Thursday, January 23, 2025

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Chasing the Gold: Final Oscar Predictions (Best International Feature)

If there is any doubt remaining as to which films will be announced as the Oscar nominees for Best International Feature on Thursday, Jan. 23 (the big reveal will begin at 5:30...

Chasing the Gold: Final Oscar Predictions (Best Adapted Screenplay)

The 97th Academy Awards, set for Sunday, March 2, have not (yet) been postponed due to the tragic wildfires that have engulfed much of Los Angeles and its surrounding areas since the...

List: Will Bjarnar’s Top 10 Films of 2024

On a recent, appropriately lengthy episode of The Big Picture podcast, host Sean Fennessey was joined by the critic Adam Nayman to discuss Brady Corbet’s new film, The Brutalist. The more skeptical...

Movie Review: ‘Not Him’ is a Mysterious and Dark Short

Director: Sarah YoungWriter: Sarah YoungStars: Tori Ernst, Charlie McElveen, Katharine Chin, Ryan Nicholas Cooper Synopsis: When her husband turns strange and violent, a wife becomes convinced he is possessed. But will anyone believe her? “It’s...

Movie Review: ‘How To Make Millions Before Grandma Dies’ is No Regular Weepy

Director: Pat BoonntipatWriters: Pat Boonntipat, Thodsapon ThiptinnakornStars:  Putthipong “Billkin” Assaratanakul, Usha “Taew” Seamkhum, Sanya Kunakorn Synopsis: M, a university dropout low on money and luck, volunteers to take care of his terminally ill...

Movie Review: ‘Conclave’ is Not to Be Taken Seriously

Director: Edward BergerWriter: Peter StraughanStars: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow Synopsis: After the unexpected death of the Pope, Cardinal Lawrence is tasked with managing the covert and ancient ritual of electing a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Nickel Boys’ is a Daring, Moving Masterpiece 

Director: RaMell RossWriters: RaMell Ross, Joslyn BarnesStars: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs Synopsis: Elwood Curtis' college dreams are shattered when he's sentenced to Nickel Academy, a...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Caught by the Tides’ Manages to Achieve Originality With Familiar Material

Director: Jia ZhangkeWriters: Jia Zhangke and Jiahuan WanStars: Zhao Tao, Li Zhubin Synopsis: In early 2000s China, Qiao Qiao and Guao Bin share a passionate but fragile love. When Guao Bin disappears to...

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