‘The Shape of Water’ is NOT a conventional Best Picture winner
I suppose it was inevitable. Almost immediately after Guillermo del Toro’s adult fantasy The Shape of Water was announced as Best Picture by Warren Beatty... Read More
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2018 Oscars: ‘Shape of Water’ wins Best Pic; Jordan Peele makes history
After one of the wildest awards seasons in years; a strange combination of rubber-stamped acting winners and a completely up in the air Best... Read More
FINAL Oscar Winner Predictions for the 90th Academy Awards
Here we go. After one of the wildest and most unpredictable Oscar seasons in recent memory with regards to the top category, Best Picture, the... Read More
Oscar Podcast #65: FINAL Oscar winner predictions with Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson
It’s all down to this. Oscar voting is now over and the big show is on Sunday. In this 65th podcast I am thrilled to... Read More
33rd Film Independent Spirit Awards Winner Predictions
Last year, Moonlight blew through the Independent Spirit Awards, winning everything is was nominated for, including Best Feature and Best Screenplay, and the juried Robert... Read More
Why Should I Care About the Oscars?
Earlier this week, my very patient and supportive husband asked me this question. He doesn’t really watch movies very much anymore. He’s not that interested... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: Stuck in the Middle of Oscar Voting
We’re just over a week from the Oscars and while a handful of races seem pretty locked up right now (Adapted Screenplay, Director, ALL four... Read More
2018 Oscars: The State of the Race the Day Before Voting Starts and Why Get Out Can Win
It all starts tomorrow. Voting on the 90th Academy Awards begins tomorrow, February 20th and lasts just one week. Voters have had a full month... Read More
BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ is Best Film; Oldman, McDormand, Rockwell, Janney win acting prizes
BAFTA Awards: ‘Three Billboards’ is Best Film; Oldman, McDormand, Rockwell, Janney win acting prizes
Stop me if you think you’ve heard this won before… Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri has won the BAFTA for Best Film of 2017. The... Read More
2018 Oscars: Did the WGA help clear up Best Picture?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well…yes and no. The predictions of who would win the Writers Guild award for Original Screenplay were generally pretty varied among... 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