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Can We Have A Dialogue, Please? Here’s How “Bugonia” Could Land At The Oscars
Are we underestimating five-time Oscar nominee Yorgos Lanthimos’s “Bugonia” at the 98th Oscars? The next few weeks of major precursors — namely the PGA/SAG award nominations and BAFTA Longlists — will determine what the industry thinks of Lanthimos’s surreal tragicomedy. Driven by towering performances and a peculiar screenplay, “Bugonia” follows extreme opposing viewpoints into a…
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From “La La Land’s” Oscar Certainty To “Moonlight’s” Best Picture Shock: Can “Sinners” Do The Same To “One Battle After Another?”
As the New Year and the next major stage of Oscar season approaches, the 2025 race already looks like something we haven’t seen in a long time. There have been several years when only one film has swept the early critic awards and precursors, and one could argue that “One Battle After Another” is already…
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“MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I – LAST AIR IN MOSCOW”
THE STORY – Julia Loktev documents independent journalists in Moscow facing government crackdown as Russia invades Ukraine, capturing their fight for speech amid risks of being branded “foreign agents” and the country’s drift towards authoritarianism. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM – Julia Loktev (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 324 Minutes Authoritarianism often shows up uninvited,…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “The Smashing Machine” Stars Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt & Prosthetic Makeup Artist Kazu Hiro
“The Smashing Machine” is a biographical sports drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Benny Safdie, starring Golden Globe nominee Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Academy Award nominee Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend Dawn Staples. The film had its world premiere in the main competition of the…
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“WE BURY THE DEAD”
THE STORY – After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise; they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying. THE CAST – Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith & Brenton Thwaites THE TEAM – Zak Hilditch (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 95 Minutes Classic horror monsters go…
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The 2025 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Winners
The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) have announced their winners representing the best in film for 2025 Here are this year’s winners… BEST PICTUREHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSentimental ValueSinners BEST ACTORTimothée Chalamet – Marty SupremeLeonardo DiCaprio – One Battle After AnotherDwayne Johnson – The Smashing MachineMichael Jordan – SinnersEthan Hawke – Blue Moon BEST…
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Volume II Of Season 5 Proves “Stranger Things” Is Running On Fumes As It Hobbles Towards Its Series Finale
THE STORY – In 1980s Indiana, a group of young friends witness supernatural forces and secret government exploits. As they search for answers, the children unravel a series of extraordinary mysteries. THE CAST – Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Noah Schnapp,…
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The 2025 Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) Nominations
The Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS) nominations have been announced, representing the best in the field for 2025. The winners will be announced February 14th, 2026. FEATURE-LENGTH MOTION PICTURE Best Contemporary Make-Up“Bugonia” (Focus Features) – Torsten Witte“Eddington” (A24) – Colin Penman, Lisa Hansell“Jurassic World: Rebirth” (Universal Pictures) – Jana Carboni, Charlie Hounslow, Nik…
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