“I’m Still Here” — the Oscar best picture nominee about the murder of a Brazilian congressman by the country’s military dictatorship — concludes with a single sentence that delivers a gut punch of historical reality: The five soldiers charged in the killing were never punished because of laws granting them …
Sometimes, the period after the Oscar nominations can feel like a snooze. There may be a notable snub that’s worth discussing for a few days, but things eventually settle down and people begin to behave themselves as they head into the final stretch of the season. This hasn’t been that. …
Sometimes, the period after the Oscar nominations can feel like a snooze. There may be a notable snub that’s worth discussing for a few days, but things eventually settle down and people begin to behave themselves as they head into the final stretch of the season. This hasn’t been that. …
Ever since the Oscar nominations were announced last week, one statistic has really stuck with me: For the first time since 1978, all five best-actress nominees come from films that are also nominated for best picture. There are a couple of different ways you could look at that statistic. One …
The nominees for the 97th Academy Awards were announced on Thursday morning and an unusually high number of them are still exclusively in theaters, including the best picture contenders “A Complete Unknown,” “The Brutalist,” “I’m Still Here” and “Nickel Boys.” But many more major nominees are currently a click away …