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The Case for All Five Nominees in Best Actress
How about this Best Actress race? No other category is as up in the air as this one. Furthermore, Actress is setting itself up to be one of the most thrilling categories in some time. It all begs the question that I asked last week: who the hell is winning Best Actress? Whomever wins among […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: Vanessa Kirby and Katherine Waterston Talk ‘The World to Come’
As much as Pieces of a Woman is likely to score Vanessa Kirby her first Academy Award nomination, The World to Come features equally strong work. Paired with Katherine Waterston, the two are part of one of the year’s best casts so far. Along with Kirby and Waterston, Christopher Abbott and Casey Affleck (who I […] More
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Film Review: ‘Pieces of a Woman’ is an Acting Clinic
For being a film with a lot to like and offer, Pieces of a Woman is a surprisingly hard one to quantify. On the one hand, it’s brilliantly performed. On the other, it deals with subject matter and a tragic event that may be too much for some to handle. That it’s done in an […] More
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Netflix Releases a Trailer for ‘Pieces of a Woman’
The rest of the world now finally gets a taste of the movie and performances that set the Venice Film Festival on fire earlier this year, as the trailer for Kornél Mundruczó’s Pieces of a Woman has finally dropped. The film, which won the Best Film and Best Actress prizes at Venice, as well as having been […] More
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in Editor, Film Reviews
Venice Film Festival Review: ‘The World To Come’ is Filled with Stirring Performances
It’s always a relief when movie manages to be more than you expect, going in. In the case of The World to Come, it seemed for all the money like an attempt to capture the aesthetic and style of Terrence Malick. A frontier drama and character study, building towards romance? Check. Ethereal narration? Check. Without […] More
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Netflix Has Purchased Vanessa Kirby’s Venice Winner, ‘Pieces of a Woman’
Netflix has picked up yet another film this season, Kornél Mundruczó’s, Pieces of a Woman. The film stars Vanessa Kirby and Shia LaBeouf. Kirby plays a grieving woman who embarks on an emotional journey after the loss of her baby. It came at the price of what is said to be $10M, but seems to […] More
