Sophia Ciminello

Sophia is a lifelong film enthusiast who considers herself a scholar of Best Actress winners, the films of Paul Thomas Anderson, and 1970s cinema. She hosts and produces the podcast "Oscar Wild," where she celebrates her love of cinema with retrospectives, deep dives on all 23 Oscar categories, and interviews with directors and creatives. She thanks her mother for her love of Old Hollywood and her father for letting her stay up late to watch the Oscars when she was in preschool. Her favorite Best Picture winners are All About Eve and Ordinary People. You can follow her on Twitter @sophia_cim.

‘Materialists’ Review:  Love is Worth the Investment in Celine Song’s Refreshingly Modern Romance [B+]

Celine Song begins her lovely sophomore feature, Materialists, with a bit of a surprising artistic gamble. We’re surrounded by mountains… Read More

June 9, 2025

‘And Just Like That…’ Season 3 Review: Sarah Jessica Parker Shines, but this ‘Sex and the City’ Spinoff Keeps Getting Carried Away [C+]

Are you a Carrie, a Miranda, a Samantha, or a Charlotte? Sex and the City first aired almost thirty years… Read More

May 28, 2025

‘The Mastermind’ Review: Josh O’Connor is Caught Stealing in Kelly Reichardt’s Vietnam Era Portrait of an Art Thief [A-] Cannes

Early in Kelly Reichardt’s new anti-heist film, The Mastermind, J.B. Mooney (Josh O’Connor) stops in front of a security guard… Read More

May 25, 2025

‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier Constructs a Searing, Tender Family Drama [A] Cannes

Growing up in an old house means getting used to its little idiosyncrasies, just as you would with any other… Read More

May 23, 2025

‘Sound of Falling’ Review: What It Feels Like For a Girl [A-] Cannes

Early in Mascha Schilinski’s sophomore feature, Sound of Falling, Alma (Hanna Heckt) and her sisters play a prank on one… Read More

May 16, 2025

2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: New Films From Wes Anderson, Julia Ducournau, Joachim Trier, Double Josh O’Connor In Competition

The official selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival was revealed today, featuring an exciting slate of Festival newcomers and… Read More

April 10, 2025

‘Black Bag’ Review: Sex, Spies, and Videotape [B+]

Early in Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh’s taut new espionage thriller doubling as a domestic and workplace romance, intelligence officer George… Read More

March 6, 2025

Interview: How Adrien Brody Built a Monument to His Mother with ‘The Brutalist’

Adrien Brody has been waiting twenty years for The Brutalist. Well, not exactly waiting, moreso striving, yearning for a part… Read More

December 19, 2024

Interview: Guy Pearce on the Beauty and Violence of ‘The Brutalist’ and Van Buren’s Call to His Therapist

Guy Pearce is a bit of a chameleon. After getting his start as an actor in the Australian soap opera… Read More

December 18, 2024

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