We're at that phase of the Oscar race where we've mostly seen all of the films. The AFI Fest is...
Read moreIt's been seven years since Tom Ford made his directorial debut with A Single Man. Since then America's most recognized...
Read moreIn a perfect world, Annette Bening would be celebrated for her age and experience. If you put The Grifters and...
Read moreIt's one thing to look at pictures of Natalie Portman's Jackie Kennedy or to watch the trailers, most of which...
Read moreLast year around this time we did a quick check-in to see what people were predicting. We compared them and...
Read moreIn one of the films Pablo Larrain directed this year, he focuses on the life of Pablo Neruda, one of...
Read moreA reader sent me this note: "I was wondering (really hoping) that we would get an essay on how you...
Read moreArrival had the highest per theater average of the films in the top five this weekend, even if it came...
Read moreIn some ways, the Oscar race has rules that apply and in other ways, it doesn't. Here are the general...
Read moreJohn Madden first worked with Jessica Chastain in 2010 on The Debt. Forward six years, and they're reunited for his...
Read moreWhen the election news came crashing down Tuesday night, the blow hit buoyant Democrats hard. Many third party-voters who believed...
Read moreIt's possible that there will be two films directed by African American directors for the first time ever. The number...
Read moreIn this grotesque embarrassment of a day in the life of stupid Americans, leave it to Aaron Sorkin to really...
Read moreI can see people making fun of a post like this, at a time like this. The nation's first two-term...
Read moreNothing has really demonstrated where women stand in American culture like this year's election. It's strange to think about how...
Read moreIn his latest column for Variety, The Mel Gibson Comeback: Will Hollywood Let This Outsider Back In? Owen Gleiberman wonders whether...
Read moreThe last major event that will take place to affect the race, except for the late and great appearance of...
Read moreLast night's screening of Fences has stayed with me long past the point I expected it to. Its characters and...
Read moreAlthough the film is embargoed for official reviews, the chatter on Twitter about Fences has been enthusiastic, especially around the...
Read moreWe've focused a lot on Gold Derby in the past few days, now it's time to also look at the...
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