Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Net Most Mentions, ‘Sirāt’ Makes Sound Waves 
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Going From Booktok to Big Screen Saps Thriller of Sexiness and Fun [D] 
‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-] 
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Feliz Na’vi Dads [B+] 
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops in Picture, Director, Actor 
Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins 
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Rules with 8 Wins 
Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC): ‘Grand Tour,’ ‘The Mastermind’ and ‘Misericordia’ Highlight Unique Set of Nominations 
Oscar Shortlists: ‘Sinners’ and ‘Wicked: For Good’ Net Most Mentions, ‘Sirāt’ Makes Sound Waves 
On the Shelf: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ trilogy, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and the ‘Babe’ Films Arrive on 4K Blu-ray Releases for Week of December 15 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist Checks In After Week One of Precursors 
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November) 
Novelist/Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell on Taking ‘Hamnet’ From the Page to the Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Maggie O’Farrell didn’t intend to turn her best-selling novel Hamnet into a film when she wrote it but when director Chloé Zhao said she wouldn’t... Read More
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Interview: Renate Reinsve on Collaborating with Joachim Trier to Create a Family Portrait in ‘Sentimental Value’
Joachim Trier’s latest film, Sentimental Value, begins with the feeling of a fairy tale, as a narrator recalls a time when our protagonist, Nora Borg... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (November)
Critics Choice has announced its shortlists of contenders in 11 categories, including Makeup and Hairstyling and Visual Effects. There is a caveat with the list... Read More
‘Zootopia 2’ Review: The Fast and the Furriest [B-]
During our precarious social moment in America—where wealth inequality continues to skyrocket, federal police forces are taking to the streets to strip vulnerable people of... Read More
June Squibb Discusses Exploring Her Jewish Identity, the Universality of Grief, and Finding a Chosen Family in ‘Eleanor the Great’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
In Twelfth Night, Shakespeare wrote: “Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.” He makes “greatness” sound clear-cut when... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (November)
For November we have our first of several song and score precursors with the Hollywood Music in Media nominations and awards, where Sinners, Diane Warren... Read More
Unraveling the Mystery: Mila Kunis and Cailee Spaeny Reflect on Craft, Chemistry, and Chaos in ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
“I wanted to be the killer, or I wanted to be killed…duh!” said Mila Kunis as she recalled the moment writer-director Rian Johnson first reached... Read More
Interview: How Chloé Zhao and Jessie Buckley Gave Life and Agency to ‘Hamnet’ and Agnes
It’s been a strange road for Chloé Zhao. An early indie darling with early features like Songs My Brother Taught Me and The Rider, using... Read More
Ethan Hawke to Receive Career Achievement Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards
The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Ethan Hawke is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award celebrating his impressive body of work... Read More
‘Sinners’ Tops Critics Choice Awards Shortlists with 13 Mentions
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the shortlists for the following below-the-line film categories for the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards: Best Casting and Ensemble, Best Cinematography,... Read More
‘The Housemaid’ Review: Going From Booktok to Big Screen Saps Thriller of Sexiness and Fun [D] 
‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-] 
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Feliz Na’vi Dads [B+]