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Cinema Eye Honors (CEH) Awards: ‘Come See Me in the Good Light’ Wins Top Honor 
Houston Film Critics Society (HFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 20 
DiscussingFilm’s Global Film Critics Awards Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 20 
Pittsburgh Film Critics Association (PFCC) Winners: 9 Wins for ‘Sinners’ 
Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Wins 7 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 134 – ‘Dick Tracy’ (Warren Beatty, 1990) 
Producers Guild of America (PGA): ‘F1,’ ‘Weapons’ In, “Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ Out 
Movies for Grownups Awards with AARP Winners: ‘Hamnet’ Takes Best Picture 
Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Wins 7 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (December) 
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2026 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING and VISUAL EFFECTS (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: COSTUME DESIGN and PRODUCTION DESIGN (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (December) 
2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (December) 
‘Hamnet’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal Will Break Your Heart in Chloé Zhao’s Timeless Tale of Profound Loss and Boundless Love [A]
All that lives must die,/Passing through nature to eternity.” -Hamlet Act One, Scene 2 Early in Chloé Zhao’s staggering Shakespearean fairytale, Hamnet, Agnes (Jessie Buckley) asks... Read More
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Novelist/Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell on Taking ‘Hamnet’ From the Page to the Screen [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
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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)
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‘Zootopia 2’ Review: The Fast and the Furriest [B-]
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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
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