The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win

I've watched all 10 Best Picture Oscar nominees - one movie deserves to win

From One Battle After Another and Hamnet to Marty Supreme and Frankenstein, it's a real mix in true quality among this year's contenders

The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win

Film critics – myself included – love to bemoan the death of high-quality cinema in the age of streaming, pointing to mediocre Best Picture Oscar nominees as evidence that the production of great (or even good) films is on the wane. But perhaps things are changing. Are people sick of being inundated with short videos […] The post The Oscars are usually a mess, but this year’s Best Picture nominees are strong. Here’s who should win appeared first…

10 Best Movies Nominated For The Best Picture Oscar, According To Letterboxd

The Letterboxd community is packed with cinephiles, so what do they think the best movies are that were ever nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars?

Erin Hickey: An extremely unqualified ranking of Best Picture nominees

The 98th annual Academy Awards are Sunday, when Hollywood gathers to celebrate some of the year’s greatest films — and some that are maybe not conventionally “good,” but were produced by somebody rich. In honor of the occasion, I watched the Best Picture nominees and ranked them from worst to best.  You should probably know […]

For Black Women, the Oscars Are About More Than Best Picture

Black women are paying close attention to this year’s Oscars — and we all have a stake in the outcome. The stark contrast between the portrayals of Black women in two leading Best Picture contenders, “One Battle After Another” and “Sinners,” has lit a firestorm in both private and public conversations. We celebrate the recognition of Black excellence for actors like Teyana Taylor, Wunmi Mosaku, and Chase Infiniti. But these portrayals matter far…