While everyone was glued to their socials to see what films would rise to the top and what films would faceplant at this year’s Telluride and Venice film festivals, the Creative Arts Emmys announced their winners. The official Primetime Emmys take place September 14th, which we will be announcing live, so I hope you will join in on the “fun”! The biggest surprise of the Creative Arts winners was the runaway success of the freshman series Widow’s Bay. Somehow, it managed to...

Not much news has sprung from festival season, which, it must be said, looks more exclusive and less inclusive every year. Right about now, it has never looked more like a tiny bubble that operates like the Silo in the brilliant Apple TV series. They locked themselves in around 2016 and have never bothered to step outside and see the rest of America. If it doesn’t agree with their strict doctrine, they keep it out. The Oscars and the Emmys have become...

My time in Telluride, Colorado for the year has come to a close, and with that, I have seen ten films, some more prevalent in the minds of Oscar pundits and followers than others, but a noteworthy experience, nonetheless. Perhaps most fascinatingly, as the subtitle suggests, the more the season has adapted and changed, the more it has somehow stayed the same, at least according to this writer. The Best Picture Race Remains The Odyssey’s to Lose Call me biased, or stubborn,...

For my final day covering the 53rd Telluride Film Festival, I took part in watching three major films, two of which were incredibly provocative and inciting debates, and another fairly laid back. Let’s dive into them Fjord: Director Cristian Mungiu Easily one of my most anticipated films of the festival, Mungiu’s work proved to be my absolute favorite. It’s a film that is willing to show both sides of a deeply divided issue, the idea of liberal intolerance and conservative expression, it...

A surprise screening at Telluride dropped off Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything, distributed by A24.  Since it was a surprise screening, cell phones were taken, so no early word could leak out. The film will be released in October. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJSRFWALTI Elizabeth Holmes is, however, in on the joke and using the moment to rebrand. She is just pivoting to the next thing. What disturbed me most about the trailer was the sound of a baby. I never liked...

Today’s Telluride Film Festival featured four films that I attended a screening of and have a specific reaction to. Unlike yesterday’s three films, which featured a focus on the British contenders and two Venice holdovers, today featured a Cannes title, a Berlin title, and two films that are premiering at this year’s edition of the festival. Let’s dive into them La Bola Negra: Directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi There is no doubt in the ambition that this directing duo has for...

After John Malkovich rose to the top of the pile, Andrew Scott in Telluride said "Hold my beer." At least that's what it's looks like from the reception in Telluride, which is one of those things that sometimes happens. Raves upon raves upon raves. I think Andrew Scott can ride this all the way to a win because he has all of the necessary factors. He's long overdue for any kind of awards recognition, considering the work he's turned in. But there's...

The first major day at the festival was a focus on the British contenders. The patron brunch was expectedly stellar, with major stars, beautiful sights, and some whispers about what the festival has in store for us. However, the major take away was the films that I saw, and without further adieu, it seems fitting to just dive into it. Wild Horse Nine: Director Martin McDonagh The “secret” patron screening was one that so many were attempting to get into and witness...

This piece is more of an introductory note to this Telluride diary. Akin to last year, I intend on covering the festival from Thursday until Sunday, with a piece covering everything that I have seen and experienced releasing on Tuesday (or Monday if I can put it together in time. For now, it’s best to really preview what’s to come. A Lineup and an Experience That Always Delivers What makes the Telluride Film Festival so memorable and “magical” to an extent is...

I am so grateful that a Jonathan Kahn exists. You can count on one hand the people who are more or less on the Left but who aren't so Trump-deranged that they've lost their minds, and also aren't likely to be so weak-minded as to become a cowardly conformist. Credit goes to The Hollywood Reporter (who killed my career with a hit piece, condemning me as a thought criminal) at least trying to evolve out of the doomsday bunker Hollywood has become....