2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (July)
It’s been a busy week, hasn’t it? With the Venice Film Festival lineup announced, giving us the world premieres of Bardo, The Whale, The Son... Read More
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2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)
Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) might be finding himself back in the Oscar race with Thirteen Lives (trailer), one of a few... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (February)
Probably the most locked category of the night, but it doesn’t make it any less exciting because it comes with such history and importance. With... Read More
Directors Guild (DGA) nominations: Women rule as Jane Campion, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Huezo, Rebecca Hall and Emma Seligman earn nods
Directors Guild of America President Lesli Linka Glatter today announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR and BEST PICTURE (December)
A canceled Golden Globes, a postponed Critics’ Choice ceremony. Is it even really awards season yet? Of course it is. We have dozens of critics... Read More
‘West Side Story’ review: Steven Spielberg’s potent, first class adaptation features a vibrant, star-making performance from Rachel Zegler [Grade: B+]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story begins, much like Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’, with a God’s eye view of New York City. You could be... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)
I’m feeling very good about my Asghar Farhadi prediction last month as his new film, A Hero, was announced in competition for this summer’s Cannes... Read More
‘A.I. Artificial Intelligence’ at 20: Spielberg’s misunderstood classic takes a licking and keeps on ticking [Retrospective]
What can one really say about Steven Spielberg? He’s one of the all-time greats, a once-in-a-lifetime talent. He’s commercially successful, artistically unmatched, and influential for... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (May)
After a season in which Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) made Academy Awards history and became the first woman of color to win the Best Director Oscar... Read More
A renewed appreciation for ‘Always,’ Spielberg’s least-noticed, but most heartfelt film
As we all breathlessly anticipate director Steven Spielberg’s take on West Side Story, which is currently still aiming for a December 18 release date, I... 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