It’s that time of year again—when Oscar casts his golden glow on the highest achievements of the movie year (or at least those with the largest publicity budgets). Who made the list? Who was snubbed? What do the nominations tell us about who or…
Read MoreIt was a terrific year in film, and while box office receipts for adult-oriented pictures took quite a hit this awards season with the majority of potential Oscar contenders grossing less than $10m each, the high bar quality of 2022 releases made creating a…
Read MoreI always hesitate to create a “worst” movies of the year list as films are generally so difficult to make that it is a wonder any ever get completed, and the achievements of artists who have, with passion, purpose and good intentions, poured everything…
Read MoreIn Conversation: Emerging Artists Elegance Bratton and Anna Diop Get Personal in Meaningful New Movies
I recently caught up with Elegance Bratton and Anna Diop to deconstruct their new projects: The Inspection and Nanny could not be more removed in subject matter and approach, yet each provokes us to consider who we are and how we fit into our…
Read MoreFlying Below (Above?) Hollywood’s Radar with the Best Actresses You Don’t Know—and Should
In a short-term memory industry where five actresses each year (usually from late breaking films released in the closing months) claim the lion’s share of critics and industry plaudits, let’s take a look at five of this year’s best who are currently in danger…
Read MoreDon’t Make (Them) Go: Hannah Marks and Mia Isaac on Poignant Father-Daughter Road Movie
I caught up with Hannah Marks and Mia Isaac for a chat on the film’s multiple, ambitious agendas and their enthusiasm about their futures, which appear limitless, in the American movie industry.…
Read MoreIt is difficult to believe that only two short years ago theatrical exhibition was writing its obituary during lockdowns as studios pulled or postponed their theatrical slates in favor of new distribution models, premiering first-run pictures simultaneously, or altogether, on streaming platforms and radically…
Read MoreJane Austen On a Gay Vacay: Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn on Winning Fire Island Comedy
I recently caught up with Joel Kim Booster and Andrew Ahn to chat about Fire Island's laugh-out-loud humor, romantic heart and social critique.…
Read MoreIt’s All Relative: Chicago Filmmaker Michael Glover Smith Examines Family at Crossroads
Smith has crafted a funny and wistful observance on coming to terms with the passage of time and life between parents, adult children and siblings.…
Read MoreA renaissance of female filmmakers producing works of substance and volume with accomplished storytelling and filmmaking prowess suggests an industry sea change.…
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