TIFF Review: Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ masterfully captures the joys and agony of what truly makes a home [Grade: A-]
Undoubtedly his most personal film to date, Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast is a quietly moving and universally resonating film about the roots that connect us, the... Read More
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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
Film Review: ‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ wastes Oscar-winning actors in convoluted WWII drama
AUTHOR’S NOTE: ‘Six Minutes to Midnight’ stars Eddie Izzard, who self-identifies as “she/her.” However, the role she plays is a man, so, when referencing the... Read More
Focus Features sets November 2021 release for Kenneth Branagh’s coming of age story ‘Belfast’
Focus Features will release Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast on Friday, November 12, 2021 in theaters domestically. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet), Belfast is a poignant story of love, laughter and loss... Read More
Focus Features picks up Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Belfast’ with Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan and Caitriona Balfe
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast. Written and directed by Academy Award nominee Branagh, Belfast is the humorous, tender and intensely personal story of... Read More
43rd Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) full lineup announced; tributes to Viola Davis, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren, Kate Winslet
Spotlight Program and Conversations include Delroy Lindo, Clare Dunne and Aaron Sorkin Mark Fishkin, Founder/Executive Director of the California Film Institute and Zoë Elton, MVFF... Read More
New ‘Artemis Fowl’ trailer takes the anti out of hero
After a first trailer debuted way back in August 2018, Disney’s Artemis Fowl, based on the best-selling young adult series written by Irish author Eoin... Read More
Razzie Awards: ‘Cats’ coughs up 9 Golden Raspberry nominations
While Universal is poised to possibly win Best Picture at the Oscars with 1917 this weekend, they’re also likely going to win Worst Picture at... Read More
New ‘Cats’ trailer features a lot of stars but not a lot of singing
None, in fact. The new trailer for Cats amps up the action and dialogue and strangely obscures the fact that it’s one of the most... Read More
The ‘Cats’ trailer is here and it’s…well, it’s here
After dropping a kind of cool featurette yesterday, Universal UK pre-empted the Friday release of the full trailer for Cats this afternoon and it’s…well, you’ll... 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