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2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 24, 2024

A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’

Retrospective

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’

Matt St. Clair October 24, 2024

With Halloween approaching, this month’s column entry is an ideal opportunity to recommend good scary movies. However, instead of usual suspects like the original Halloween... Read More

‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]

Retrospective

‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]

Trace Sauveur October 24, 2024

On November 9, 1984, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street was released to critical and commercial acclaim, praised for how it leveraged the slasher... Read More

Franklin Leonard and the Black List to Receive the Gotham Anniversary Tribute

Erik Anderson October 24, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Franklin Leonard and his company, the Black List, the platform dedicated to nurturing written storytelling and... Read More

Interview: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakthrough Karla Sofía Gascón Discusses Her Soul-Bearing Performance and Historic Potential Oscar Nod

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakthrough Karla Sofía Gascón Discusses Her Soul-Bearing Performance and Historic Potential Oscar Nod

J Don Birnam October 24, 2024

In Jacques Audiard latest film, Emilia Pérez, a fearsome drug lord in Mexico hires an overworked attorney to assist in a convoluted plot aimed at... Read More

Interview: Jason Reitman on How Making ‘Saturday Night’ Was a Personal Journey of Turning Childhood Dreams to an Adult Reality

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Jason Reitman on How Making ‘Saturday Night’ Was a Personal Journey of Turning Childhood Dreams to an Adult Reality

Ryan McQuade October 23, 2024

From the moment he was born, Jason Reitman has been surrounded by comedy. Whether being on the set of National Lampoon’s Animal House as a... Read More

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: Clumsy Superhero Clunker Has Two Left Feet

Film Reviews

‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: Clumsy Superhero Clunker Has Two Left Feet

Jay Ledbetter October 23, 2024

If it’s possible for a billion-dollar franchise to accrue a “cult following,” the Venom films have done so. The original film, a massive domestic hit... Read More

Bleecker Street Acquires ‘The Friend’ with Naomi Watts and Bing the Great Dane for 2025 Release

Erik Anderson October 23, 2024

Bleecker Street announced today that it has acquired North American rights to The Friend, from award-winning writer/directors Scott McGehee and David Siegel (The Deep End, What... Read More

‘Flow’ Review: Earnest Feline Spin on Climate Change Era Noah’s Ark Story Lacks Boldness | London Film Festival

Alistair Ryder October 22, 2024

I don’t play video games, as to quote the great modern philosopher Adrian Chiles, they’re not good for your mental health if “you play like... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: ‘Good As Gold’ October Update and Middleburg Film Festival Winners

Mark Johnson October 22, 2024

The Middleburg Film Festival has unveiled its Audience Award winners for its twelfth edition. Notably, ten of the last eleven Audience Award recipients (for Narrative... Read More

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