‘La Mas Dulce’ Review: Laïla Marrakchi Gives Visibility to Morocco’s Invisible Workers [B] Cannes 
‘Garance’ Review: Jeanne Herry’s Underwhelming Alcoholic Actress Vehicle Deters the Turbulently Brilliant Adèle Exarchopoulos [C] Cannes 
‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Gets the Flowers Herself in Modern Day ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ [B+] Cannes 
‘Full Phil’ Review: Kristen Stewart is in Peak Form in Quentin Dupieux’s Manic Father-Daughter Comedy [C+] Cannes 
‘Club Kid’ Review: Jordan Firstman’s Gay Peter Pan Party Boy Tale Gets Raves Across the Board [A-] Cannes 
‘Paper Tiger’ Review: James Gray’s New York State of Mind Needs a Rewrite [C-] Cannes 
‘Sheep in a Box’ Review: Koreeda’s Take on the AI-ification of Humanity Feels a Bit Soulless [C] Cannes 
Fatherland Review: Sandra Hüller and Hanns Zischler are Sensational in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Transcendent Chamber Piece [A-] Cannes 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Lineup: John Early’s ‘Maddie’s Secret,’ Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ and More 
Madonna to Premiere ‘Confessions II’ Visual Album Film at 2026 Tribeca Festival 
Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Predictions – FILM
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Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association (DFWFCA) Choose Moonlight for Best Picture
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the intimate drama MOONLIGHT as the best film of 2016, according to the results... Read More
Elyse Hollander’s Madonna Biopic ‘Blond Ambition’ Tops 2016 Black List
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Elyse Hollander’s “Blond Ambition” screenplay about Madonna’s first album topped the 2016 Black List. What is the Black List, you might... Read More
San Diego Film Critics Society Winners: Hell or High Water Rises
Best Picture: HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: LA LA LAND Best Director: David Mackenzie, HELL OR HIGH WATER Runner Up: Damien Chazelle, LA LA LAND Best Actor,... Read More
2016 African-American Film Critics Association (AAFCA): Moonlight, Fences, Loving, Hidden Figures Shine
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The winners of the 8th African American Film Critics Associations have been announced with Moonlight taking Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Independent Film... Read More
74th Golden Globe Nominations (TV): Westworld, Stranger Things, This is Us Land Top Noms
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 74th Golden Globes were announced this morning by Golden Globe winners Don Cheadle and Laura Dern, Anna... Read More
74th Golden Globe Nominations (Motion Picture): La La Land Rules, Silence Snubbed
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 74th Golden Globes were announced this morning by Golden Globe winners Don Cheadle and Laura Dern,... Read More
‘La La Land’ Wins Best Picture at Critics’ Choice Awards; Game of Thrones, People v OJ Simpson Win TV Side
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Critics’ Choice Awards, celebrating the critics picks for the best movies and television of the year, gave their top awards... Read More
Oscar Podcast #46: State of the Race, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Predictions
This 46th Oscar podcast, recorded Sunday, December 11th, finds Gold Rush Gang member Júlia Albuquerque and myself talking about the first huge batch of critics... Read More
2016 Toronto Film Critics Association Winners: Moonlight is Best Pic, Toni Erdmann Wins 3
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2016 Toronto Film Critics Association has chosen Moonlight as the best picture of 2016 but it was Toni Erdmann who... Read More
‘La Mas Dulce’ Review: Laïla Marrakchi Gives Visibility to Morocco’s Invisible Workers [B] Cannes 
‘Garance’ Review: Jeanne Herry’s Underwhelming Alcoholic Actress Vehicle Deters the Turbulently Brilliant Adèle Exarchopoulos [C] Cannes 
‘Clarissa’ Review: Sophie Okonedo Gets the Flowers Herself in Modern Day ‘Mrs. Dalloway’ [B+] Cannes 
‘Full Phil’ Review: Kristen Stewart is in Peak Form in Quentin Dupieux’s Manic Father-Daughter Comedy [C+] Cannes