Emmys FYC: ‘Dopesick’ understands the power and humanity of addiction
I became aware of OxyContin for the first time in 2013. I had run away from NYC to Los Angeles in the midst of my... Read More
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Trailer: Bryan Cranston will do anything to save his son in Showtime’s limited series ‘Your Honor’
Oscar nominee and Emmy, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award winner Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) is back on television, starring and executive producing the new... Read More
Biggest Oscar Snubs – Father’s Day Edition
On Mother’s Day, which was not one full calendar year ago, but rather just one month ago, I wrote about the movie moms snubbed by... Read More
Interview: Michael Stuhlbarg on knowing ‘Shirley,’ discovering Stanley and his draw to academic roles
Michael Stuhlbarg follows up his slew of 2017 performances in “The Shape of Water,” “The Post,” and “Call Me by Your Name” with a ravenous... Read More
Trailer: Elisabeth Moss in Neon’s Sundance winner ‘SHIRLEY’
“What happens to all lost girls…they go mad.” Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? meets its horror counterpart in the new film by Josephine Decker (Madeline’s... Read More
Sundance Review: Moss delivers a ferocious, electrifying performance in Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’
Sundance Review: Moss delivers a ferocious, electrifying performance in Josephine Decker’s ‘Shirley’
Newcomer Odessa Young delivers a breakthrough performance and Elisabeth Moss gives one of her best performances ever in director Josephine Decker’s brilliant follow-up to Madeline’s... Read More
‘Call Me By Your Name,’ ‘Phantom Thread’ Top 15th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Winners
After a record-setting 11 nominations, Call Me By Your Name has won the International Cinephile Society’s Best Picture of 2017. The film also took top honors... Read More
My Picks for the Best Films and Performances of 2017
Hey look, another Top 10 list. But wait, there’s more! Thinking about the films that I loved this year it was those that challenged me... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December Part 2) – Dafoe Still #1 but Plummer Makes His Move
Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), who’s won over a dozen critics’ awards this season (15, as of this writing) remains the leader, increasing his point... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December Part 1)
After months of moving the puzzle pieces around for Best Supporting Actor between Willem Dafoe (The Florida Project), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards) and Michael Stuhlbarg... Read More
2024 Camerimage Film Festival: Danish Oscar Entry ‘The Girl With the Needle’ Wins Golden Frog 
Interview: ‘Gladiator II’ Cinematographer John Mathieson on Reuniting with Ridley Scott and Continuing the Legacy and Lore 
Interview: Alan Menken and Glenn Slater on Creating the Songs and Score for ‘Spellbound’ and the “Perfectly” Cast Rachel Zegler 
2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)