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Chasing The Gold: How Did This Win Best Director (2012)?

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...

Chasing the Gold: Ranking 2026’s Potential Lone Acting Oscar Nominations

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...

Movie Review: ‘Fallen Angels’ is a Side-Splitting Riot

Director: Scott Ellis, Annette JollesWriter: Noël Coward, Claudia SheerStars: Rose Byrne, Kelli O’Hara, Tracee Chimo Synopsis: Recorded live on Broadway, Fallen Angels is a champagne-soaked 1925 comedy by Noël Coward. The story follows two wealthy,...

Movie Review: ‘Ray Gunn’ is Neo-Noir Nirvana

Director: Brad BirdWriter: Brad Bird, Matthew Robbins, Jeffrey LynchStars: Sam Rockwell, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Waits Synopsis: In Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future, private eye Raymond Gunn is drawn into a...

NYFF 2026: NY Shorts

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...

Chasing the Gold: Does Big Box Office Equal Best Picture?

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...

Movie Review (NYFF 2026): ‘Artificial’ Generates A Middling Apocalyptic Satire From A Slippery Origin Story

Director: Luca GuadagninoWriter: Simon RichStars: Andrew Garfield, Yura Borisov, Monica Barbaro, Cooper Hoffman, Ike Barinholtz, Mark Rylance Synopsis: Follows the confusing firing and rehiring cycle of Sam Altman at OpenAI where the board...

Movie Review (NYFF 2026): ‘Bitter Christmas’ Features Almodóvar at War with Himself

Director: Pedro AlmodóvarWriter: Pedro AlmodóvarStars: Bárbara Lennie, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Synopsis: In 2004, an ad director faces a turbulent Christmas weekend. In 2026, a filmmaker turns her story into a screenplay, blurring the...

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