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Are Ariana Grande’s Oscar Chances Locked Up For Good? History Says It Might Be

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Next Best Picture

Not many pundits expected “Wicked: For Good“ to score much higher than “Wicked’s“ 73 on MetaCritic and 7.8 average critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Yet something equal to or only slightly lower than those scores was expected to be enough...

ZOOTOPIA 2 Review: Sequel Ups the Laughs, Set Pieces, and Positive Messaging

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Screen Anarchy

While it’s far from a shock that Zootopia, Disney Animation Studios’ Academy Award-winning, billion-dollar-earning, box-office hit, spawned a not-unexpected sequel, taking the better part of a decade to reach IP-ready audiences certainly qualifies as one (a shock, that is). ...

“LITTLE TROUBLE GIRLS”

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Next Best Picture

THE STORY – At her mother’s urging, introverted 16-year-old Lucija joins her Catholic school’s all-girls choir, where she befriends Ana-Marija, a popular older student. When the choir travels to a countryside convent for a weekend retreat of intensive rehearsals, Lucija navigates...

The 2025 Art & Craft European Film Award (EFA) Nominations

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Next Best Picture

The nominations for the 38th Art & Craft European Film Awards (EFA) were announced today, representing the best in European cinema for 2025. The arts and crafts nominations were voted on by the members of the European Film Academy’s dedicated...

Reflections on the 2025 Tailinn Black Nights Film Festival

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Roger Ebert

A recounting of time spent at the Estonian film festival.

Home Entertainment Guide November 2025: “Familiar Touch,” “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Splitsville”

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|Roger Ebert

The latest on streaming and VOD includes Criterion editions of Eyes Wide Shut, Hell's Angels, and Burden of Dreams, along with recent releases like Splitsville, Caught Stealing, and Familiar Touch.

Mr. Scorsese Editor David Bartner on Capturing the Emotional Heart of a Legendary Career

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|The Film Stage

For a career as diverse, singular, and influential as Martin Scorsese’s, the task of summarizing it in even five hours is a mammoth task, making director Rebecca Miller and editor David Bartner’s Mr. Scorsese such a vital, impressive documentary. Across...

The B-Side Ep. 172 – Daniel Craig (with Gavin Mevius)

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|The Film Stage

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we talk about someone who played Bond, James Bond, and...

Teenage Wasteland Review: A High School Class That Held Up Truth to Power

by admin|7 months ago26 November 2025|The Film Stage

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage under the title Middletown. Teenage Wasteland opens in theaters on November 26. In 1991, Middletown High School teacher Fred Isseks started an elective class that every student...