And the Oscars go to… BEST PICTURE American Sniper [WINNER] Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Boyhood The Grand Budapest Hotel The Imitation Game Selma The Theory of Everything Whiplash DIRECTOR [WINNER] Alejandro G. Iñárritu (Birdman or The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Richard Linklater (Boyhood) Bennett Miller (Foxcatcher) Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel) Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game) ADAPTED SCREENPLAY Jason Hall (American Sniper) […]
On Monday, we posted PART ONE of our picks for the 2015 Academy Awards. Now we’re back to break down the remaining categories by who seems most likely to win on the big night and who truly deserves it. To keep track of how well we did with our predictions, watch the Oscars live on […]
We’re just about ready to close the doors on 2014, but before we do, let’s take a look at the Oscar nominations that we know just have to win, and those we can’t help but wish would. To keep track of how well we did with our predictions, watch the Oscars live on Sunday, February 22nd. […]
Zack Miller: I was a bit surprised by Ida‘s nomination for Best Cinematography. Not because it doesn’t deserve acclaim — it perfectly, stunningly, monochromatically does — but because it’s not very often that foreign flicks can break through to the more mainstream categories. In the last 15 years, the only other foreign films to be […]
With the door barely closed on 2014, we’ve wasted no time looking ahead to the onslaught of major productions opening in the new year. We had a handful of our writers throw out a few upcoming films that they’re excited about. This list is in no way exhaustive, in fact, it’s likely we’re missing one of your […]
No end-of-year coverage is complete without celebrating some of the best scenes of the year. This list offers films that may not have made our Best Films of the Year a chance to grab the spotlight. We polled over a dozen of our contributing writers and editors to produce this aggregated list that represents the sharp opinions […]
2014 was a huge year for cinema. With releases from heavy hitting veterans such as Richard Linklater, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Jim Jarmusch, it can be hard to find the time to seek out work from talented new directors. That’s where this list comes in. As a starting point for some of the very best films […]
A pregnant comedian, a nightly news producer, the daughter of a washed up movie star, a 3,000 year old vampire. Women in supporting and leading roles captivated on-screen in 2014. To celebrate such a great year at the movies, we polled over a dozen of our contributing writers and editors to produce this aggregated alphabetized list […]