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:Â 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...
Director: Barry JenkinsWriters: Jeff Nathanson, Linda Woolverton, Irene MecchiStars: Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Tiffany Boone
Synopsis: Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a...
Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold devoted the better part of seven years of their lives to the epic immigrant drama The Brutalist. Nadine Whitney attended a group interview with Brady, who meditated...
