‘The Holdovers’ Review: Alexander Payne’s Emotional, Charismatic Comedy is his Best Film in Years | Telluride
From the opening title cards and credits of Alexander Payne’s latest film, The Holdovers, he instantly transports us back in time by presenting a film... Read More
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2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)
Was I wrong to take Emily Blunt out of my predictions last month? Yes. Is she back and all the way up to #2 now?... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)
With the WGA strike ongoing and the SAG-AFTRA strike now in place since last month’s predictions, from an awards standpoint it’s going to be difficult... Read More
First Look at Colman Domingo as Gay Civil Rights Icon Bayard Rustin in ‘Rustin,’ Feature Film Set for November Release
In conjunction with a profile and extended interviews in Vanity Fair (conducted prior to the SAG strike), Netflix has released several new images of Rustin,... Read More
Focus Features has released the first trailer for The Holdovers, from two-time Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne (Sideways, The Descendants) and starring Academy Award nominee... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
Julianne Moore rises on the news of Netflix grabbing the Todd Haynes-directed May December out of Cannes and new entries in the Top 10 this... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)
As mentioned in this month’s Supporting Actor piece yesterday, the awards history for The Color Purple, the 1985 film, 2005 Broadway musical and its subsequent... Read More
Interviews: Lee Daniels, Andra Day, Trevante Rhodes and more of ‘The United States vs Billie Holiday’ [VIDEO]
The tumultuous story of the life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday has only ever been attempted to be told once before, in 1972’s Lady... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘The Last Shift’ is a contrived, entry level effort
This may be my first year actually attending the Sundance Film Festival, but I know the hallmarks of the “Sundance film” when I see one.... Read More
Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC): ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ is Best Film, Actor, Supporting Actress
The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has chosen Dolemite Is My Name as the Best Film of 2019, also giving the Rudy Ray Moore biopic... Read More
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