To my mind, the Best Actress race is Mikey Madison's to lose. Don't worry, no pressure or anything. Every so often, an unequivocal performance comes along. I believe Madison's is that performance this year. She is also the "Cinderella" in her film, which voters often respond to in the Academy. I could also add that the nudity and sex don't hurt, but in this case, as with Emma Stone last year, the performance stands out even more than the...

AD has a new writer. I've known him from Twitter for some time. He's politically to the Right, but not disagreeable about it. Here is his first column: Title: An undefinable Oscar season in the midst of a Turbulent Political Time Period                                                             By: Scott Kernen If there is one aspect of the Oscar race, or Hollywood in general, that one truly cannot ignore, it is the influence of politics and what is occurring in the world that will...

Update: Emmys ratings up a bit from the record low in January, but don't get too excited. They're still low. It's still hovering way down at the bottom, as you can see. But it good that they brought it up a bit:   We don't have to wait for the ratings to come out for the Emmys. We know they're going to be bad. They will tick up slightly for the Globes, but not by much. I will confess...

Best Drama Series Shōgun (FX) Best Comedy Series Hacks (HBO/Max) Best Limited or Anthology Series Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Best Actress in a Drama Series Anna Sawai (Shōgun, FX) Best Actor in a Drama Series Hiroyuki Sanada (Shōgun, FX) Best Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or a Movie Jodie Foster (True Detective: Night Country, HBO/Max) Best Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or a Movie Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer, Netflix) Best Director Limited Series Steven Zaillian (Ripley)...

I thought it was strange to visit Rotten Tomatoes to find out what the score was for The Daily Wire's Am I Racist. The main page looks like this - you'll note no score for the movie and reviews listed as "zero." There are reviews, however. There are five: I wondered why there wasn't the 100% score for that. A quick google search brings up this: So it has to be "top critics" and not "mid critics." When you...