Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre
Historically, in the eyes of AMPAS, the idea of even nominating a horror movie for Best Picture is scarier than watching one. When The Silence... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (January)
We’re at the last Oscar predictions of the ‘pre-season’ with the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice all announcing nominations next week. This... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December)
A24’s First Cow and Searchlight’s Nomadland are the two films that jumped out ahead in the first critics’ announcements this month with the caveat that... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)
In a normal year, the day after Thanksgiving is kind of an official kick off to awards season. Voters have a stick of screeners to... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (October)
We’re finally getting our first looks at Netflix’s fall and winter slate with trailers for Hillbilly Elegy, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Mank and the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
My top 10 is eerily quiet this month, even after Venice and Toronto are over and NYFF is underway. Ammonite drops to make room for... Read More
Academy announces new, sweeping representation and inclusion standards for Best Picture eligibility
For the last few years, the Oscars, after coming under intense scrutiny when 2016 had only white acting nominees and spawning the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite (coined... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
Is it Oscar season yet? It’s kiiinda starting to look like it, or a semblance of it. The fall festivals, virtual as they are, are... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)
“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I’m very drunk to stop me from renting this movie ever again. Hopefully... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Wild Wild West and American Beauty (1999)
“My biggest regret in seeing this film is that wish I could have warned you earlier not to see it. I’m sure there are several... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10