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‘The French Dispatch’ review: Wes Anderson dials up the quirk in anthological homage to journalism [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai July 13, 2021

“The New Yorker will be the magazine not published for the old lady in Dubuque,” editor Harold W. Ross wrote in the founding prospectus for... Read More

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 25, 2021

The Best Actress race this season has barely cracked summer and we’ve got what looks like a thrilling year of ‘good on paper’ performances. First,... Read More

Apple partners with A24 on Coen-directed ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’ with Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand

Erik Anderson May 12, 2021

Apple Original Films has struck a deal with A24 on distribution for the Joel Coen-directed Shakespearian dramatic thriller The Tragedy of Macbeth, starring Oscar winners Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand. A24 will give... Read More

What Oscar winners Chloé Zhao, Daniel Kaluuya and more have coming up next

Erik Anderson April 26, 2021

The names are barely engraved on the statues but, as Frances McDormand said accepting her third Best Actress Oscar win, “I love work!” Here’s what... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: SAG leak, right ahead!

Erik Anderson April 2, 2021

The 27th Screen Actors Guild Awards are this Sunday but with SAG opting for a one-hour, pre-taped show in which all nominees know the winners... Read More

Retrospective: How ‘Fargo’ put the Coen Brothers and Frances McDormand on the map, don’t cha know

Catherine Springer March 29, 2021

The first Coen brothers movie I ever saw was Raising Arizona, and it hit me like a freight train. It was like nothing I had... Read More

The best trivia, history and stats of the 2021 Oscar Nominations

Erik Anderson March 15, 2021

I don’t know about you but when it comes to the Oscar nominations, one of the best parts is digging into the history and finding... Read More

FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTRESS

Erik Anderson March 11, 2021

What’s usually one of the most competitive and difficult categories to predict, Best Actress feels…closed up? Am I crazy or is it locked with Carey... Read More

‘Nomadland,’ ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ top Las Vegas Film Critics Society winners

Erik Anderson March 5, 2021

A woman who embarks on a journey through the American West, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad, took home the society’s top Sierra Awards for... Read More

Iowa Film Critics love ‘Nomadland,’ Paul Raci, Youn Yuh-jung

Erik Anderson February 20, 2021

The Iowa Film Critics Association winners have been announced and Nomadland ruled with wins for Best Film, Best Director (Chloé Zhao), Best Actress (Frances McDormand)... Read More

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