The Lists: Top 10 first-half Oscar contenders

Posted by · 8:00 am · July 10th, 2012

What early releases deserve recognition come January 2013?

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Digging for gold in 2012's first quarter

Posted by · 5:34 pm · April 2nd, 2012

With the first quarter of the 2012 release calendar over, have we seen any potential Oscar nominees yet?

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Review: The shaking, waking nightmare of 'Snowtown'

Posted by · 8:06 am · October 18th, 2011

A blinding Australian debut feature from Justin Kurzel, “Snowtown” negotiates the real-life criminal exploits of a suburban family Down Under — only to make last year’s “Animal Kingdom” look positively “Neighbours”-like in comparison.

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