2027 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 99th Academy Awards 
‘The Pitt,’ ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Lead 86th Peabody Awards Winners 
2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards Hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to Air on Bravo and Peacock in June 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 150 – ‘To Sleep with Anger’ (Burnett, 1990) 
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Gerran Howell on Whitaker’s Growth in Season Two of ‘The Pitt,’ Dr. Robby’s Intentions, and His Go-To Karaoke Song [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
2026 Las Culturistas Culture Awards Hosted by Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers to Air on Bravo and Peacock in June 
2026 Cannes: Short Film and La Cinef Titles Announced 
‘Raymond & Ray’ review: Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor lead a game cast who thread the needle of tragedy and comedy beautifully in Rodrigo García’s best film to date [B] | Toronto
Half-brothers Raymond (Ewan McGregor) and Ray (Ethan Hawke) have one thing in common: They hate their father. The no-good son of a bitch made life... Read More
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‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg’s most personal film celebrates the art and struggles of telling stories through film [B+] | Toronto
In his most personal film to date, one that will certainly delight cinephiles as well as mainstream audiences who love his work, Steven Spielberg’s The... Read More
TIFF 2022: Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Fabelmans’ wins TIFF People’s Choice Award, locks in Oscar prospects
Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, the personal tale of his growing up years and his inspirations as a young filmmaker, has won the 2022 TIFF People’s... Read More
‘Plan 75’ review: Chie Hayakawa’s feature debut is a heartbreaking look at isolation and displacement [B+] | Toronto
Japan’s official submission for this year’s Academy Awards in the International Feature Film category, Chie Hayakawa’s Plan 75 is an emotionally dense, harrowing look at... Read More
‘Will-o’-the-Wisp’ review: A sensory queer musical with grand thematic scope [B+] | Toronto
Despite running at a brisk 67 minutes, Joao Pedro Rodrigues’ Will-o’-the-Wisp has a near-epic feel with its grand thematic scope. Within its short run time,... Read More
‘Saint Omer’ review: Alice Diop’s feature debut is a radical, unsettling, and fascinating look at motherhood [A-] | Toronto
There are films that linger with you after the lights go back on. You keep thinking about them, their characters never leaving your thoughts, as... Read More
‘EO’ review: Jerzy Skolimowski’s film is a poetic, contemplative and heartbreaking account of human cruelty [A-] | Toronto
Certainly one of the year’s standout films, Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO is almost silent but says quite a lot about humanity, or lack thereof, showing us... Read More
‘Sanctuary’ review: Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley sizzle in a twisty, sexy romance that slaps [B+] | Toronto
BDSM has gotten a bad rap on film. Often presented as something indicative of a broken psyche or deviant behavior, the closest we’ve gotten to... Read More
‘Devotion’ review: A sometimes generic buddy war flick elevated by a moving true story at its heart [B-] | Toronto
It’s hard to deny the impact and popularity of a buddy war movie, especially after the unstoppable success that Top Gun: Maverick saw. Devotion, directed... Read More
‘The Woman King’ review: Viola Davis leads a Black female blockbuster film that will excite and awe audiences [B+] | Toronto
Most epic films with elaborately choreographed battle scenes and rousing crowd-pleasing moments are overwhelmingly male-dominated. From Spartacus to Braveheart, they employ men both in front... Read More
2027 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 99th Academy Awards 
‘The Pitt,’ ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin’ Lead 86th Peabody Awards Winners