It seems that, nowadays, everybody on Film Twitter likes to say it was a bad year for movies. To that I say: there’s no such thing. 2024 is no different. There was...
Director: Christian GudegastWriter: Christian GudegastStars: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr, Evin Ahmad
Synopsis: Big Nick is back on the hunt in Europe and closing in on Donnie, who is embroiled in the treacherous world...
Many of the precursor award shows have a single screenplay category. Depending on the year, it can be a mix of original and adapted. Most of them this year have had a...
Director: Gia CoppolaWriter: Kate GerstenStars: Pamela Anderson, Brenda Song, Kiernan Shipka
Synopsis: A seasoned showgirl must plan for her future when her show abruptly closes after a 30-year run.
American workers of a certain generation...
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...
A few days ago, BAFTA’s longlists provided critical new data on the Oscar race. Seven of the titles I’d penciled in for Best Cinematography made the first round of cuts: The Brutalist,...
The cinematic moment is the key to enjoying the filmgoing experience. It’s that instance in which the viewer is locked inside a scene, able to escape but unwilling to. A great director...
The 2024 cinematic year was filled with contradictions, disappointments, mediocrity, and lackluster pictures. But, many visionary projects broke the medium’s conventions in fascinating ways. These contain a potent, sensory visual language curated...
