3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1148+ words) Every year, when I return to Telluride, the first thing I look for isn’t a movie. This year marked my tenth Telluride in twelve years. I made my first visit to the San Juan Mountains back in 2015. At the time,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1420+ words) ‘A Long Winter’ Review: Fred Hechinger Shines in Andrew Haigh’s Frustratingly Adrift Melancholic Bore [C-] Telluride AwardsWatch On the opening night of the 2026 Telluride Film Festival, writer-director Andrew Haigh received the coveted Silver Medallion award, an honor that’s given to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1352+ words) ‘The Debut’ Review: Julianne Moore Hits Every Note in Jesse Eisenberg’s Delightfully Absurd Ode to Local Musical Theater [A-] Telluride AwardsWatch There is arguably no better way to start a movie musical than with the instantly recognizable, rich tones of…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1439+ words) ‘Wild Horse Nine’ Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Want to Change the World in Martin McDonagh’s Comedic Investigation [A] Telluride AwardsWatch For decades, we’ve asked ourselves a question, do we really want to know who is taking care of…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (478+ words) It’s raining men this season, with a Best Actor race that’s getting wetter by the day. Here are my 2027 Oscar nomination predictions in Best Actor and Best Actress for August. Lead or supporting? Valentin Campagne – Coward (MUBI) Cannes Best Actor,…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (816+ words) Make it a Double Feature: ‘Aftersun’ (2022) and ‘Blue Heron’ (2026) AwardsWatch For this month’s column, I’ve decided on two feature directorial debuts from women: Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun and Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron. Two films that are semi-autobiographical tales set partially during…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (811+ words) With a handful of actors with more than one supporting performance in contention this year, like Robert Pattinson, Penélope Cruz, and Sandra Hüller, old thought would serve the choice of possibly trying to squeeze one into a lead category but…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (255+ words) Film Academy Appoints New Chairs, Vice Chairs; Sean Baker, Samantha Quan to Lead Marquee Theater Committee AwardsWatch The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the newly appointed chairs and vice chairs for its 2026-2027 committees and affinity groups,…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (384+ words) We’re just weeks from the official end of ‘movie summer’ as we get ready to enter the fall festival season, with Venice and Telluride both kicking off the first week of September and with it, bringing in a wealth of…...