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The Sight & Sound annual critics list for the year 2025 has been posted. The BFI’s international magazine polled more than 200 critics, programmers and academics from around the world to secure the results which, for the first time, includes...

The Michigan Movie Critics Guild (MMCG) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 8th, 2025. Here are this year’s nominees… Best PictureFrankensteinHamnetMarty SupremeOne Battle After AnotherSinners Best DirectorPaul Thomas...

The Critics Choice Award (CCA) nominations have been announced, representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on January 4th, 2026. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREBugonia (Focus Features)Frankenstein (Netflix)Hamnet (Focus Features)Jay Kelly (Netflix)Marty Supreme...

For this week’s second podcast review, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, Daniel Howat, and Will Mavity join me to review and discuss the latest film from Noah Baumbach, “Jay Kelly,” starring George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy...

“Fackham Hall” is a period parody comedy film set in 1930s England that crosses “Downton Abbey” with “Airplane!” and “Monty Python.” It is directed by Jim O’Hanlon and written by comedian Jimmy Carr (in his screenwriting feature debut) with Patrick...

The American Film Institute (AFI) has officially announced their list of the Top 10 best films of 2025. Historically, their picks tend to line up with the nominees for Best Picture with 6-8 films overlapping (117/146 over the last 16...

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that “Frankenstein” is the recipient of the Visionary Award. Expected to attend the award presentation are director Guillermo del Toro and actors Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth. The Visionary Award...

The Critics’ Choice Award (CCA) will announce its nominations in all categories for the 31st annual Critics’ Choice Awards tomorrow. A special BTL Nominating Committee was created to provide shortlists for voting in 11 below-the-line categories, which helps with predictions...

Self-portrait, the London-based fashion house, is proud to announce that Academy Award-winning independent filmmaker Sean Baker (“Anora,” “Red Rocket” & “The Florida Project“) will debut a short film, titled “Sandiwara,” as part of Self-portrait’s Residency programme. Baker wrote, edited, and shot “Sandiwara,” starring Malaysian-born...

South by Southwest (SXSW) announced today that NEON’s “I Love Boosters,” the latest film from visionary filmmaker Boots Riley, will make its World Premiere as the Opening Night Film of the 2026 Film & TV Festival, marking SXSW’s 40th year. ...