Are we at a point where I can start copy-pasting my reviews of American remakes of foreign language films? Every single outing consists of a SparkNotes version of the original, albeit with the eye-catching and scandalous moments that made them...
Despite some early hopes for a shocking end to the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, things ended up being fairly par for the course, in ways both good and bad. The host (here, Kenan Thompson) was good, the bits and banter were bad, and Succession, Ted...
Tonight’s the night, everyone! In a matter of minutes, we will learn who Hollywood views as the best of the best in television! Could this be a banner year for streaming? Or will network television and cable strike back? We’ll find...
This Monday, awards season will finally kick off with the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. We will finally learn what the best of the best* shows were in one of the most surprisingly great years in the medium’s history. Hell, I’ve even watched every...
How the f*ck does one review Barbarian? I mean this in every sense of the question. How does one review Barbarian, the first solo film from Internet comedian Zach Cregger, without spoiling the plot? How does one even describe the plot of this...
The 49th Telluride Film Festival, the home of the Best Picture winner 13 out of the last 15 years, has officially announced its 2022 lineup, and soon we will have first thoughts on Women Talking, Tár, and a litany of upcoming...
We are now at the dawn of festival season, and with Oscar winners being born and dying over and over for the next few weeks, I thought I’d take a moment to freshen up my predictions. After all, the last time I wrote about the Best Picture race...
It’s finally here! Festival season is upon us! And while we now generally know which films will be in the race, we will soon know exactly which films will impress, which will fall flat, and who will soon be marching their way to Oscar glory. And...
There is a common misconception amongst awards prognosticators that The Music Categories are the hardest awards to predict in advance. After all, you can guess what movies are coming out, and which ones will appeal to voters, with a certain...
With the fall festival season starting later this week, perhaps it’s time to turn to the stupidest categories to predict this early in the season: the Features. While Animated, Documentary, and International Feature are supposed to be equals to...
Say what you will about George Miller, the man leaves it all on the screen with each and every picture. Every film feels like he’s giving his all in every aspect, from production design to costumes to story, no matter if he’s portraying a talking...
More so than any studio, medium, or genre in existence, there are few things more predictably safe than a Netflix comedy. It’s less a formula than a science: Netflix spends millions wooing a major star or two to their film, spends as little money...
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