Category fraud is a tale as old as time when it comes to the Oscars. Just last year, the Academy couldn’t decide whether to care about fraudulent category placement. While rejecting the potential “Supporting”...

Laika’s sixth film has officially dropped: Travis Knight’s Wildwood. Despite an overwhelmingly enthusiastic critical reception (99% on Rotten Tomatoes) and strong audience satisfaction (97%), the general public hasn’t been as keen to see...

Director: Ryusuke HamaguchiWriter: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Léa Le DimnaStars: Virginia Efira, Tao Okamoto, Kyōzō Nagatsuka Synopsis: Marie-Lou runs a nursing home near Paris and strives for more humane elder care. Her friendship with Mari,...

Director: Joko AnwarWriter: Joko AnwarStars: Abimana Aryasatya, Endy Arfian, Yoga Pratama Synopsis: A notorious prison, an invisible force starts killing inmates brutally, compelling enemy gangs and corrupt guards to work together as they...

If you haven’t had a chance, listen to The Lone Acting Nominees podcast, hosted by Gordon McNulty, where Gordon and a guest discuss a film and performance where the acting nomination was the...

We've all heard the same complaints about the Oscars gravitating towards small-scale films no regular person has ever heard of. But, how accurate is that sentiment? I looked back at the last...

Director: Wen MuyeWriter: Wen Muye, Lang Qunli, Wei ZhongStars: Shen Feng, Jiang Qiming, Omar Sherif Synopsis: Xu Fu works as head chef of a Chinese restaurant in Middle East, running the Dragon Restaurant...

Here we are, once again, at the intersection between Oscar prognostication and degenerate gambling.  Like I did with The Odyssey, I will be handicapping the Oscar chances of the much-derided effort of...