The exciting thing about awards season is its unpredictability. There are early favorites, last-minute contenders that step into the ring, and sometimes there are movies that cement their spot and remain there until the season is over. There are also circumstances where movies appear to be awards
Sometimes it's best to go into movies blind, and that's how I pretty much went into the black comedy Twinless, written and directed by James Sweeney and starring Sweeney alongside Dylan O'Brien. The only whispers I heard about the movie were some of the buzz it generated during this year's Sundance
This weekend, Dwayne Johnson returns to the big screen in a way that no one has seen him before. The wrestler-turned-actor is letting go of stacking up big box office dollars and is flexing his acting muscles in The Smashing Machine, written and directed by Benny Safdie. Johnson takes on the role
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that they're created a new competitive Academy Award for Achievement in Stunt Design. The award will start with the 100th Academy Awards in 2027. Here's what Academy CEO Bill Kramer had to say. “Since the
This year’s Saturn Awards will introduce a new honor, named after the late actor Lance Reddick. The inaugural Lance Reddick Legacy Award will be presented to Keanu Reeves. Reddick's decades-spanning career included hits like The Wire, Fringe, and Bosch TV series. He also played Charon in the John
The Russo Brothers have recently revealed that Louis D'Esposito, the Co-President of Marvel Studios, will be honored with the inaugural award at the Russo Brothers' Italian American Filmmaker Forum (RBIAFF) on January 18th. This event marks the beginning of an annual tradition. D'Esposito has been
Nominations for the 30th Annual SAG Awards have just been unveiled and the Barbenheimer trend continues with Oppenheimer and Barbie leading the pack. Oppenheimer and Barbie scored four SAG nominations apiece, with both films competing in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
The Hollywood Creative Alliance continued its award season with the Television Astra Awards on Monday, January 8th, 2024. The HCA (Hollywood Creative Alliance) and its members, along with celebrities, media, and production teams involved in Network and Streaming television, gathered at the Biltmore
One of the most active and prolific filmmakers working today, Steven Soderbergh has made a career of pumping out new films every 6 months. They're rarely the same, too, as he constantly tackles new genres and cultural examinations with engaging characters, dynamic direction and fascinating ideas.
The story of Michael Jackson is fascinating, and it's easy to see how they would make a movie out of it. From his childhood to the making of Thriller to his later career albums like Bad, and then all of the turmoil and controversy in his later life. Even his final days were littered with moments to
Hamlet tales are a dime a dozen. Hell, At TIFF 2025 there were at least 3 inspired or adapted movies screening at the festival. There's no shortage of the melancholic prince spouting off famed monologues and plotting to avenge his father. With this many versions of the same tale occurring so often,
