  When I asked Japanese people to recommend J-rock bands to me, they're one of the only ones with songs I wouldn't mostly call Pop.  Check out: