For the first time in his career, Robert Downey Jr. is an Oscar winner. Downey won this year’s Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work as Lewis Strauss in Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer. Downey’s performance was essential to the film; a large portion of it was built around Strauss’ Senate confirmation hearing for the position of Secretary of Commerce. … Read more
Somehow, in a career that’s produced some of the most acclaimed and popular films of the 21st century, Christopher Nolan has never won an Oscar. While his films have picked up stray prizes here or there, Nolan himself has gone unrecognized by the Academy Awards until now. 2024 was finally Nolan’s moment. The man behind … Read more
The most nominations for a single movie in the history of the Oscars is 14, a record held by three films: All About Eve, La La Land, and Titanic. All three of those titles walked away from their respective Academy Awards ceremonies with a bunch of gold statues. Titanic had the most with 11. (It currently shares the record for the most wins in Oscars history … Read more
Barbie took home a Grammy for its soundtrack album, while Oppenheimer nabbed an award for its score. But, it was Taylor Swift who made the biggest splash. It’s Taylor Swift’s world now, and we’re all just living in it. Just when you thought 2023 was safely in the books as the official year of Taylor … Read more
It’s important to remember, especially in this day and age, that the Academy Awards are not a judge of any film’s quality. They’re an industry award ceremony heavily impacted by studio campaigning; occasionally that overlaps with making a choice that the masses can celebrate. Despite this, the Academy would love us to think the opposite, … Read more
With an estimated $11 million debut and a low 40% audience score, Night Swim doesn’t look to be the next breakout horror hit. In our Thursday predictions we said that despite most horror films being critic proof, the new James Wan/ Jason Blum collaboration Night Swim would (forgive the pun) sink or swim based on … Read more
From a fourth-wall-breaking prologue in which Waititi (as the narrator, a local priest) mugs for the camera and tells us that this is a true story with embellishments and you’ll never know what’s what, through the expository montage about the American Samoan team’s complete humiliation and demoralization, through the arrival of the depressed, alcoholic, antisocial Rongen and the assembly and … Read more
Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour won her second weekend in theaters while Killers of the Flower Moon saw a solid $23 million debut. This weekend saw the celebrity death match battle between two icons. In one corner is an icon of the stage with the filmed version of her tour which is the highest grossing … Read more
I stand with the many human rights organizations, including Combatants for Peace, the Parents Circle Family Forum, and Women Wage Peace who write: Hamas’ horrific crimes against innocent civilians – including children, women, and the elderly – have shaken us all, and we are struggling to recover from the unbearable sights and sounds. Some of … Read more
The project has already earned three national awards, including Gold and Silver Telly Awards and an Award of Distinction from the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts in New York. The winners of the Regional Emmy Awards were unveiled during an in-person awards gala on September 30th. Erin Mast, CEO of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation, says … Read more