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Jason Fraley is WTOP's film critic and morning drive writer, holding an M.F.A in Film & Electronic Media from American University and a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland. He has contributed to both USA TODAY & The (Baltimore) Sun and was recently hailed by The Washington Post, which wrote: "Fraley, a film buff, is known for his savantlike ability to name every Best Picture winner in history, by year" (6/12/11).
Read more from WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley on his blog, The Film Spectrum.
Cinema Romance: From D.C. movie dates to the Oscars
Oscar winners Sean Fine and Andrea Nix Fine of Chevy Chase tell WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley about their movie dates in D.C., documentary quests and what it was like to stand on stage to accept their golden statues.
Live Blog: 85th annual Academy Awards
Join WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley and Style for Hire's Lisa Tumbarello as they break down the best dressed on the red carpet, the speeches and who takes home a shiny gold statue. The live blog starts Sunday at 7 p.m.
Does Oscar history repeat itself?
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley compares this year's nine Oscar nominees to last year's nine Oscar nominees.
Oscars: The battle for Best Picture
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley gives the best case for and against each Best Picture nominee.
WTOP Morning Drive team predicts the Oscar winners
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley and the rest of the Morning Drive team give their Oscar predictions.
Yippy-kay-nay: Not every day 'A Good Day to Die Hard'
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down "A Good Day to Die Hard."
Linda Blair talks Oscars, FEARnet, 'Exorcist' 40th anniversary
WTOP Jason Fraley chats with "Exorcist" star Linda Blair to mark a special marathon to mark 40 years of a horror classic.
Top 25 Hollywood Romances
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley counts down the best movie couples.
Mr. Oscar Goes to Washington as statue visits WTOP
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley describes Oscar's visit to the Glass-Enclosed Nerve Center.
Netflix original series 'House of Cards' could change TV
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley hit the red carpet for the D.C. premiere of Netflix's first original series 'House of Cards,' starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.
Aging French lovers teach the true meaning of 'Amour'
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down "Amour," winner of the Palme d'Or winner at the Cannes Film Festival and current Academy Award nominee for Best Picture.
Strong 'Gangster Squad' cast suffers from timing, tone
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley says untouchable topics can turn films into public enemies.
The Affleck Redemption
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down the 2013 Golden Globes results.
'Zero Dark Thirty' an Oscar-worthy hunt for bin Laden
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty."
List of 85th annual Academy Award nominations
Complete list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday:
'Django' brings genius, controversy
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley breaks down the latest film from Quentin Tarantino.
Top 10 Movies of 2012
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley ranks his Top 10 Movies of 2012.
What are the top Christmas movies?
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley counts down the top holiday flicks.
Three's a cinema crowd for solo book 'The Hobbit'
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley didn't have a problem with the film's fast frame rate, but rather with the slow story rate.
Romance, sports, meds and the joy of 'Silver Linings'
WTOP Film Critic Jason Fraley says "Silver Linings Playbook" is a great date movie with surprising depth.
