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2023 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE (October)

Erik Anderson October 11, 2022

We could be seeing double, well, double double, this December when the Oscar shortlists roll in for the original scores that the Academy music branch... Read More

‘The Eternal Daughter’ review: Tilda Swinton sees double in Joanna Hogg’s mother-daughter gothic ghost story [A-] | NYFF

Sophia Ciminello October 11, 2022

Late in Joanna Hogg’s exquisite autobiographical b-side, The Souvenir Part II, our protagonist finds herself wandering through a hall of mirrors. Julie Hart (Honor Swinton... Read More

2022 NewFest: 34th New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival to feature ‘Mama’s Boy,’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,’ ‘The Inspection’ and more

Erik Anderson October 10, 2022

The 34th Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival will take place throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and virtually across the US October 13-25, 2022. NewFest, New... Read More

‘Blue Jean’ review: Georgia Oakley’s searing feature debut is a remarkably poignant British drama of the viciously homophobic Thatcher era [A] | LFF

Emily Maskell October 10, 2022

It’s 1988 in Tyneside, North East England, and Margaret Thatcher has been Prime Minister for a year when the conservative government enacts Section 28, a... Read More

‘R.M.N.’ review: Cristian Mungiu’s Transylvanian drama reminds us who the real monsters are [B+] | NYFF

Amelia Merrill October 10, 2022

In Cristian Mungiu’s drama R.M.N., there is something scary in the woods. Perhaps it is a bear, hungry in midwinter, or perhaps a monster, a... Read More

The AwardsWatch Podcast #155: Our favorite horror movies, Halloween candy and more

Ryan McQuade October 10, 2022

On episode 155 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by TV Editor Tyler Doster and AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Sophia... Read More

Selena Gomez goes deep in trailer for ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’

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Selena Gomez goes deep in trailer for ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me’

Erik Anderson October 10, 2022

Apple Original Films today unveiled the trailer for the highly anticipated documentary feature about singer, songwriter, actress, producer, entrepreneur and activist Selena Gomez, Selena Gomez: My... Read More

‘My Father’s Dragon’ review: Cartoon Saloon’s cute coming-of-ager soars with a fantastic voice performance from Gaten Matarazzo [B+]

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‘My Father’s Dragon’ review: Cartoon Saloon’s cute coming-of-ager soars with a fantastic voice performance from Gaten Matarazzo [B+]

Nicole Ackman October 8, 2022

In a world of 3D animation and complicated concepts, My Father’s Dragon is a refreshingly simple and sweet coming-of-age story with gorgeous hand-drawn animation. The... Read More

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ review: A joyous, magical, fun-filled adventure [B+] | LFF

Ben Rolph October 7, 2022

The opening frame of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical is startling, absurd, as animation-like rays beam off of newly born children as their parents sing... Read More

‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF

Abe Friedtanzer October 7, 2022

There is an interesting link between space and the way people behave. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo uses space and setting to weave a quiet narrative in... Read More

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