54 posts tagged ‘oscar’
The best movies to watch on Apple TV Plus right now
AV Club,
Unlike Netflix, Amazon Prime, or Hulu, which each offer movies to stream from many studios both large and small, Apple TV+ focuses almost exclusively on Apple Originals that are, for the most part, only available on its platform. So what are the best movies to check out right now on Apple TV+? Read more...
Saltburn director Emerald Fennell doesn't think her mind is all that twisted
This story contains spoilers for Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. Read more...
15 Best Actress contenders for the 2024 Oscars
We’ve already identified 22 films competing for a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars, and 15 actors in the running for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. Now, we’re turning our attention to the actresses whose names could be called when nominations are announced in January. As with the actors list, we’ve narrowed… Read more...
The week in film: Thanksgiving's gory feast, and what's wrong with Marvel
Horror fans have been waiting more than a decade for Thanksgiving, director Eli Roth’s holiday slasher about a killer in a pilgrim mask terrorizing a small Massachusetts town. Ever since Roth’s fake trailer for the film showed up in Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s Grindhouse, we’ve been wondering what the… Read more...
The best movies to watch on Hulu right now, including The Hunger Games
Hulu, like all streaming services, adds and loses titles every month. If you see something that you want to stream, don’t assume that it will still be there two weeks or two months later when you get around to it. That show or film may hop over to another streaming service like Netflix or Amazon Prime for a few… Read more...
Poor Things Puts a Shocking and Fantastic Spin on a Classic Tale
Gizmodo,
At its core, Poor Things is the relatively simple story of a woman growing up and finding herself. However, in the hands of director Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster, The Favourite), it tells that tale in the most fantastical, imaginative, disturbing, and hilarious way possible. Words that, in fact, also describe the… Read more...
Martin Scorsese claims he was tricked into going viral on TikTok
Martin Scorsese is not only one of our greatest living filmmakers, but he’s also a social media sensation—operating a popular account on Letterboxd as well as starring in a handful of funny TikTok videos posted by his daughter, Francesca. But in a new chat with The Los Angeles Times, Scorsese denies any responsibility… Read more...
May December review: An intoxicating portrait of an emotional predator
From its very first shot Todd Haynes’ May December announces itself as a wildly intoxicating, intentionally strident provocation. Close-up images of Monarch butterflies and their surrounding manicured flower gardens are scored by the theme from Joseph Losey’s 1971 film The Go-Between. The archly dramatic music lends a… Read more...