The Buzzmeter: Why “Wokeness” is Here to Stay
Best Picture Watch: The Roses Drops a Trailer
Nextgen Oscarwatcher: Thoughts on the Cannes Lineup
2026 Oscar Prediction: Why Movies Suck Now and Can We Help Make them Better?
My friend Landon sent me a link to a story in Indiewire about what Harmony Korine thinks about the state of movies. Readers of this site already know what I think because they know the truths I've been telling going on five years now about the disaster that loomed ahead like an iceberg no one can see in the...
Ryan Gosling in New Star Wars Movie Set for 2027
It's not really breaking news as people have heard about it for a while now, but LucasFilm has announced the new project with a release date for May 28, 2027. Ryan Gosling will star in a new standalone Star Wars adventure. This looks to be a slight pivot away from what has made Star Wars fans so angry of late -- is there any way to say it other...
The Buzzmeter: Why “Wokeness” is Here to Stay
You can subscribe to the Buzzmeter here. There are many rumblings around about the so-called "Un-Wokening" of Hollywood. The most recent is by Ana Marie Cox at the New Republic. You can read it if you want. It's very long. The audio version is 45 minutes. I did not have time to read it all. But knowing the work of Ana Marie Cox (an OG blogger from the very...
Supporting Actor Watch: Shia LaBoeuf in David Mamet’s Henry Johnson
David Mamet has turned his play, Henry Johnson, into a feature film starring Shia LaBeouf. It is under embargo at the moment, so mums the word but check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5u0INUpDBU Because Hollywood is a climate of fear ruled by hysteria, this movie won't be getting any kind of a wide release. There won't be many chances to see it -- and you all still somehow see yourselves...
Best Picture Watch: The Roses Drops a Trailer
There is nothing funnier than watching Olivia Colman snap on film. She is brilliant when it comes to playing a woman losing her shit. That's only part of the reason I'm looking forward to The Roses. It also looks funny. We could use funny, couldn't we? Here is the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkgMaS5gbaA The jokes land and now we know how far it goes - all the way to a gun...
First Look at The Roses, with Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman
Searchlight posted on Instagram some stills from the upcoming film The Roses, a remake of The War of the Roses. "It’s Cumberbatch vs. Colman in THE ROSES, a marriage story from the director of Meet the Parents and the writer of Poor Things." Directed by Jay Cocks, in theaters August 29.
Ari Aster’s Eddington Drops a Teaser
A24 dropped a teaser for Ari Aster's Eddington. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AlrAIL8S74 There is a great movie to be made about the year 2020 and everything that happened that year. But I do not trust Hollywood to tell that story, at least not now. I can only hope Ari Aster is slightly more wise than that. The synopsis sounds promising: A couple, Lindsay and Marc, are driving through New Mexico on their...
Nextgen Oscarwatcher: Thoughts on the Cannes Lineup
April 10th was quite a day for film news. The lineup for the 78th annual Cannes Film Festival, headlined by Juliette Binoche, was announced. Though it has been bizarrely quiet for the past few weeks, with little to no coverage or news regarding what would be going, all the information came out this week, with rumors of a few more additions to what is already a stacked lineup likely...
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Awards
Sean Baker’s Anora sweeps 97th Oscars with Best Picture, Director, Actress, Screenplay, Editing
Best Picture Anora Best Actor Adrien Brody - The Brutalist Best Actress Mikey Madison - Anora Best Supporting Actress Zoe...
Conclave, Timothée Chalamet, Demi Moore Prevail at 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards
FILM Film Ensemble Conclave Film Actor Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown Film Actress Demi Moore, The Substance Film Supporting...
Dune, Wild Robot Win MPSE Awards
The MPSE Awards have been handed out! Here they are: WINNERS FOR THE 72ND ANNUAL MPSE GOLDEN REEL AWARDS Outstanding...
Sing Sing, Nickel Boys and Denzel Washington Win Big at NAACP Image Awards
Sing Sing might have been shut out of the Oscar race - it should not have been -- but it...
A Complete Unknown Wins the Cinema Audio Society!
A Complete Unknown just won its first major guild award. Too bad it did so after the Oscar voting deadline....
Art Directors Guild Winners
From Variety: FEATURE FILM NOMINEES: PERIOD FEATURE FILM “Nosferatu” Production Designer: Craig Lathrop FANTASY FEATURE FILM “Wicked” Production Designer: Nathan...
2026 Oscar Predictions: Genre Bias and Ryan Coogler’s Sinners
Debuting with a 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, Sinners -- as I wrote about a few weeks ago -- could make...
Cannes Film Festival Announces Lineup for 78th Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival has announced their lineup for this year. For the past few years, since the Academy expanded...
China Was Closing its Doors to Hollywood Already
Ironically, most of film coverage now is as much propaganda for one political party as one might find in China....
White Lotus Finale – A Deeply Profound Message for a Weary World
Spoilers... Seriously, spoilers. I watched the finale of The White Lotus last night, along with everyone else, to see if...
NextGen Oscarwatcher: CinemaCon overview and Cannes preview
CinemaCon Analysis The important part about this part of the year when it comes to the film slate is starting...
Best Picture Watch: Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme
Opening May 30th. THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME, a film by Wes Anderson. Starring: Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda, one of...
Tom Cruise is Back and Not a Moment Too Soon
Tom Cruise is the best kind of movie star. He keeps the politics out of it. He delivers, every single...
2026 Oscar Predictions: After the Hunt, The Housemaid Hit Cinemacon
If I could sum up what looks like the Oscar race in 2026, I might describe it this way: Strong...
Want People Back in Theaters? Make Better Movies
If you look at what is happening in politics, you'll understand what is happening in Hollywood. These things are connected....
Twice Upon a Time in Hollywood: Brad Pitt Reunites with David Fincher
On April Fool's Day, the news broke on The Playlist that David Fincher would direct a Cliff Booth sequel to...
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