Great art reflects the era it’s created in. It takes the issues pressing society and turns them into genre fare that both intrigues and entertains the audience. Think of Charles Dickens tackling a broken London society in his novels, or film noir...
If I had to guess, comedian Jo Koy and director Jay Chandrasekhar have a mission to bring back the mid-aughts comedy. You know the type: a predictable set-up where the goal is solely to let the star vamp with an ending that’s all heart, no brain...
Sometimes a film lives and dies by the motto “Go Big or Go Home.” Such is the case with Resurrection, the debut film by Andrew Semans. Resurrection is a dark, intense film that blends the psychological thriller and real-world dilemmas with a dash...
It’s hard to discuss Lena Dunham, in any context, because of her role in the zeitgeist. While early critiques came in the form of conservative backlash to her breakthrough show Girls, as well as later alt-right fueled conspiracies, Dunham has not...
We’ve been relatively blessed with action films thus far in 2022. We’ve seen the genre at its smartest with The Batman, The Northman, and Everything Everywhere, and we’ve seen it at its most fun in RRR and Top Gun: Maverick. Perhaps because we...
With the acting categories securely in our rearview mirror, I thought now was the perfect time to turn our attention to the Screenplay categories. Alongside Best Director and Best Editing, the Screenplay categories are your best bet at predicting...
It’s that time of year again, folks! The leaves start changing, the weather (God willing) cools off, football season returns for those who celebrate, and festival lineups roll out. Last week, both the Venice Film Festival and Toronto Film...
As always, we wrap up our look at the acting nominees with Best Supporting Actress. While it usually doesn’t play a major role in the Best Picture race, a strong Supporting Actress – be it a supportive wife or mother, a spunky ingenue, or a...
The largest category of every year, by far, is Best Supporting Actor. With most films still dominated by men, and the definition of “Supporting” ranging from “has one really good scene” to “Wait, they’re top billed, how are they not a Lead?” this...
I’m not sure there’s any director around who understands “spectacle” quite like Jordan Peele. He’s already made one perfect film in Get Out, and he followed it up with arguably the smartest (perhaps too smart? Debatable) horror film in decades...
While the Oscar race is still predominantly dominated by male actors in male-driven stories, the last five years has seen a major push on the Academy’s part for female-led pictures. The Shape of Water, Nomadland, and CODA all had female leads...
No matter how much progress is made in diversifying the Oscars, some things will always remain the same. In this case, it’s that the best way to get a Best Picture nomination is make a film with a Best Actor nominee. In the last 12 years, every...
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