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Daniel Kaluuya and Jodie Turner-Smith go Bonnie and Clyde in ‘Queen & Slim’

Erik Anderson June 23, 2019

Universal Pictures has released the first images and trailer for Queen & Slim, the upcoming feature film debut from Melina Matsoukas based on the novel... 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

2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (April)

Erik Anderson April 16, 2019

Like Best Actress, there are a few previous winners in this category looking for seconds. Namely, Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman for... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 19, 2018

The top 4 of Mahershala Ali (Green Book), Richard E. Grant (Can You Ever Forgive Me?), Timothée Chalamet (Beautiful Boy) and Sam Elliott (A Star... Read More

Oscar Podcast #69: Breaking Down the Acting Categories with guest Kyle Buchanan

Erik Anderson October 25, 2018

In this titillating 69th Oscar podcast, I am joined by returning guest Kyle Buchanan, newly of The New York Times where he has his own... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 17, 2018

Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali not only holds onto his #1 spot, he’s starting to look like a lock. Along with the Toronto International Film... Read More

Double and Triple Takes: How actors with multiple films this season can boost their awards prospects

Erik Anderson October 2, 2018

Sometimes an actor can knock a single performance out of the park so definitively that an Oscar nomination or even a win can seem inevitable.... Read More

2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September) – Mahershala Ali is in the driver’s seat

Erik Anderson September 17, 2018

The People’s Choice Award win for Green Book at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend was a huge boost for the film but most of... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Widows’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson September 10, 2018

Steve McQueen’s twisty thriller finds room for a heist, family drama, racial politics and violence, and gender issues all led by a powerhouse performance from Viola... Read More