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2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (May)

Erik Anderson May 16, 2019

A Best Picture lineup consisting of classic Oscar themes like gangsters, war, adaptations of classic novels, bold takes on old tales and female-fronted and directed... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)

Erik Anderson May 16, 2019

Two previous Best Director winners, Martin Scorsese and Sam Mendes, feel like safe bets at this early stage of the race. With The Irishman (Netflix)... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Bacurau’

Mina Takla May 16, 2019

For Juliano Dornelles and Kleber Mendonça Filho, Bacurau is a step down from Filho’s masterful Aquarius and a middling political epic that doesn’t fully land.... Read More

Cannes Review take 2: ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Mina Takla May 15, 2019

Jim Jarmusch’s most commercial film to date marks a departure for the director but also doesn’t offer a memorable viewing experience. Some directors like to... Read More

Cannes Review: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘The Dead Don’t Die’

Jack King May 15, 2019

Much like the zombies and ghouls the heroes of The Dead Don’t Die contend with, Jim Jarmusch’s B-movie satire rises slowly, brings our attention to... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘The Unknown Saint’ (‘Le Miracle du Saint Inconnu’)

Mina Takla May 15, 2019

Alaa Eldin Aljem’s debut feature is the rare Arab film that not only works as a meaningful comedy but also manages to be smart, audacious... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May)

Erik Anderson May 15, 2019

Cynthia Erivo is coming for her EGOT and there’s going to be very little getting in her way. Yes, it’s only May, but this has... Read More

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (May)

Erik Anderson May 15, 2019

It’s so early in the Best Actor race that no potential top contender has even been seen yet. Only Leonardo DiCaprio in Quentin Tarantino’s Once... Read More

Uzo Aduba, Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson join Cate Blanchett in ‘Mrs. America’ for FX

Erik Anderson May 14, 2019

FX announced today that Uzo Aduba, Rose Byrne, Kayli Carter, Ari Graynor, Melanie Lynskey, James Marsden, Margo Martindale, Sarah Paulson, John Slattery, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tracey... Read More