Predicting the 2022 Oscar nominations
The box office isn’t exactly a hot topic in the U.S. We’re all still feeling let down by the recent Oscars telecast.
So I figured I’d take this week...
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Horror franchise isn’t able to bring crowds yet
The latest film in the Saw universe, Spiral, took the No. 1 spot at the box office for the second consecutive week, selling another $4.5 million and...
The Palme d’Or honor captures the best of movies
Over the last decade or so, a lot of folks, myself included, have shifted their idea of what would be the ultimate honor in film.
For decades, winning...
Tough-guy flicks help anemic box office numbers
With the movie theater industry doing everything it can to get things up and running again before summer hits, I figured it was time to see what a column...
A week in the life of our ScreenTime writer
After writing last week’s ScreenTime column about the Steven Soderbergh Oscars, I had Sodey on my mind.
I skimmed his Wikipedia page in awe of what...
The weird ’21 Oscars with one big misstep
The Steven Soderbergh-produced 2021 Oscars are in the books and, welp, they sure were unique — unique to such a degree that the program resembled the...
Looking ahead at this weekend’s Oscars
Here we finally are, better late than never, The COVID-Era Oscars. This coming Sunday, April 25, the 93rd annual Academy Awards will air worldwide following...
Tragedies are the most human of stories
This past weekend I saw Our Friend, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film adaptation of Matthew Teague’s beloved Atlantic essay, “The Friend.”
I was blown...
Let’s hear it for big, dumb blockbusters
Welp, it’s happening. People are slowly starting to go to the movies again. This past weekend came in at $44 million. And no, that doesn’t sound like...
Counting down favorite films about music
A friend recently suggested that I write a column about my favorite music films. Not music documentaries, not musicals, not concert films, but scripted...