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Movies Archive

Archives for January 2020

Culture
F9: The Fast Saga’s trailer brings the Fast and Furious family back togetherF9: The Fast Saga’s trailer brings the Fast and Furious family back together
Culture

The new F9 trailer sees John Cena and Vin Diesel facing off — and welcomes back a surprising family member.

By Aja Romano
Technology
The Black List’s Franklin Leonard says greed can combat Hollywood’s biasThe Black List’s Franklin Leonard says greed can combat Hollywood’s bias
Podcast
Technology

“What demographic group you’re a part of has no direct correlation with your talent.”

By Devin Nadi
Culture
How to watch all 9 of the 2020 Oscars Best Picture nomineesHow to watch all 9 of the 2020 Oscars Best Picture nominees
Culture

From Joker to Parasite to Little Women, here are all the movies competing for the Academy’s biggest prize.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Marriage Story’s gently funny take on love and divorce has won plaudits. Will it win Best Picture?Marriage Story’s gently funny take on love and divorce has won plaudits. Will it win Best Picture?
Culture

Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Noah Baumbach’s tale of the ties that bind.

By Constance Grady, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
Hollywood is replacing artists with AI. Its future is bleak.
Culture

How big-budget moviemaking is veering into Black Mirror territory.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were finishing each other’s sentences by the end of DownhillWill Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus were finishing each other’s sentences by the end of Downhill
Culture

The comedy legends loved playing a long-married couple in the upcoming American remake of Force Majeure.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.The Assistant is a movie about more than Harvey Weinstein. It’s about the system around him.
Culture

Director Kitty Green on how she made the first great movie of the Me Too era.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
How Miss Americana director Lana Wilson found the real Taylor SwiftHow Miss Americana director Lana Wilson found the real Taylor Swift
Culture

Why the acclaimed feminist filmmaker decided to make a documentary on one of the world’s biggest pop stars.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Ford v Ferrari feels like a classic Oscar movie. Can it win Best Picture?Ford v Ferrari feels like a classic Oscar movie. Can it win Best Picture?
Culture

Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the historical tale of men, fast cars, and mortality.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Joe Posner and 1 more
Culture
Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman takes on the director’s whole history — and could win him his second OscarMartin Scorsese’s The Irishman takes on the director’s whole history — and could win him his second Oscar
Culture

Our roundtable discusses the Best Picture chances for Martin Scorsese’s mobster epic.

By Dylan Scott, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more
Culture
How Sundance films are probing the mushy nature of truth and fiction in 2020How Sundance films are probing the mushy nature of truth and fiction in 2020
Culture

This year’s unofficial festival theme is reality — and how we obscure it.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
The Fight explores how the ACLU is navigating the Trump era through 4 key casesThe Fight explores how the ACLU is navigating the Trump era through 4 key cases
Culture

The documentary shows the hard, exhausting work of fighting for civil and human rights.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
1917 vividly recreates WWI’s trench warfare. Is that enough to win Best Picture?1917 vividly recreates WWI’s trench warfare. Is that enough to win Best Picture?
Culture

Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for Sam Mendes’s “one shot” war movie.

By Alissa Wilkinson, Alex Ward and 1 more
Culture
Crip Camp is a stirring introduction to the summer camp that sparked the disability rights movementCrip Camp is a stirring introduction to the summer camp that sparked the disability rights movement
Culture

The documentary, part of the Obamas’ Netflix slate, shows that seeing how the world could be can bring about real change.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Will Once Upon a Time in Hollywood finally win Quentin Tarantino the Best Picture Oscar?Will Once Upon a Time in Hollywood finally win Quentin Tarantino the Best Picture Oscar?
Culture

Our roundtable discusses the Oscar chances for the director’s twisty elegy for a lost age.

By Aja Romano, Alissa Wilkinson and 1 more