Commentary on recent events
JUNE 10, 2021 It's on. With the May 31 deadline for award submissions now passed, the serious cutthroat politicking for the 73rd Annual Emmy Awards has begun in…
JUNE 8, 2021 Cannes is back, baby! If the lineup for 2021 Festival, announced last week by festival director Thierry Frémaux, is any indication of its quality, it's back…
JUNE 7, 2021 The Golden Globes are toast, at least for the 2022 ceremony. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's vague talk of inclusiveness, spotlighted by the lack of a…
APRIL 7, 2021 We have made it to the Top 10 Films of 2020. Yesterday, we counted down ten terrific runners-up, highlighting #11-20, which you can find here. Now…
APRIL 6, 2021 When the expected big guns of the 2020 Oscar race ("Dune," "The French Dispatch," & "West Side Story," just to name a few) were hustled off…
The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)
JANUARY 19, 2021 Unlike the race for Best International Film, where many of the leading contenders are difficult to locate and screen, the nomination contest for Best Documentary Feature…
Kenneth Lonergan's "Margaret" — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away
JANUARY 11, 2021 ​The final chapter of what is arguably the strangest behind-the-scenes film story of the 21st century is likely to conclude this month as HBO Max brings…
Who Could Surprise Us On Oscar Nomination Morning?
DECEMBER 14. 2020 As the chosen ones are announced every year on Oscar nomination morning, there always seems to be one out of the blue nominee not taken seriously…
Will We Ever Be Able To See a New Film Comedy in a Movie Theater Again?
AUGUST 27, 2020 I know that the question may sound preposterous, but as the pandemic rolls on with theaters only beginning to open, decisions will have to be made…
AUGUST 1, 2020 On August 1, 2015, we opened up this little popsicle stand of opinion on the interwebs, expecting it to be glanced at now and then by…