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  • Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner Become First Black Hosts of the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards

    - Dec 22, 2022
    “Entertainment Tonight” hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will become the first Black co-hosts of the 2023 Palm Springs International Film Awards, which returns in person on Thursday, January 5th, 2023 at the Palm Springs Convention Center “The Palm Springs International Film Awards has partnered...
  • Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

    - Dec 21, 2022
    “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” is as spry and light on its feet as its titular feline. The inherently alluring paradox of the swashbuckling kitty from the “Shrek” universe remains firmly in place 11 years...
  • Wildcat

    - Dec 21, 2022
    Talking about the healing power of animals is more than New Age gibberish. Dogs are currently being trained to monitor the blood sugar levels of diabetic owners, and scientists are cautiously beginning to explore the claim...
  • The Sage, The Crone: Judith Ivey on Her Role in Women Talking

    - Dec 20, 2022
    The cast of “Women Talking,” written and directed by Sarah Polley, faced several challenges when adapting the book by Miriam Toews. First, it takes place almost entirely in one setting, with a varied group of characters trying to...
  • The 25 Best TV Series of 2022

    - Dec 20, 2022
    Are we still in the era of Peak TV? Critics pointed to the prime of shows like “The Sopranos,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Wire,” and “Mad Men” as the apotheosis of the form, and we’re pretty clearly...
  • Babylon

    - Dec 19, 2022
    Damien Chazelle is obsessed with the punishing pursuit of perfection. Whether it’s finding an immaculate tempo, hurtling into space, or making it big in Hollywood, his films feature characters who are willing to endure physical and...
  • Moths to the Flame: Damien Chazelle on Babylon

    - Dec 19, 2022
    Oscar-winning writer/director Damien Chazelle’s latest film is both a crowd-pleasing comedy and a dense text filled with innumerable homages to the films, filmmakers and stars of the time. Vibrant and frenetic, hilarious and melancholic, “Babylon” is...
  • Netflix’s Dull CIA Series The Recruit is More Like Paperwork

    - Dec 17, 2022
    With all respect to the actual pencil pushers and desk jockeys at Langley, I’m sure that working at the CIA isn’t inherently the Jack Ryan, Jason Bourne, or Bryan Mills-like action bonanza that it’s cracked up to...
  • The Big 4

    - Dec 17, 2022
    Indonesian director Timo Tjahjanto makes movies that embrace the absurd potential of filmmaking. I remember being a kid and hearing someone say that the best action movies show you something you’ve never seen before and you’re...
  • Nanny

    - Dec 16, 2022
    Hollywood’s output of American immigrant plotlines is endless. Yet while many of them are no doubt empathetic films, they also contain a sense of distance. Whether it’s in a film’s decades-ago period or a focus on...