Awards

Anora made history by becoming one of the lowest-budget films to win the coveted Best Picture award at the 2025 Oscars. Made for $6 million, the film did wonders for indie filmmaking, putting...

Directors: Maiken Baird Synopsis: Celebrated as a prophet and vilified as a terrorist, Palestinian-American scholar Edward Said was America’s most outspoken critic of the West and Palestine’s fiercest advocate. Twenty years after his...

Directors: Chuko and Arie EsiriWriter: Chuko EsiriStars: Sophie Okonedo, David Oyelowo, India Ria Amarteifio, Toheeb Jimoh, Ayo Edibiri Synopsis: A Lagos society wife prepares for a party while reflecting on her youth...

Director: Jordan FirstmanWriter: Jordan FirstmanStars: Jordan Firstman, Cara Delevingne, Kirby Howell-Baptiste Synopsis:  A hard-partying New York City club promoter sees his whirlwind lifestyle upended by the arrival of the 10-year-old son he never knew he had. By...

The 85th Academy Awards had a slew of Best Picture contenders that appealed to every demographic of the Academy. We got a new spin on the Western genre with Django Unchained, a...

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...

Believe it or not, some people call New York City the greatest place on the planet. This may come as a shock to the senses, dear reader. Unfortunately, my objectivity on this...

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...