If you weren’t paying attention yesterday when the Grammy Award nominations were announced (understandable, if you’re more into film than music), something interesting happened. Sure, Beyoncé led the nominations, with Taylor Swift not far b…
Whenever a flick debuts at a film festival and then takes a year to come out, people can suspect the worst. Well, I’m here to tell you that Our Friend is an exception to that. I saw the movie back when it was going by The Friend as its title, dur…
Hardly a week goes by where a movie doesn’t opt to move out of their current theatrical release window. The reasons remain obvious. COVID-19 still rages around the world, and particularly the United States, so with theaters largely crippled, rele…
Some of you might have missed this earlier in the week, but my favorite bit of film news actually concerns a book. Of course, it’s a book based on an Academy Award winning movie, and comes from an Oscar winning filmmaker, but still. Yes, if you m…
Earlier on in the week, Amazon Studios dropped a Trailer for Regina King’s directorial debut, One Night in Miami…The movie is a dramatized look at an amazing evening spent between four huge historical figures. Since its film festival debut,…
On Wednesday, Warner Bros. made an announcement that makes a lot of sense, but not everyone in the industry expected to see. Not only is WB committing to releasing Wonder Woman 1984 this year, they’re doing it in multiple ways, including a theatr…
Today brought the inaugural nominations for the Critics Choice Super Awards. As a voting member of the Critics Choice Association, seeing this list of nominees is a welcome reminder that there’s still been a wonderful assortment of films released…
Strong execution can make almost any premise work. Especially when it comes to thrillers, in particular ones with somewhat confined spaces, the concept often is ridiculous. However, executing said ridiculous premise can make for an instant classic. Fil…
Earlier today, Netflix released their First Trailer for Pieces of a Woman, yet another Oscar contender from the streaming giant. Picked up after it made an impact on the Film Festival circuit, the movie is a drama with amazing performances from Vanessa…
Today, the 2020 Critics Choice Documentary Awards were handed out. The fifth annual non-fiction offshoot of the Critics Choice Awards, it’s obviously given out by the Critics Choice Association, of which I’m a member. As such, I did vote on…
Earlier today, HBO Max unveiled a first look at Steven Soderbergh’s latest film, Let Them All Talk. Soderbergh experimenting with a new streaming service is absolutely no surprise, given his quixotic ways, though it is interesting to see the proj…
If you’re like me, you’re a rather massive fan of the Netflix show Big Mouth. Not only is the raunchy animated comedy show absolutely hilarious, it’s actually one of the more perceptive depictions of puberty ever committed to entertai…
It’s always a pleasure to see a screen legend return to starring roles. For Sophia Loren, we haven’t seen her on the screen in a major way in over a decade, since her supporting appearance in Nine. Now, she’s back as a lead, showcasin…
Moments ago, the 30th IFP Gotham Awards announced their nominees. As always, the Gotham Award nominations begin the awards season in earnest, and this year is no exception. In fact, they’ve done something pretty cool and pretty unique. The nomine…
If you love independent cinema, you’re almost certainly a fan of Sean Baker. Along with his partner in crime and writer Chris Bergoch, Bake has been making beloved indies that even manage to be elevated towards Oscar contention. The Florida Proje…
Animation comes in all shapes and sizes. From independent features and shorts to the family blockbusters that littered theaters, back when going to the movies was a thing. We even had the occasional raunchy animated comedy. What we don’t have a t…