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Spirit Awards 2020: ‘The Farewell’ Wins Best Feature [Full Winners List]

February 8, 2020 4:53 pm

The 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were handed out in a ceremony Saturday afternoon in Santa Monica, Ca. Hosted for the second year in a row by Aubrey Plaza, who began the night with a hilarious yet poig...

‘Knives Out,’ ‘Parasite’ & ‘Little Women’ Earn 2020 WGA Awards Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

January 6, 2020 1:40 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Writers Guild of America announced the remaining nominees for their 2020 awards and despite a number of key films being ineligible, the screenplays selected turned out to be more than worthy of the honor. ...

Barack Obama’s Best Films & TV Of 2019 Includes Some Sleeper Picks Like ‘Ash Is Purest White,’ ‘Diane,’ ‘Transit’ & More

Charles Barfield

December 30, 2019 10:46 am

News

Every year, I have a ton of Top 10s that fly across my desk. Many of our writers love to share their opinions on the greatest films of the past year. And yes, we publish quite a few, even if many of them share ...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 10 Of 2019: ‘Parasite,’ ‘I Lost My Body,’ ‘Once Upon A Time In Hollywood’

Gregory Ellwood

December 24, 2019 11:59 pm

Awards Campaign, News

If my top 75 films of the decade list demonstrated anything it's that I'm a sucker for cinema that sticks with you. That's what made 2019 individually a hard year to pull a top 10 for. It's not that there wer...

Ryan Oliver’s Top 25 Films of 2019 [Video]

Ryan Oliver

December 23, 2019 9:44 am

News

Happy Holidays to you and yours. This season brings forth time-honored traditions of attempting to take it easy at work to spend time with loved ones, and compiling the year-end “Best Of” list and debate online...

The Best Movie Trailers Of 2019

The Playlist Staff

December 10, 2019 2:54 pm

Features, News

Everything-is-epic culture has transformed film trailers over the last few years. What used to be a commercial for a movie has now changed into a mini-event. Now, we get the teaser, the teaser for the teaser, t...

Best Movie Posters Of 2019

Ella Kemp

December 6, 2019 2:38 pm

Features, News

In the Always On™ age, first impressions are everything. When a movie receives its Sundance premiere in January— but often won’t reach audiences until many months later— reviews are important. However, posters ...

The 25 Best Films Of 2019

Jessica Kiang and The Playlist Staff

December 5, 2019 12:39 pm

Features, News

So here we are suddenly, after all that fuss, in December — the nursing home of the year — looking back with wistfulness, regret and not a little self-mythologizing at the friends we made and betrayed, the tall...

Delta Airlines Comes To Its Senses, Will Restore Same-Sex Love Scenes From ‘Booksmart’ And ‘Rocketman’

Rafael Motamayor

November 2, 2019 11:35 am

News

Delta Airlines realized they had made a very stupid mistake and said it will restore the full, very R-rated cuts of both “Booksmart” and “Rocketman,” including the same-sex love scenes in both movies. READ M...

‘Booksmart’ Director & Stars Are Shocked By Airline’s Censorship Of A Lesbian Scene From The Film

Charles Barfield

October 28, 2019 12:52 pm

News

“Booksmart” definitely earns its R-rating. There’s no denying that. That being said, the film is far less graphic than many other comedy films, particularly when it comes to sexual content. However, according t...

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