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2025 Oscar Nominations
The full list of nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards
Review: “Mercy” is Too Dumb to Be Playing it So Straight
For a film as goofy and nonsensical as Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy, you would think it would be a little more fun. Instead, you get an over-serious slog where half-committed actors…
Final 2025 Oscar Predictions
We are less than two days from the actual 2025 Oscar Nominations! While much of the race has begun to coalesce, there’s still plenty to be determined. Here are my…
Review: “The Voice of Hind Rajab” is Devastatingly Effective Filmmaking
Kaouther Ben Hania’s The Voice of Hind Rajab is frankly a difficult film to rate from a critical standpoint. It’s power and impact are so complete and devastating, the story…
Review: “The Testament of Ann Lee” is a Fully-Executed Artistic Vision of Obscurity
I have no doubt The Testament of Ann Lee was made exactly how director Mona Fastvold wanted to make it. While many other films are steered by studio notes from…
Review: “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” is a Meditative, Funny, and Gory Blast
As someone who was mixed on 2025’s 28 Years Later, I came in to a direct sequel with tempered expectations. To say I was blown away by Nia DiCosta’s 28…
Oscar Updates: SAG Shakeup
All the important precursors have released their nominees, and the Oscar nominations are only two weeks away. With the recent announcement of the Screen Actors Guild nominations, let’s do a…
The Best Films of 2025
I consider 2025 to be a great year for film. In fact, of the films released in 2025, I watched over 130 and gave over 75 of them a 3.5…
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