There is a strong case to be made that we are in an auteur-driven era at the Academy Awards. The last two contests have heavily favored films driven by strong narrative voices...
We’ve been hearing the same story for a few weeks: Anora is winning, at minimum, Best Picture and Best Director at the 97th Academy Awards. Coming off its massive wins at the Directors’ Guild...
In March, Criterion again has a packed release with four new entrants and two re-editions, with nothing as recent as 1989. Charlie Chaplin has a new film, one that is underrated, while...
Director: Joshua WoodcockWriters: Joshua WoodcockStars: Reza Emamiyeh, Tokiko Kitagawa
Synopsis: Betrayal spawns an unexpected night through the streets of Tokyo for two strangers left questioning the meaning of life and love.
Is romance going out...
While still on the ballot, it feels safe to write that Karla Sofía Gascón is out of contention for Best Actress. The late-breaking, but still in time to sway the voters, scandal...
For the 40 years prior to his retirement in 2004, Gene Hackman was a force of nature on film. No other actor, before or since, has had the ability to both be...
Guy Pearce has been nominated for several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his turn as the wealthy nouveau-riche industrialist Harrison Lee Van Buren in The Brutalist.
Van Buren...
Will Bjarnar, after reviewing The Perfect Tomato, interviewed the director, Cristobal Abugaber.
Will Bjarnar: You've said that you were inspired by a visit to a fruit cart in New York after seeing that...
