Clothes, hair, and makeup tell stories not just about characters with monster prosthetics or gushing blood wounds, but tales of classism, beauty, and objectification shine through the actors' hair and makeup, as...
With the 97th Annual Academy Awards nominees being announced on January 23, the time has come for my final predictions for the Best Director five. The landscape has taken shape over the...
This year, we've seen many exciting films, from bold international releases to indie films that push storytelling boundaries. Big studio blockbusters have done well, but so have smaller, deeply personal dramas, showing...
Director: Aws Al-Banna, Ahmed Al-Danf, Basil Al-MaqousiStars: Aws Al-Banna, Kenzi Al Balbisi, Mohammed Kamel
Synopsis: From Ground Zero is a collection of 22 short films made in Gaza. Initiated by Palestinian director Rashid...
Director: Maura DelperoWriter: Maura DelperoStars: Tommaso Ragno, Roberta Rovelli, Martina Scrinzi
Synopsis: 1944, Vermiglio, a remote mountain village. The arrival of Pietro, a deserter, into the family of the local teacher, and his...
It's hard to make a confident prediction when you can't see a film for yourself. I've tried all last year to not just hop onto whatever everyone else is writing about in...
In my last animated feature article, I mentioned that Flow could be a dark horse for a nomination. It’s an independent animated film from Latvia—a country that hasn’t had the best of...
Adrien Brody is once again receiving multiple awards, including the Golden Globe, for his role as a Holocaust survivor. Twenty-two years after he won an Academy Award for his role as Wladyslaw...
