Venice Review: With ‘The Lost Daughter,’ Maggie Gyllenhaal exposes mother-daughter relations in their vile, discomforting essence [Grade: B]
Leda, a middle-aged comp-lit professor, arrives at a lavish Greek island accompanied solely by her books. Played by an overwrought Olivia Colman, she frets and... Read More
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FINAL Emmy Predictions: Limited Series, Reality, Variety and Music
It seems inevitable that HBO’s Watchmen, with its field-best 26 nominations, will fare the best in the Limited Series categories, but just how many will... Read More
2020 Emmy Nominations: Biggest Shocks, Snubs and Surprises
As I hit on in the nominations announcement, shocks and surprises happen every year but this year seemed to ratchet that up even more. We... Read More
2020 Emmy Nominations reactions: Kerry Washington, Lynn Shelton’s family, Paul Mescal and more
Emmy nomination reactions are coming in from stars and craft nominees alike. I’ll be updating as they come in. Kerry Washington, nominated for four Emmys:... Read More
Emmys: Why Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones (‘Normal People’) should earn his-and-hers awards
The BBC/Hulu miniseries Normal People is an emotional gut punch about the difficulties of relationships and hiding our broken parts from those close to us.... Read More
Trailer: Hulu’s ‘Normal People’
All 12 episodes of the 30-minute drama will debut exclusively on Hulu April 29 Hulu has released the trailer for Normal People, based on Sally... Read More
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Studio’ and ‘Black Rabbit’ 
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘Frankenstein’ Top Film Wins 
Writers Guild of America (WGA) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Take Film Wins, ‘The Pitt’ Sweeps TV 
True/False Film Fest Dispatch #2: ‘Phenomena,’ ‘Who Moves America,’ ‘Landscapes of Memory’