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July 6 - PoliVamp on Oscar Predix: Which actors will have big years?
The first attempt is the first time Sammie and his friends lay eyes on the lead vampire, Remmick (Jack O’Connell), and the cohorts he recently turned, married couple Bert (Peter Dreimanis) and Joan ...
It's often hard to know from a distance whether a year will be competitive in Best Animated Feature or not. It isn't always based on the quality of the eligibility pool. The default situation is that ...
The talk this week in US cinephile circles has been the New York Times interactive "10 Best Movies of the 21st Century". 2025 is a good time for it. Here was my ballot, done on a whim, because how ...
part 2 of a piece on Short Cuts (1993) to relaunch our Robert Altman tribute. (or start with part 1 if you missed it) Julianne Moore & Anne Archer in "Short Cuts" by Eric Blume Inspired by Juan Carlos ...
Straight couples and monogamous relationships seem to be an endangered species at this year's Cannes Film Festival, especially in the sidebar sections. We've seen a wealth of films centered on queer ...
In Act 1 of Fatal Attraction (for a three-part retrospective), we met the happily married Gallaghers and their longsuffering dog Quincy, who was neglected for almost a whole weekend. The cause was ...
by Nathaniel R Mikey Madison, Best Actress winner for "ANORA" With Mikey Madison's much buzzed about semi-surprising Best Actress win for Anora (2024) and Madison and her writer/director Sean Baker ...
CLÁUDIO ALVES: Another week, another stellar episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17. I’m really enjoying the show this year, even though I probably preferred the overall cast performance of seasons ...
The Oscar Volleys are almost over. Today, Cláudio Alves, Elisa Giudici and Nathaniel Rogers discuss the Best Actress race... CLÁUDIO: Say what you want about the merits of Best Director or Best ...
ERIC: Nathaniel, what fun to have you all to myself to discuss the nominees for Best International Film (which I sometimes still call Best Foreign Film, because that's been in my brain too long). I ...