Films

Nerds and cinephiles alike are having a bit of a moment right now. First, the trailer for the epic conclusion to Denis Villeneuve’s Dune series dropped, and the overwhelmingly positive buzz surrounding the trailer certainly made it feel like it may just be the cinematic event of the year. Less than 24 hours later, the

Autumn Durald Arkapaw made history at the Academy Awards, becoming the first woman ever to win the Oscar for Best Cinematography for her work on Sinners. The groundbreaking victory also marks another milestone: Arkapaw, who is of Filipino and African American Creole heritage, is the first woman of color to win the category. Her win

  For nearly three decades, Paul Thomas Anderson has been one of American cinema’s most distinctive auteurs, an artist whose influence has often outweighed the Academy’s willingness to reward him. His films have long been fixtures of awards-season conversations, yet the statuette itself has remained just out of reach. PTA could have won for Magnolia, or

The animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters has already rewritten the rules of pop culture over the past year. Now it has secured its place in film history as well, becoming the first Korean animated film ever to win Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards. The victory caps an extraordinary run for the Netflix and

It was almost surreal that the two companies fighting for control of Warner Bros. Discovery, one of Hollywood’s oldest and most decorated studios, were a streaming giant with an openly anti-theatrical worldview and a conservative billionaire dynasty with deep political ties, influence over newsrooms, and a growing appetite for controlling the flow of information. And