The 25 Best Films of the Century So Far (2000-2024)
A lot has changed about cinema over the course of the first 25 years of the new millennium. From massive global events shaping the industry,... Read More
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Wiseguys, Killers, and Saints: Ranking the Films of Martin Scorsese from ‘Mean Streets’ to ‘GoodFellas’ to ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’
When Martin Scorsese’s debut film, Who’s That Knocking at My Door?, played at the Chicago International Film Festival in 1967, then-novice film critic Roger Ebert... Read More
AwardsWatch’s 50 Favorite Performances of 2016
It’s time for the annual 50 Favo(u)rite Performances list from AwardsWatch and this year features actors with multiple film mentions and films with two, three... Read More
Toni Erdmann, Elle, Moonlight Top 14th International Cinephile Society (ICS) Awards Winners
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Maren Ade’s Oscar-nominated Toni Erdmann led the 2017 International Cinephile Society (ICS) awards today with five wins; Picture, Director, Actor, Original... Read More
Elle, Moonlight and Silence Dominate 14th ICS Award Nominations
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A French tale of rape revenge, traversing the toxic masculinity as a gay, African-American boy to man and Christain missionaries in... Read More
DGA and ASC Preview and Predictions: La La Land Should Dance to Double Victories
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) are announcing their winners at ceremonies tomorrow night (February 4th) but it... Read More
Oscar Podcast #48: FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions
Ok folks, get comfortable. This 48th Oscar podcast, our final Oscar predictions podcast before the nominations are announced on Tuesday the 24th is epic. 3h... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: FINAL Predictions in ALL Categories (January 20)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Since the Best Picture expansion and preferential ballot usage in 2011 that would give us 5-10 nominees, we haven’t had either... Read More
American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Nominations: Silence nabs its first major guild nom; Bradford Young is 1st African-American ever nominated
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) nominations are out and Martin Scorsese’s religious epic Silence has finally grabbed a major guild... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: ALL CATEGORIES (January 1)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] It’s getting close, only three weeks until Oscar nominations for the 89th Academy Awards are announced. We will have just one... Read More
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