Film Review: ‘Silk Road’ is a true-story crime drama that is weirdly short on both

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Film Review: ‘Silk Road’ is a true-story crime drama that is weirdly short on both

Jon Negroni February 18, 2021

In one of the earliest scenes of Silk Road, a scraggly-bearded Nick Robinson half-heartedly perks up from his bed to address a radiant Alexandra Shipp... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (February)

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2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (February)

Erik Anderson February 17, 2021

This category is chaos. I’ve had Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy) at #1. I’ve had her at #5. I’ve had Amanda Seyfried (Mank) climb to the... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (February)

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2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (February)

Erik Anderson February 17, 2021

The top four in Supporting Actor is feeling pretty solid, right? Whatever your own order may be, a lineup of Sacha Baron Cohen (The Trial... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (February)

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2021 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (February)

Erik Anderson February 17, 2021

Pretty big snub by for Da 5 Bloods by the Writers Guild of America this week, but then, the WGA has only ever nominated Spike... Read More

Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar

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Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar

Myles McHale February 17, 2021

When Julia Roberts won the Oscar, we all won the Oscar. It’s hard to find a metaphor that works properly, so let me go full... Read More

…Hit Me Baby (Fifty) One More Time: The 51 Greatest Britney Spears Tracks Ever

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…Hit Me Baby (Fifty) One More Time: The 51 Greatest Britney Spears Tracks Ever

Eddie Mouradian February 17, 2021

“Personally, I am still reeling from the events of this past weekend.”“The Super Bowl?”“No, the Britney documentary.” The above is how I started every professional... Read More

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2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (February)

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2021 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY (February)

Erik Anderson February 17, 2021

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) pulled a few surprises this week, giving The White Tiger a significant boost. While some films were ineligible at... Read More

2021 Oscars: ‘The Father’ poised to be latest role to score the Best Play Actor Tony and an Oscar nomination

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2021 Oscars: ‘The Father’ poised to be latest role to score the Best Play Actor Tony and an Oscar nomination

Andrew Carden February 17, 2021

In 2016, Frank Langella took home the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play – his fourth career Tony win – for his riveting... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (February)

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2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (February)

Erik Anderson February 16, 2021

We seem to be back in the era where a film editing nomination is crucial to a Best Picture win. Back in the day, it... Read More

Interview: Helena Zengel (‘News of the World’) on working with Tom Hanks and the one thing you don’t know about her [VIDEO]

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Interview: Helena Zengel (‘News of the World’) on working with Tom Hanks and the one thing you don’t know about her [VIDEO]

Dewey Singleton February 16, 2021

Very few would have predicted that Tom Hanks could have been outshined in Universal Pictures’ News of the World but then not many know about... Read More