‘One Battle After Another’ Dominates With Best Film, Director, Three Acting Prizes
History of Sound, The: Director Oliver Hermanus Discusses Gay Romance, Starring Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor
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Josh O’Connor and I have the same agents in the U.K., and he read the short story around the same time as I did.
History of Sound, The: Oliver Hermanus’ Disappointing Gay Romance
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What promises to be an exploration of art as the foundation for deep erotic friendship in The History of Sound, Oliver Hermanus’ latest feature, turns out to be an emotionally inert and muted tale of repressed sexuality. And considering that the movie, which world premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Fest (In Cometition), stars two […]
Oscar Actors: Madigan, Amy–Supp. Actress (“Once in a Lifetime,” “Weapons”
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For playing a woman in a difficult marriage in the drama Twice in a Lifetime (1985), Madigan earned a nomination for Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
Eddington (2025): Aster’s So-So Attempt at a Black Satire of Contemporary America
Ambitious to a fault, Aster makes use of an ever expanding and shifting cast to justify the excessive 146-minute runtime with well-observed comic details and visual payoffs.