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
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‘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
Razzie Nominations: Sia’s ‘Music,’ ‘Dolittle,’ ‘365 Days’ lead worst films of the year awards
The Golden Raspberrys, aka the Razzies, who “honor” the worst in film every year and often with a tongue firmly planted in cheek, have revealed... Read More
FINAL 2021 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Probably the most difficult category of all, with precursor nominations and wins all over the map, literally. SAG gave us what seemed like a realistic... 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