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Does Screen Time Really Matter?
Paul Mescal appears in less of Hamnet than Jessie Buckley, but that hasn’t stopped some from screaming “fraud!” at his…
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Inside the Visceral Wartime Portrait of ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’
“You never know with a documentary,” says Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov. “You hope that you’ll get there.” The statement could…
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‘Kokuho’ Director Lee Sang-il on the Brutal Beauty Behind Japan’s Box Office Phenom
Amid another anxiety-inducing year for the theatrical film business, one of 2025’s few unmistakably hopeful signs came in a most…
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Springsteen’s Deliver Me From Nowhere: Behind the Sound
As Tod Maitland began the sound-mixing process for Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, he knew he had to go right…
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‘F1,’ ‘The Smashing Machine’: Casting Non-Actors, Athletes
For the first time in the ceremony’s 98-year history, casting directors will be getting their close-up at the Academy Awards.…
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Global Styles Shake Up Oscar Animation Race
This season’s race for best animated feature is one of the most stylistically varied in recent memory, a category where…
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Oscar Contenders Who Are Related in the 2026 Race
Brothers, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives are all vying for the golden trophy this season. November 25, 2025…
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Emma Thompson Boards Oscar Contender ‘Jane Austen’s Period Drama’ as “Executive Menstrual Advisor”: “A Bloody Little Gem” (Exclusive)
Emma Thompson is such a big fan of Oscar-hopeful short Jane Austen’s Period Drama, she’s boarded the film as “executive…
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Why Oscar Think Pieces Need to Go
This column was conceived not so much as an assignment but as a desperate cry for help to my editors.…
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How ‘Mutiny on the Bounty’ Led to Oscars Supporting Actor Category
If nothing else, 1935’s Mutiny on the Bounty answers the burning question: What does Clark Gable look like without a…
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