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2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Virtually unmoved top 10 outside of Searchlight’s Poor Things off the 2022 calendar and A24’s The Whale securely on it. It won’t be easy for... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) might be finding himself back in the Oscar race with Thirteen Lives (trailer), one of a few... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 29, 2022

Regina King could be set to return to the Oscars after her Academy Award-winning turn in 2018’s If Beale Street Could Talk, where she won... Read More

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ retrospective: The case for Andrew Garfield as still the best Peter Parker

Retrospective

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ retrospective: The case for Andrew Garfield as still the best Peter Parker

Nicole Ackman June 29, 2022

There’s little denying that 2021 was Andrew Garfield’s year. He starred in three Oscar-nominated films, as the embezzling evangelist Jim Bakker in The Eyes of... Read More

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

Film Reviews

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

Kevin L. Lee June 29, 2022

The biggest selling point in this franchise right from the start was the minions. They’re in large part why the Despicable Me series was so... Read More

TIFF47: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ to world premiere at 2022 Toronto International Film Festival

Erik Anderson June 29, 2022

The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced on Wednesday morning that Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery will have its world premiere at... Read More

‘The Worst Person in the World,’ ‘Pink Flamingos’ and ‘Shaft’ highlight June additions to the Criterion Collection

Ryan McQuade June 28, 2022

For film fans, and avid physical media collectors, the Criterion Collection has symbolized the important, excellent cinema from around the world. From restoring old classics... Read More

‘A League of Their Own’ at 30: Penny Marshall’s baseball classic remains an empowering and enduring example of sisterhood [Retrospective]

Retrospective

‘A League of Their Own’ at 30: Penny Marshall’s baseball classic remains an empowering and enduring example of sisterhood [Retrospective]

Zofia Wijaszka June 28, 2022

Growing up in Poland, I was curious about one particular American sport: baseball. After seeing Mary-Kate swinging a bat and playing baseball in the middle... Read More

Oscars: Academy invites 397 new members including Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur, Andrew Ahn and Isabel Sandoval

Erik Anderson June 28, 2022

AMPAS, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 397 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves... Read More

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ leads Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Midseason Awards nominations

Erik Anderson June 28, 2022

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) have announced their Midseason Film Awards nominations and The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once leads with 8, including Best... Read More

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