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Dorian Awards: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Flee,’ Rita Moreno top LGBTQ critics picks; Kristen Stewart and Ariana DeBose win non-gendered acting prizes

Erik Anderson March 17, 2022

Jane Campion continued her record-setting awards run for a female director as she was recognized as Best Director for her adaptation of the 1920’s Western drama The... Read More

How recent Best Actress Oscar winners could be leading the way to Hollywood becoming more pro-aging towards women

Matt St. Clair March 17, 2022

As Goldie Hawn famously said in The First Wives Club, “There are three ages for women in Hollywood: Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy.”... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Erik Anderson March 17, 2022

With Best Picture, Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations, it’s hard to make a case against Japans’s Drive My Car from Ryusuke Hamaguchi racing... Read More

‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ review: A committed, youthful ensemble isn’t enough to keep this horror house party going [Grade: C] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 16, 2022

Tell me if you have heard this one before? A group of friends, who haven’t seen each other in a while, are trapped in a... Read More

‘Deep Water’ review: Adrian Lyne delivers an erratic thriller that puts us in a state of Ana-fflecktic shock [Grade: D]

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‘Deep Water’ review: Adrian Lyne delivers an erratic thriller that puts us in a state of Ana-fflecktic shock [Grade: D]

Catherine Springer March 16, 2022

For a director who has only made nine films in forty-two years, Adrian Lyne has mastered the art of choosing a lane and staying in... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED SHORT, DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT and LIVE ACTION SHORT

Erik Anderson March 16, 2022

Here are my ranked final Oscar predictions for Animated Short, Documentary Short Subject and Live Action Short. ANIMATED SHORT FILM 1. Robin Robin (Netflix)2. Boxballet (Melnitsa Animation Studio) 3. Bestia (Miyu... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS

Erik Anderson March 16, 2022

There would have to be a rift in the time-space continuum for Dune to lose the Visual Effects Oscar. Not only is it a gargantuan... Read More

Interview: Writer-star Riz Ahmed and writer-director Aneil Karia on their Oscar-nominated short ‘The Long Goodbye’ [VIDEO]

Abe Friedtanzer March 16, 2022

Among this year’s five Oscar-nominated live-action short films is The Long Goodbye, which begins with a peaceful family day and quickly erupts into vicious and... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: MAKEUP and HAIRSTYLING

Erik Anderson March 15, 2022

Such an interesting category as the tides keep turning and crashing into each other. Between Dune‘s Baron Vladimir Harkonnen and House of Gucci‘s Paolo Gucci,... Read More

FINAL 2022 Oscar Predictions: PRODUCTION DESIGN

Erik Anderson March 15, 2022

There are so many ways to interpret how voters will approach a category like production design; will they go for period recreations that evoke memories... Read More

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