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Florida Film Critics nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘Annette’ lead

Erik Anderson December 15, 2021

There must be something in the water down in Florida. The state’s top critics’ group announced their nominations on Wednesday with categories of three nominees,... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)

Erik Anderson December 15, 2021

It’s the Suite Life of Kodi Smit-McPhee. With no less than six critics wins under his over-sized cowboy hat, Kodi Smit-McPhee (The Power of the... Read More

Interview: ‘Respect’ hair and makeup designers Stevie Martin and Lawrence Davis on transforming Jennifer Hudson into Aretha Franklin

Benji Bury December 15, 2021

Stevie Martin and Lawrence Davis are two very well-established makeup and hair designers, having traversed the worlds of film and television with equal success and... Read More

Interview: ‘Encanto’ composer Germaine Franco, the first-ever female composer of a Walt Disney Animation Studios feature film [VIDEO]

Benji Bury December 15, 2021

Germaine Franco is one of the biggest up and coming composers working in Hollywood and this year made history as the first-ever female composer of... Read More

‘Don’t Look Up’ review: Adam McKay’s satire hits meteoric heights as the funniest movie of the year [Grade: A-]

Film Reviews

‘Don’t Look Up’ review: Adam McKay’s satire hits meteoric heights as the funniest movie of the year [Grade: A-]

Benji Bury December 15, 2021

Adam McKay’s Don’t Look Up opens on a quiet scene of Jennifer Lawrence’s character, Kate, going about her normal business as an astronomer. Making a... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)

Erik Anderson December 15, 2021

One of the tougher early races to call for nominations is starting to take some shape. While Will Smith (King Richard), who won NBR, is... Read More

From Mike Nesmith to Adele in Vegas: New Music News You Need to Know

Music

From Mike Nesmith to Adele in Vegas: New Music News You Need to Know

Staff Writers December 15, 2021

The music industry has changed tremendously over the past few years. As this has happened, more consumers around the world have started to download music.... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)

Erik Anderson December 15, 2021

A lot has happened in the last two weeks, right? Critics’ nominations and awards have started flying in, sometimes up to five announcements a day... Read More

2021 Phoenix Critic Circle nominations: ‘The Power of the Dog,’ ‘West Side Story’ lead

Erik Anderson December 14, 2021

The Phoenix Critic Circle (not to be confused with the Phoenix Film Critics Society) announced their nominations today and The Power of the Dog and... Read More

The sneaky universality of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ [Retrospective]

Retrospective

The sneaky universality of ‘The Royal Tenenbaums’ [Retrospective]

Daniel Joyaux December 14, 2021

There’s a famous Tolstoy quote that says, “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And yet, The Royal... Read More

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