‘The Summer Book’ Review: Charlie McDowell’s Delicate Finnish Tale Gives Way to a Compelling Performance from Glenn Close | London Film Festival
An island out at the Gulf of Finland was a haven for Tove Jansson, author of the famous Moomin books. It’s a place she would... Read More
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Get Possessed by Andra Day, Glenn Close and Mo’Nique in the First Trailer for ‘The Deliverance’
Netflix has released the first teaser for The Deliverance, from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious) and starring Academy Award nominees Andra Day, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
As I mentioned in my Best Actress predictions, the quadruple Cannes Best Actress win for Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, Selena Gomez and Adriana Paz... Read More
‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]
There’s no escaping the fact that writer/director Benjamin Cleary’s debut film, Swan Song, feels very familiar. This “lo-fi sci-fi” film, set in the not-too-distant future,... Read More
Trailer for ‘Swan Song’ has two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali seeing double
Set in the near future, Swan Song is told through the eyes of Cameron (two time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali, reuniting with Moonlight co-star... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)
As I mentioned in Supporting Actor, fluidity between roles and category placement will be a big factor in Supporting Actress as well. Is there a... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (May)
The lead or supporting debate is definitely a huge factor in early predictions but even more so in Supporting Actress. Several potential contenders, from Cate... Read More
‘Four Good Days’ review: Mila Kunis rises above a woefully clichéd drug addiction story
Addiction has always made for some visceral storytelling. From Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream to Girl, Interrupted and 28 Days to When A Man... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
I was admittedly a bit cheeky with my Supporting Actor prediction piece since it’s such a locked up race but even in Supporting Actress we... Read More
Oscars FYC: The case for Glenn Close (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) in Supporting Actress
Glenn Close’s eight Oscar nominations, achieved over the course of a career in film that has spanned over four decades, clearly map out the actress’s... Read More
2024 Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA) Winners: ‘Nickel Boys’ Named Best Picture, RaMell Ross Wins Best Director 
2024 St. Louis Film Critics Association (StLFCA) Winners: ‘Dune: Part Two’ is Best Film 
2024 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners: ‘Anora,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Sing Sing’ Earn Top Awards 
2024 Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist’ Takes Five