The new FX show Love Story, which follows the romance of John F Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, is not a good show. It’s melodramatic yet emotionally distant, and its dialogue is sometimes laughably on the nose. But its soundtrack aims much higher. It’s full of memorable tunes from the 80s to the early …
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‘Career Oscars’ Choosing Seniority Over Quality Don’t Age Well, But We Love Them Anyways
If Amy Madigan wins the Best Supporting Actress Oscar on Sunday, it won’t be a Career Oscar. Movie fans have become notorious for calling any Oscar nomination or win by an older actor a «Career Oscar.» These are given to artists who have been repeatedly nominated for Oscars and have never actually won, or artists …
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Could ‘Sinners’ and ‘One Battle After Another’ Tie for Best Picture?
The short answer is «No,» but wouldn’t it be cool? This awards season has been nothing short of unpredictable. In past years, we’ve known exactly who would win Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture before the ceremony even started. If an actor wins the most important preliminary awards, the BAFTA, Actor (formerly …
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‘I just told you what to think!’: Why Colman Domingo will win his first Oscar for his potrayal of Joe Jackson
Holy early Oscar predictions, Batman If you’ve been tuned into the Oscar conversation over the past three years, you know the name Colman Domingo. The 56-year-old actor has nabbed two Best Actor nominations two years in a row for performances worthy of the statuette, but he has yet to take home the top prize. His …
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Wicked: For Good’s Lack of Nominations is a Shocker, But it Shouldn’t Be
If you can’t believe that Act 2 of Wicked won’t get a single Oscar, you haven’t been paying attention. If you are one of the Kalshi betters who thought that a second Oscar nomination for Ariana Grande was a sure thing, your pocket might be hurting this morning. The Oscar nominations were announced on January …
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Wicked: For Good’s Lack of Oscar Nominations is a Shocker, But it Shouldn’t Be
If you can’t believe that Act 2 of Wicked won’t get a single Oscar, you haven’t been paying attention. If you are one of the Kalshi betters who thought that a second Oscar nomination for Ariana Grande was a sure thing, your pocket might be hurting this morning. The Oscar nominations were announced on January …
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Movies Aren’t Too Long, You Just Have No Attention Span
It doesn’t matter if you’re a film bro who regularly attends repertory movie screenings or a cinema know-nothing who only goes to the theater once a year to see Wicked or Deadpool & Wolverine; I’m willing to bet you’ve heard the complaint that «Movies are too long these days.» Perhaps you’ve even made this complaint …
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21 Must-See Movie Theater Memes to Screen Before the 2025 Oscars
With the 97th Academy Awards coming up, it’s important that you’re caught up to speed on all things cinephile and movie buff. What do I mean by this? Well, everyone knows the best way to watch a movie is on the giant silver screen, the way the moviemakers intended. Since we don’t have a silver …
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‘Attention spans [are] officially broken’: Netflix is dumbing down their content so you can keep scrolling
Remember the dog, Dug, from the Pixar movie, Up? A lovable sort, this pea-brained golden retriever acted as a comical relief, personifying the short attention spans we typically see in goldens. Through a collar that translates dog thoughts to speech, the audience catches a glimpse of the goofy, single-track mind of the family dog, lending …
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