BEST ACTRESS
Mj Rodriguez’s Blanca is Proof of a Good Mother’s Huge Heart and Resilience in ‘Pose’
Video: Charlotte Nicdao on the Post-COVID Evolution of Mythic Quest’s Poppy Li
America just entered the COVID-19 pandemic the last time I spoke with Mythic Quest's Charlotte Nicdao. The extraordinarily talented creative team...
Jessica Chastain has the Eyes of Tammy Faye in the New Trailer
Hitting that sweet spot of September 17, The Eyes of Tammy Faye starring Jessica Chastain. https://youtu.be/eMMLRnXPPJk THE EYES OF TAMMY...
Cruella May be the Best Film of the Year (so far) Says Variety’s Owen G.
I have to admit I had low expectations for Cruella. This was due to the reaction by Film Twitter, which...
Video: ‘Them’ Star Deborah Ayorinde on What It Took to Film THAT Scene
Deborah Ayorinde made big splashes in such recent buzzy titles as Netflix's Luke Cage and the films Girls Trip and...
New Trailer for Jennifer Hudson in Respect
https://youtu.be/qTtxoz3OIlU To become the Queen, she needed to find her voice. Academy Award® Winner Jennifer Hudson is Aretha Franklin. Watch...
Norma – How to Remake an Untouchable Classic?
In short: you don’t. Usually. Time and time again, attempts are made to pull this off but it never works,...
Top Five Reasons to Watch the Oscars Tomorrow
A once in a generation cliffhanger for Best Actress. I've been covering the Oscars for over 20 years and even...
Best Actor, Best Actress, and the Stats
This year's Best Actress race is the most unpredictable and competitive in years. That makes it nearly impossible to predict....
Five Fabulous Women Vie for Best Actress
Here is an encore presentation of my tribute montages made to honor the five amazing women nominated for Best Actress...
SAG Preview – It’s Time for the Actors To Ring In and Contest!
The next major guild event is the SAG award boradcast, which will be take place virtually on April 4th. So...
Best Actress — The Long Call of History Rises Again
Way back in 2001, it suddenly became apparent, now that there were blogs like mine covering the Oscar race, that...
Morfydd Clark On Maud’s Loneliness and Rage for Rose Glass’ ‘Saint Maud’
Statement from the National Society of Film Critics is BADASS
I have often complained about the state of film criticism in these bizarre modern times where there is fear everywhere....
Crafting Hair and Make-Up for ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’
Sergio Lopez-Rivera created the make-up for Viola Davis in Netflix's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom and Mia Neal provided the...
Robin Wright’s Performance in Land Could Shake up the Oscar Race
Robin Wright directs herself in Land, a stirring, moving actor's showcase about a woman moving to a cabin in the...
Best Actress Is a Competitive Race
With Best Picture, Best Actor and Best Director seemingly mostly settled, that leaves Best Actress as one of the most...
We Need to Talk About Best Actress
As with every category this year, there are many different narratives that potentially control the Best Actress race in 2020....
Predictions Friday – Beware the Group Think
There have been enough times now when Golden Globe and Oscar voters have surprised pundits by choosing films way outside...
Winslet Unearths an Intimate Performance in Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite’
In a pivotal scene in Francis Lee’s audacious new film Ammonite, a rather stoic and headstrong paleontologist, Mary Anning (Kate Winslet),...
