TV Review: ‘Homecoming Season 2’ – Janelle Monáe gives a standout performance in a tale of greed, complicity, and personal ambition
The first season of Homecoming, Amazon’s conspiracy thriller created by Eli Horowitz and Micah Bloomberg based on the Gimlet Media podcast of the same name,... Read More
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New trailer and poster for ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Annapurna Pictures has released the final trailer and a new poster for If Beale Street Could Talk, the first English-language adaptation of a James Baldwin... Read More
Oscar Podcast #69: Breaking Down the Acting Categories with guest Kyle Buchanan
In this titillating 69th Oscar podcast, I am joined by returning guest Kyle Buchanan, newly of The New York Times where he has his own... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
Bradley Cooper (A Star Is Born) maintains his #1 status and right now still looks like the one to beat in Best Actor. I think... Read More
Watch the stunning new trailer for Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’
Academy Award-winning writer/director Barry Jenkins’ first film since the Best Picture Oscar-winning Moonlight is If Beale Street Could Talk, his adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel – the first... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September) – Mahershala Ali is in the driver’s seat
The People’s Choice Award win for Green Book at the Toronto International Film Festival this weekend was a huge boost for the film but most of... Read More
Toronto Review: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ (★★★★)
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning Moonlight with another masterpiece; a lush, visual love story and the first ever film adaptation of James Baldwin’s work It... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Who’s on top in the 2019 Oscar race ahead of the Fall festivals?
Frontrunner Friday has returned and this time it will be a weekly update of the top 8 categories of films, directors, actors and screenplays in... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)
Big moves and debuts for August but Timothée Chalamet remains at #1 With the announcement of the lineups of the Venice and Toronto film festivals,... Read More
First trailer for Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ commemorates James Baldwin’s birthday
The long-awaited trailer to Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to his Oscar-winning Moonlight is here. Jenkins has long been one of James Baldwin’s most ardent fans and... Read More
2024 North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) Nominations 
2024 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘Anora’ Named Best Film Among its Six Awards 
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead