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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the Park City Legacy program for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, celebrating the Festival’s rich history and shared experiences in Utah through archival and restoration screenings of iconic films from previous editions, artist talks with notable...

The British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) has released this year’s longlists for Best Feature Documentary, which is sponsored by Intermission Film, and Best International Independent Film, which is sponsored by Champagne Taittinger. Fifteen films make the cut for Best Feature...

“Hal & Harper” is an American comedy drama television series created, written, and directed by Cooper Raiff and starring Raiff, Lili Reinhart, Betty Gilpin, and Mark Ruffalo. The series had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival where...

Every year, the Best Documentary Feature race feels like one of the most unpredictable categories on the Oscar ballot. But, when you look closer, a clear pattern emerges. Over the last sixteen years, one festival has quietly dominated the category,...

“It Was Just An Accident” is a thriller film written and directed by legendary Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The film is a co-production between Iran, Luxembourg, and France, the latter selecting it as the country’s official submission for Best International...

“After The Hunt” is a psychological thriller film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Nora Garrett that premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival out of competition and opened the 63rd New York Film Festival. Starring Julia Roberts,...

For this week’s third podcast review, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, Katie Johnson, and Giovanni Lago join me to review and discuss the latest film from Mary Bronstein, “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,” starring Rose Byrne, Conan O’Brien, Danielle Macdonald, Christian Slater, and...

“Blue Moon” is an American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself and his work on the opening night of “Oklahoma!,” the...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed Warner Bros. original horror film “Sinners” will be honored with the Ensemble Tribute at the 35th annual Gotham Film Awards, set to take place at Cipriani Wall Street...

One year ago, I do not think the reigning Outstanding Drama Series Emmy champion “The Pitt” was on anyone’s radar. Nevertheless, today I shall do my best to summarize the major 2026 Emmy contenders in the Drama categories (please see...