Review: In ‘The Irishman,’ Scorsese’s mobsters age, facing their own mortality
Legends reunite in Martin Scorsese’s sprawling gangster epic featuring a rousing performance by Al Pacino and a scene-stealing Joe Pesci playing against type An epic... Read More
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The chilling and thrilling final trailer for ‘Joker’
“All I have are negative thoughts” Just ahead of the kickoff of the 2019 Venice Film Festival, where the film will make its world premiere,... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)
With the fall festival lineups locked in, well, save Telluride (we all but know what’s showing up there though) it starts to make things just... Read More
The first teaser for the crime drama ‘The Irishman’ is here
“I heard you paint houses.” Hot off the announcement that it will open the 57th New York Film Festival, Netflix has dropped the first teaser... Read More
After the Venice and initial Toronto festival announcement, there was much nail-biting over when the general public would finally see it, but it was revealed... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)
While I’m sticking with Jonathan Pryce in Fernando Meirelles’s The Pope from Netflix as my top Best Actor choice, I’m feeling better and better about... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)
Best Actor has more movement than any performer category this month, even if some moves are incremental. The biggest goes to Antonio Banderas in Pedro... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST ACTOR (April)
Like Best Actress, there are a few previous winners in this category looking for seconds. Namely, Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman for... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (December) – Casey Affleck Dominates; Andrew Garfield x 2 Could Be a Problem
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’re just a week into critics’ awards for 2016 and already Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) is dominating. Winning citations... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)
There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring none other than All My... 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