The 2026 Best Picture Nominees, Ranked

The sheer diversity in style and subject matter amongst this year's nominees makes the lineup worth celebrating.

Feb 19 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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Brandon Rogers Knows You're Watching

The writer and voice actor looks back on his career, and discusses new seasons of Helluva Boss and Hazbin Hotel.

Feb 17 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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January in Review: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Sentimental Value,’ & ‘The Secret Agent’

Hamnet isn't this year's “Oscar villain,” partly because there's no consensus on what that term even means.

Feb 13 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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December in Review: ‘Avatar,’ ‘Marty Supreme’ & ‘It Was Just an Accident’

The cinematic equivalent of “Yakety Sax,” Marty Supreme is emblematic of American kitsch.

Feb 5 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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December 2025

November in Review: ‘Blue Moon,’ ‘Train Dreams’ & ‘Wicked: For Good’

Wicked: For Good is bad, but not in a way that should warrant such contentious debate.

Dec 12, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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October in Review: 'Frankenstein' & 'Bugonia'

When William looked at Victor with big, sad eyes and said “you’re the monster,” I rolled mine.

Dec 5, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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November 2025

‘Weapons’ actor Clayton Farris breaks down iconic scene with Aunt Gladys

"It was like being waterboarded."

Nov 7, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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September in Review: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Twinless’ & ‘Death of a Unicorn’

Part stoner comedy and part family drama, One Battle After Another is a parade of contradictions.

Nov 7, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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August 2025

August in Review: ‘Weapons,’ ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ & ‘KPop Demon Hunters’

Straddling horror, humor and pathos, Amy Madigan is Weapons' best-kept secret.

Aug 29, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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July in Review: ‘Superman,’ ‘Sorry, Baby’ & ‘F1’

What’s a good genre film but a series of tropes assembled just right?

Aug 8, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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July 2025

June in Review: ‘Sinners’ & ‘The Phoenician Scheme’

This month's newsletter features a surprising amount of people getting burnt alive.

Jul 10, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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June 2025

‘Our Flag Means Death’ star Vico Ortiz talks genre and gender in new film, ‘Spark’

The time-loop thriller raises the bar for Latin and LGBTQ+ representation in sci-fi.

Jun 26, 2025 • Ursula Muñoz S.

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