Awards Season
Oscar contenders, major performances, awards conversations and the films that define each season.
Explore 174 articles in the original Oscar Contenders collection, from individual film criticism to nominations, predictions and post-ceremony analysis.
From the Awards Archive
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Hustlers: Economics of the stripper pole
Sometimes a good movie is all about the performance, not the content. Once adrift on an endless cycle of middling romantic comedies and voice-over work, Jennifer…
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American Factory: The price of globalization
There have been a number of exceptional documentaries released in 2019 covering a range of political, historical and pop culture topics. Perhaps none sits quite on…
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The Souvenir: Love and other drugs
Joanna Hogg doesn’t make life easy on her audience. Subtlety and layers of hidden context abound in her latest feature, “The Souvenir,” a semi-autobiographical drama she…
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The Farewell: The value of a good lie
Many of the best films are personal, whether they be exact recreations of past events in the lives of those making them or simple adaptations of…
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Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Tinseltown fantasy
“Once Upon A Time In Hollywood” is everything one might come to expect from a Quentin Tarantino film and yet somehow, it’s also nothing like what…
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Toy Story 4: To infinity and beyond
Children don’t appreciate kids’ movies. Good writing, top notch animation, quality vocal talent to bring characters to life, these things are unimportant to a child. They…
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Late Night: The headline of my analysis is complacency
Most moviegoers will see acting legend on the big screen this weekend as the head of an organization protecting Earth from aliens in the blockbuster sequel…
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Rocketman: Fantastical voyage
Director Dexter Fletcher’s new film is not a biopic of iconic musical genius Sir Elton John. “Rocketman” captures all the fantasy and majesty of John’s enduring…
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Us: The terror within
Are we our own worst enemy? Jordan Peele’s latest film, “Us,” contemplates deeply personal, introspective ideas through the lens of horror. The film’s main conceit, an…
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Easy rider: Academy rewards safe biopic ‘Green Book’ with Best Picture
Newly crowned Academy Award winner for Best Picture “Green Book” is like clanging a cowbell at the end of Shoshtakovich’s seventh. Everyone who doesn’t understand what…
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