Most of the categories will need to be winnowed down to 5 from 8. FILM NOMINATIONS FOR THE 26TH ANNUAL...
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Read moreI have always believed that the Oscars are mostly fluid, not static. That is, unless they aren't. Some years are...
Read more“You don’t sing to feel better. You sing because that’s the way of understanding life.” Viola Davis as Ma Rainey...
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Read moreDavid Fincher’s Mank is a film about the power of subversive art and why, despite the oppressive forces against it,...
Read moreNetflix has been rolling out Mank to critics and bloggers before the review embargo lifts in a few days and...
Read moreLee Isaac Chung's Minari soothed my aching heart last night as I had almost forgotten what real life was like....
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Read moreIt's hard to find a good time right now. We're just wrung out. Top to bottom. Inside and out. But...
Read moreMank is David Fincher's most ambitious film to date, as it captures a moment in time that exists mostly in...
Read moreDavid Fincher's Mank finally gets a teaser - and it is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen....
Read moreThe new normal of the Best Picture race is that it is both more insular and more democratized. The majority...
Read moreArriving just in time to a divided country in a time of strife, Aaron Sorkin's hard-hitting drama from his own...
Read moreAfter much anticipation, the Dune trailer is finally here. https://youtu.be/6r-WSSbKUC8 Check out the official Dune Trailer starring Timothée Chalamet and...
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