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The Venice and Telluride film festivals will be underway next week. This season is quickly starting to unveil itself, so...

Things are about to get real. Many Oscar pundits post our initial predictions in March/April. It might seem absurdly early...

The first few months of the year are often a drag at the theater. Sure, we get an occasional contender...

Luca Guadagnino has emerged as a director renowned for his exploration of sensuality and emotionally charged themes. Films such as...

"You see in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns, and those who dig....

What a remarkable year it has been for movies. There were so many great films it feels unfair that 2024...

For those who feverishly play the Oscar game, this is the best time of year. Predicting the winners of the...

I have maintained The Color Purple's presence in my Best Picture lineup since my initial attempt at predicting the 2024...

The Middleburg Film Festival (MFF) unveiled a remarkable lineup of movies at this year's gala. Celebrating its 11th year, the...

With the major Fall film festivals - Venice, Telluride, and Toronto - behind us, it's time to shift our focus...

It's been about a month since I posted my initial predictions for the 2024 Oscars. Since then, films like Spider-Man:...

At this time last year, Oscar-sweeper Everything Everywhere All At Once was in theaters and many awards pundits began forecasting...

It has been a difficult year for me to cover the Oscar race. Having missed all the film festivals due...

In case you missed it, I previewed the early contenders for Best Picture earlier this week. That process - and...

What's that you say? It's WAY too soon to be predicting the 95th Academy Awards? Hogwash, I say! It is...

What an incredible year for film 2021 was. When I put together my list of the top 20 films of...

If you are as absorbed in the Oscar race as I am, then odds are you pay close attention to...

It's time for a post-Globe Awards/SAG nominations update. Rather than regurgitate the same contenders we've been talking about for months,...

Man, a lot seems to have happened in the month since my last crack at predicting the Oscar race. In...

Last week, Sasha covered the looming critics phase of Oscar season. This is the midsection - some would argue the...