The Oscar race’s precursor phase is generally thought to kick off once the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC), Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), National Board of Review (NBR), and a...
Director: Clint EastwoodWriter: Jonathan A. AbramsStars: Nicholas Hoult, Toni Collette, J.K. Simmons
Synopsis: While serving as a juror in a high-profile murder trial, a family man finds himself struggling with a serious moral...
For the final month of 2024, Criterion has a stacked lineup of two re-releases and four new additions to the closet. While Fellini and Wim Wenders get a second life with a...
Zendaya's face as Tashi Duncan dominated the posters for Luca Guadagnino's erotic tennis drama Challengers. The former prodigy, now wife and manager of fading champion Art Donaldson (Mike Faist), with her purple...
I like to romanticize editing as an art in and of itself. Unlike painting, sculpture, stage performance, or photography, film gets the benefit of an edit. A scene in a movie can...
Director: Jon M. ChuWriters: Winnie Holzman, Dana FoxStars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande-Butera, Jonathan Bailey
Synopsis: Elphaba, a misunderstood young woman because of her green skin, and Glinda, a popular girl, become friends at...
There is a concept that circulates every award season and is pervasive in every conversation about the performance categories. It's called a "Legacy Oscar." Essentially, a "Legacy Oscar" is about rewarding a...
It seemed for a while there (pre-pandemic) that superhero films were building to something. It seemed a sort of legitimacy was developing within critic's groups and awards circuits as the genre ballooned...