Why do the Oscars get things wrong so often?
It’s Oscar season, a perfect occasion to look at why the Academy Awards gets things wrong so often.
Remembering Oscar-nominated filmmaker David Lynch
We listen back to a 1994 interview with Lynch, who died Jan. 14. His credits include Eraserhead, Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks. Plus, Isabella Rossellini and Nicolas Cage remember the director.
Your guide to Oscar-nominated movies and where to watch them
There are a lot of films and we are here to help! We’ve assembled details and coverage for the 13 films nominated in six major categories — all in one place.
When Oscar got it wrong
What do Babygirl, Singing in the Rain and Apocalypse Now have in common? They’ve all been overlooked by Oscar voters.Some Oscar blunders fall into the category of snubs – others show a failure to recognize films that will endure.Now sometimes, these cr…
We break down the 2025 Oscar nominations
This year’s Oscar nominations are out, and if you liked Emilia Pérez, Anora, Wicked, The Brutalist, and A Complete Unknown, then you’re in luck. As always, there’s an eclectic mix of heavy favorites, left-field surprises, and the dreaded snubs. We giv…
Karla Sofía Gascón is the first openly trans actress to receive an Oscar nomination
The Spanish actress portrays the titular character in Emilia Pérez, a polarizing musical that focuses on the life of a transgender drug lord in Mexico.
See the full list of 2025 Oscar nominations
Emilia Pérez raked in the most nominations Thursday morning, followed by The Brutalist and Wicked. The Academy Awards are scheduled for Sunday, March 2.
They made a post-apocalyptic Sundance film. Then their homes burned
The zombie apocalypse film Didn’t Die was made amid the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic and upheaval in Hollywood. The filmmakers lost their homes – but are still sharing their movie at Sundance.
‘One of Them Days’ turns Keke Palmer and SZA loose
Keke Palmer is one of Hollywood’s most charismatic leads, and SZA is one of the world’s biggest pop stars. Now, they’ve teamed up for the raunchy buddy comedy One of Them Days. The movie is about two best friends in L.A., who endure a wild series of misadventures as they try to make rent over the course of one very eventful day. It’s rowdy and profane, but it’s also got something to say about gentrification, predatory businesses, and other factors that make it hard to survive and advance in America.
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In ‘A Real Pain,’ Jesse Eisenberg asks: What is the purpose of ‘tragedy tourism’?
Eisenberg’s film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD.
In ‘The Brutalist,’ art and commerce are always at odds
The new movie The Brutalist is earning a lot of Oscar buzz. Adrien Brody plays a fictional Hungarian architect who settles in America after his family is torn apart during World War II. It’s a three-and-a-half-hour epic with much to say about assimilat…
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