My Oscar Predictions 2026
One year ago, the Oscars were marked by uncertainty. Wildfires had ravaged parts of greater Los Angeles and dampened the mood. How would Conan O'Brien do as host his first…
One Battle After Another: Anderson’s Anora
Leonardo DiCaprio. Photo: Warner Leonardo DiCaprio once said that turning down Boogie Nights (1997) was the greatest regret of his career. Paul Thomas Anderson, who was just starting out, had…
September 5
A critically lauded dramatization of how the ABC sports team covering the Munich Olympics in 1972 ended up broadcasting the hostage crisis live to American audiences, putting immense ethical pressure…
Colors
Veteran L.A. cop Bob Hodges (Robert Duvall), who’s close to retiring, gets a new, younger partner (Sean Penn) and tries to teach him how to handle the city’s gangs. A…
All the King’s Men
As the populist Willie Stark (Sean Penn) wins the Louisiana governorship in the 1950s, a reporter (Jude Law) finds himself doing the dirty work for “the people’s governor”. A surprisingly…