The 20 Best Performances Of 2020
What’s most notable about 2020’s slate of great performances is the element of surprise. Sure, most anybody betting on Frances McDormand being heaped with praise at year-end will likely win their bets. But 202...
‘Bacurau’ Trailer: Kleber Mendonca Filho Returns To Cannes Asking If You Want To Live Or Die
If the name Kleber Mendonca Filho isn't already on your radar, it's only a matter of time before it is. One of the most exciting directors working in Brazil at the moment, he first made waves with his terrific ...
The 25 Best Performances Of 2016
Condensing a manageable list of our favorite performances of the year proved to be far more difficult than expected, and it was a hard-fought battle amongst The Playlisters to determine who would make the cut a...
Stunningly Intelligent ‘Aquarius’ Features A Career-Redefining Performance From Sonia Braga [Review]
If bruised societies give rise to the best art, then Brazil is about to have a major filmmaking renaissance, and when that happens, "Aquarius" suggests that director Kleber Mendonça Filho will be at its forefr...
Cannes: ‘American Honey,’ ‘Paterson,’ ‘Toni Erdmann’ & More Oscar Contenders That Emerged On The Croisette
Oh, what a difference a year makes. The Oscar hyperbole was so strong on the Croisette last year you couldn’t turn a corner without someone prognosticating that Todd Haynes’ “Carol” was a slam dunk Best Picture...