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Film Review: ‘The Son’ is a Misguided Melodrama That Can’t Nurture Its Talented Cast
It never pays to compare one movie to another, but sometimes, especially when it’s a follow-up feature from the same filmmaker, it’s hard not to. In the case of The Son, it’s an especially egregious choice, since it makes an already bad film worse. In every way that The Father was powerful yet subtle, effecting […] More
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Anne Hathaway, Jeremy Strong, and Anthony Hopkins to Aim for Supporting Categories with ‘Armageddon Time’
The movie has already been well-received by critics and will release exclusively in theatres on October 28. More
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Telluride Film Review: ‘Armageddon Time’ Sees James Gray Looking Inward to Detail the Cost of the American Dream
The American Dream is an elusive one. Throughout history, many have sought it out, though as much as anything, many have sought it out for their children. That focus, as well as what shapes a young person, for better and worse, is the subject of Armageddon Time, the latest movie from auteur James Gray. Playing […] More
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First Trailer Released for James Gray’s ‘Armageddon Time’ After a Successful Telluride Bow
Focus Features has released the first trailer for Armageddon Time, directed by James Gray. There is no exact plot synopsis for the film, which is described to be about a deeply personal story on the strength of family, the complexity of friendship and the generational pursuit of the American Dream. Our editor Joey Magidson just […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Is 2010’s ‘The Wolfman’ Actually… Good?
Last week, we explored the curious case of Mike Nichols’ 1994 film Wolf, a fascinating collection of powerful names in front of and behind the camera that has been relegated to a forgotten oddity at best, a punchline at worst. Reflecting on the disservice that’s been done to that film over the decades, and how […] More
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The Top 25 Best Actor Winners So Far
Believe it or not, this series is almost done with. We can mourn that soon, but for now, we press on. Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of May 17th – Oscar Winners ‘The Father’ and ‘Minari’ Lead a Busy Slate
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, there’s a metric ton of new releases hitting shelves. For the first time in recent memory, a bunch of films are coming out this week. Among the biggest movies dropping are The Father and Minari, but that’s hardly the only ones. There’s The Nest, Raya and the Last Dragon, […] More
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Watch: Anthony Hopkins Delivers his Oscar Acceptance Speech
The 93rd Oscars ceremony certainly ended with a surprise last night. Not only did the show’s producers make the bold move to announce Best Picture ahead of the Best Actress and Best Actor categories, but the final category of the night went in a direction that many were not expecting. You’d have to imagine that […] More
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Before the Gold: Best Leading Actor
This month, we’re taking a look at this year’s Oscar nominees and digging into their past work to find hidden gems that you may have overlooked, or specific credits that may have influenced their Oscar-nominated work this year. Many have rightly noted that this year’s Best Leading Actor lineup is one of the greatest the […] More
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BAFTA’s Led by ‘Nomadland’ with ‘The Father’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Among Those Next in Line
This afternoon brought the results of the 2021 EE British Academy Film Awards, also known as BAFTA. After the nominations, due in part to a quirk in voting this year, brought some surprises, the wins more or less went according to plan. As expected, Nomadland led the way, taking home four BAFTA prizes, including Best Picture, […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Father’ Breaks Your Heart with Strong Acting and Vivid Emotions
How does a movie effectively manage to convey the feeling of dementia? Often, cinema utilizes the impact dementia has on relatives to tell its story. The Father, on the other hand, does its best to put you in the debilitated individual’s shoes. It makes for a rather artful approach, utilizing a lot of film tools […] More
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Anthony Hopkins & Olivia Coleman Star In Our First Trailer for ‘The Father’
What do you get when you have Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Colman in the same film? According to Brian Tallerico (www.rogerebert.com), “A powerful piece of storytelling.” The Father played at Sundance Film Festival before COVID-19, and received incredible reviews, and praised Hopkins and Colman’s performances, even giving them early Oscar buzz, well before Parasite made […] More
