Look, thanks to that godforsaken pandemic, which messed up the Oscars and the entire calendar year, it's kind of hard to make the Best Films Of The Year, So Far feature because so many films were kind of relea...
28 years. That's how long it's been since Michelle Pfeiffer was nominated for an Academy Award. In that case, it was the now forgotten drama "Love Field." Now, thanks to the attention of a Golden Globe nominat...
The deck for 2021 film releases was shuffled yet again late last year, adding yet another wrinkle to what has undoubtedly been one of, if not the most tumultuous yearlong period for domestic film distribution ...
Has there ever been a time when Michelle Pfeiffer was anything less than amazing? Over her decades-long career, she's done everything from legendary crime dramas ("Scarface") to superhero films ("Batman Return...
A Tragedy of Manners. This is how bestselling author Patrick DeWitt’s satirical novel “French Exit” was billed upon its publishing in 2018. That description is also spot-on for this elegant, droll, and heartbr...
A funny thing happened on the way to a COVID-delayed Oscar qualification deadline. Real Best Picture contenders showed up. That's right, anyone who thinks they are putting an asterisk on this upcoming 2021 Ac...
As we've mentioned ad nauseum this fall, cinema is different this year and so are film festivals. While the pandemic knocked Cannes, Telluride, and SXSW out of action, festivals with the benefit of more time h...
While the US festival season has been in a bit of disarray since SXSW was canceled back in March, it appears that some events will actually take place before the end of 2020, led by the New York Film Festival ...