Disparate genre elements collide — ambitiously, if none too convincingly — in Jake Paltrow’s futuristic Dust Bowl saga.
Review: Confused sci-fi western 'Young Ones' wastes Michael Shannon and Elle Fanning
Posted by Guy Lodge · 9:50 am · January 19th, 2014
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First Look: Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley highlight Sundance 2014 Premieres
Posted by chris-eggertsen · 5:17 pm · December 9th, 2013
What do Shailene Woodley, Ryan Reynolds, Nick Offerman, Amy Poehler, Elizabeth Banks and Michael Fassbender have in common? They’re all starring in films chosen in the Premieres section at Sundance 2014.
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Kirsten Dunst joins Michael Shannon and Joel Edgerton in Jeff Nichols' 'Midnight Special'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:04 pm · August 13th, 2013
The director of ‘Take Shelter’ and ‘Mud’ is back at work.
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Superman at the Oscars
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:06 pm · June 10th, 2013
Looking back at how the Man of Steel has fared at the Academy awards with DC’s reboot on the way.
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I guess we should talk about that 'Man of Steel' trailer
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 6:51 am · April 17th, 2013
There were 183 seconds that got a lot of fanboys excited yesterday, (insert dirty joke here), and we might as well get into it in this space. Yes, the trailer for Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel” landed a solid punch when it dropped during CinemaCon and then hit the net immediately after. To say the least, it had some impressive stuff to offer.
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Linda Cardellini launches her own Best Actress campaign for 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 2:39 pm · November 19th, 2012
But she’s more concerned with getting attention for the movie than winning an Oscar.
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On Adam Driver and Michael Shannon, 'Frances Ha' and 'The Iceman'
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:44 am · September 2nd, 2012
Charisma on two levels in Telluride.
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Looking back on Linda Cardellini in 'Return'
Posted by Guy Lodge · 1:15 pm · March 20th, 2012
The film came and went in US theaters without much noise, but Liza Johnson’s post-Iraq indie drama “Return” showcases am award-caliber performance from Linda Cardellini.
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Off the Carpet: Pencils down
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:31 am · January 23rd, 2012
Declaring final predictions in all categories.
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Still in the dark: final Oscar nominee predictions
Posted by Guy Lodge · 6:04 pm · January 22nd, 2012
Guy Lodge reveals his final predictions for Tuesday’s Oscar nominations, and addresses some of his key uncertainties across the categories.
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Off the Carpet: As the music stops, fringe hopefuls cross their fingers
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:33 am · January 16th, 2012
As of Friday, phase one of this year’s Oscar season has drawn to a close. Ballots were due by 5pm and it’s pencils down, the music has stopped, whatever metaphor you want to apply. And the period of December 27 – January 13 was crucial for films looking to grab a last-minute foothold and those hoping to maintain dominance alike.
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The Lists: Top 10 bubble contenders to consider for Oscar
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 4:07 pm · January 10th, 2012
Ballots are in hand and the last push to this Friday’s poll deadline is tight and spirited. Now is the time when you cross your fingers for completely left-field picks from the Academy’s membership (most of which has likely already turned in its ballot by now), but mainly hope for some bubble contenders that are highly deserving to fall on the right side of the line come Tuesday, January 24.
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'Drive' wins with Central Ohio critics
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 7:33 am · January 6th, 2012
After “The Tree of Life” led the way with nominations from the Central Ohio Film Critics Association, it was “Drive” that took top honors, winning Best Picture and Best Director for Nicolas Winding Refn. Refn also won the Breakthrough Film Artist award.
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Austin film critics like 'Hugo,' Refn and Shannon
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 9:13 am · December 28th, 2011
The Austin Film Critics Association is the latest group to speak up on the year’s best, tapping “Hugo” as the best picture of the year. The film didn’t show up anywhere else on the unique slate of superlatives, though, which included two acting wins for “Take Shelter.”
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Off the Carpet: Setting the field with the precursors so far
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 11:41 am · December 19th, 2011
In just three weeks we’ve gone from zero to a hundred on the circuit as the film awards landscape has been sculpted into a bit of a consensus in these waning moments of 2011. Let’s see what that consensus appears to be.
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'Tree of Life' wins four awards from Chicago critics, including Best Picture
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:03 am · December 19th, 2011
After Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” led with seven nominations from the Chicago Film Critics Association, it seemed obvious the film was likely to win the group’s Best Picture award. But the film ended up walking away with four big wins in total.
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2011: the year in superlatives
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 10:11 am · December 16th, 2011
Who am I to complain about the amount of year-end kudos announcements when I had this post coming all along? I know. I’m so hypocritical.
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'Tree of Life' leads Chicago film critics nods
Posted by Kristopher Tapley · 8:56 am · December 16th, 2011
The Chicago Film Critics Association has announced its list of nominees this year, and it’s full of the usual. But most interesting is that “The Tree of Life” star Hunter McCracken has finally received some attention.
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