Category: Films
Oscars 2025: how to watch, nominations, predictions, and timetable
There’s a febrile atmosphere to the Oscars this year, caused largely by events outside Hollywood’s control. The advent of Trump and the consequent assault on [more…]
‘A chilling effect’: is Hollywood too scared to touch hot-button documentaries?
The Oscars are far from a consensus, but few films head into Sunday’s awards with as much critical acclaim as No Other Land, a documentary [more…]
Mark Kermode on… director Ken Russell, the king of cult classics who was so much more than a sensationalist
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the release of one of the most important and groundbreaking pop movies of all time: Ken Russell’s psychedelic [more…]
A Wicked shame! In 2025, blockbuster success spells Oscars failure
Box-office success is a strong indicator of Oscars failure at this year’s Academy Awards, with the two highest-grossing best picture nominees among those titles least [more…]
Carbon monoxide poisoning ruled out in death of Gene Hackman and wife, police say
Authorities have ruled out that Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from carbon monoxide poisoning earlier this week in their home in Santa [more…]
‘I chose to NOT follow the gutless rules’: Francis Ford Coppola says he’s ‘thrilled’ by Golden Raspberry votes
Francis Ford Coppola has said he was “thrilled” to accept multiple Golden Raspberry nominations for his film Megalopolis, which ended up winning two awards. On [more…]
‘I spent 12 hours a day for 16 months with Gene Hackman – but never met him’: The Conversation’s Walter Murch pays tribute
I never formally met Gene Hackman. I glimpsed him once, in November 1972, when he bounded upstairs to the offices of American Zoetrope in San [more…]
Timothée Chalamet deserves an Oscar – for his Oscar campaign
On Sunday, Timothée Chalamet could become, at 29 years, two months and three days, the youngest best actor winner in Oscar history. But whether or [more…]
Why The Brutalist should win the best picture Oscar
OK, let’s get this out of the way: yes, The Brutalist is long. Very long. Backside-numbingly long. Which is as you might expect of a [more…]
Gene Hackman and wife’s deaths ‘suspicious enough’ for investigation, warrant says
An active investigation is under way into the deaths of the Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, after their bodies [more…]
