2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
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‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
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50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
2021 Oscar Predictions: INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (December)
We won’t have the official list of eligible submissions until some time in January but if all hold we’ll end up with 91 entries, just... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (December)
It’s Chloé Zhao’s world, we’re just living in it. Ahead of the first critics’ awards I think any of us could have predicted that Chloé... Read More
‘Bridgerton’: Top 5 differences between the books and the series
At the request of Lady Danberry, I have taken on a very delicate matter. With the Bridgerton series releasing today, she saw fit that someone take a... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE (December)
Not much change this month with so much up in the air in terms of in a category that is dependent on the number of... Read More
Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ puts the “mess” in message
WARNING: this review contains major spoilers. In a previous op-ed, I bemoaned how, regardless of the intent behind their invention, superheroes no longer provide moral guidance or... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (December)
The toughest race of the season just got much tougher. Although I’m starting to feel Viola Davis (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom) is a softer frontrunner... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December)
When the critics awards started last week things took an interesting turn for the top 3 in Best Actor. Chadwick Boseman (Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom)... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (December)
As alluring as it sounds to have a category like cinematography be composed entirely of first-time nominees, it’s not going to happen. Regardless of branch,... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING (December)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 makes a jump over Mank, just as it did in original screenplay, as it feels like it just might... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SOUND (December)
This year, the first we go back to a single Sound category (a terrible idea), is going to offer us a lot of variety even... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations