Looking back on an unusual year of film
For most of the 12 or so years this column has been around, we’ve focused on box office and industry trends, with commentary taking a secondary role...
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Jordan doc tops 2020’s must-watch list
In my end-of-the-year column I wrote a few weeks ago, I talked about movies like First Cow, Nomadland, I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Mank, Tenet, Never...
Treat yourself with some film merch
Have a stack of gift cards you need to spend? Looking for some post-holiday gifts for someone you love or even yourself? Screen Time is here for you...
Tenet vs. Nomadland for best picture?
In last week’s column I argued that 2020 isn’t a total wash as far as movie years go. Maybe it hasn’t been a notably great year like, say, 2007, but...
2020 is a sneaky good year for films
This year very well might go down as the worst year in modern history for the release of new films. Makes sense, though, right? Given that most people...
Five possible storylines for this year’s Oscars
They are, in fact, going to have an Academy Awards show this year, on April 25, 2021, almost two months after the show usually takes place.
As 2020...
Rank directors with box scores instead of box office
Whether I liked it or not, I was raised on sports. My dad, whom I’m 80 percent sure has listened to every Chicago Cubs game on the radio since the 1960s,...
Looking back at 20 top roles for Sean Connery
Those eyebrows. That voice. The deepest smile lines I recall ever seeing. That accent. The element of nobility he brought to every screen he graced....
Exploring the best movies starring Costner, Lane
Last weekend’s overall box office receipt saw a slight increase in sales, bumping up from $9 million to $10.7 million. That is, for those of you keeping...
Best of what’s coming to theaters in November
Despite a lot of theaters staying closed and all of the major studios pushing back the release dates of their tentpole releases, the theater release...