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The Actors Rumored to Star in the Beatles Biopics Look Nothing Like Them. Good.
Too often, we overvalue actors who expertly imitate their iconic real-life subjects. A great biopic performance often requires more than mimicry.
Too often, we overvalue actors who expertly imitate their iconic real-life subjects. A great biopic performance often requires more than mimicry.
Despite some flashes of inspiration, protest and pizzazz, the 96th Academy Awards were too routine to capture the spirit of 2023’s brilliant films and the uncertain world outside the multiplex.
On the eve of the Oscars, the Slumdog Millionaire director recalls casting the Oppenheimer actor in his groundbreaking genre films—and talks a little about the project he’s wanted to make with Murphy for a while now.
A look at the eight major categories and what our Oscar expert thinks is getting nominated.
A feature on the major question in each of the big categories after what we learned from TIFF, Venice, and Telluride.
A number of Oscar contenders have impressed this year with their abundance of talent onscreen.
A recap of highlights from the just-ended London Film Festival.
A piece on the structure of Dunkirk and how it impacts storytelling.
The latest on Blu-ray and DVD, including "The Boss Baby," "Kong: Skull Island," "Ghost in the Shell," and the Criterion releases of "Lost in America" and "Stalker"!