Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Should Auld Pandemics Be Forgot?
Happy New Year, everyone! We made it out of 2020 but it doesn’t mean that Oscar predictions fall by the wayside just because we’re all... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (December)
A24’s First Cow and Searchlight’s Nomadland are the two films that jumped out ahead in the first critics’ announcements this month with the caveat that... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Juda-as! Juda-ah-as! Judas! Ka-luu-ya!
Judas and the Black Messiah is starting to climb, including Daniel Kaluuya shooting up to #1 in Supporting Actor. It inches up in Best Picture,... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: No Country for Nice Men
One of the last few major films to screen for critics was this week, the new Paul Greengrass western starring the nicest guy in Hollywood,... Read More
Warner Bros will release ‘Dune,’ ‘In the Heights,’ ‘Matrix 4’ and entire 2021 slate on HBO Max concurrent with theatrical run
The move is a seismic shift in the age of pandemic-driven theater closings and follows what Disney started earlier this year and will kick off... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (November)
In a normal year, the day after Thanksgiving is kind of an official kick off to awards season. Voters have a stick of screeners to... Read More
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: When the Levee Broke
The early word of mouth had been strong; that Chadwick Boseman was not only brilliant in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom but much more than supporting... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (September)
My top 10 is eerily quiet this month, even after Venice and Toronto are over and NYFF is underway. Ammonite drops to make room for... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: CINEMATOGRAPHY (September)
This year’s batch of cinematography Oscar hopefuls is a surprising mix of names we know, like Greig Fraser (a previous nominee for Lion) who has... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
Is it just me or is the Lead Actor category feeling a bit bleak this season? After going over my list for July when I... 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