The Critics Choice Association unveiled their nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards. You can find the final nominations here: As Cinema Debate’s lead film critic, I am also part of the Critics Choice Association and submit my the ballot for this year’s nominees. 29th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST PICTURE BEST ACTOR – name…
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Oppenheimer is a dense and horrifyingly brilliant character study, with Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey JR delivering career-defining performances. It’s experimental, gut-wrenching, and masterfully shot and scored. Christopher Nolan cements himself as an all-time great director. When it comes to the conversation of the best director in Hollywood, few directors rival the visionary storytelling prowess…
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Barbie is a deconstruction and love letter to the icon, with great set pieces, choreography, and style. Greta Gerwig continues to show why she’s one of the best directors working today, while Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling shine as always. 2023’s Barbie could have been many things. The character has existed in countless ways and is perceived…
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Below is my current mid-year ranking of all the new 2023 releases I’ve seen so far, with some quick thoughts on each film. As of right now, these are my current ratings and ranking for each but they are subject to change by the end of the year when heavy hitters such as Oppenheimer, Dune:…
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The Critics Choice Association unveiled their nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards. You can find the final nominations here: As Cinema Debate’s lead film critic, I am also part of the Critics Choice Association and submit my the ballot for this year’s nominees. SHERAZ FAROOQI’S NOMINATING BALLOT FOR THE28th ANNUAL CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS BEST PICTURE1. The…
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Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio is a beautiful, layered, stop-motion masterpiece. The film is filled with incredible performances and imbued with the director’s signature style in a retelling that is both poignant and heartwarming. Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio tells the classic story of the wooden boy and his father in a uniquely powerful way. It is a…
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Warning: This article may contain spoilers from Andor Episode 12 After ten weeks, Andor concluded its first season today with “Rix Road.” The episode, which picks up immediately after its predecessor, focuses primarily on the funeral of Maarva Andor (Fiona Shaw), and converges nearly all of our central characters on Ferrix, culminating in a long-awaited revolution against…
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Warning: This article may contain spoilers from Andor Episode 11 Andor returned this week with the penultimate episode of its first season. Episode 11, titled “Daughter of Ferrix” is the first of the two-part finale, and can most easily be described as the “calm before the storm.” With a lot of setup in place, director Benjamin Caron…
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Warning: This article may contain spoilers from Andor Episode 10 With only two episodes left, Andor returned this week to conclude its Narkina 5 arc. An exciting prison break was on the horizon and this episode delivered on all cylinders. Episode 10, titled “One Way Out,” builds off of the momentum of the final line in Episode…
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Star Wars animation returned to Disney+ today with Tales of the Jedi, a six-episode event featuring parables built around Jedi from the prequel era. The series takes its animation style from its predecessors The Clone Wars and The Bad Batch, and brings the return of some fan-favorite characters. While the short episodes come and go…
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Black Adam is an action-packed crowd-pleaser, featuring Dwayne Johnson at the top of his game. With incredible visual effects and filled to the brim with DC characters and cameos, Black Adam serves as a B-12 shot for the DCEU.
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Nearly four years since its announcement, Lucasfilm’s newest live-action series, Andor, premieres tomorrow on Disney+. This debut comes off the heels of Lucasfilm and parent company Disney removing director Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron from its upcoming release calendar. This removal aligns with reports that Lucasfilm is concentrating further releases towards streaming as opposed to theatrical,…
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Streaming is fantastic. Everyone is doing it. But, at what cost? It looks like your local TV and cable companies are about dead. Congrats!
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Who is Captain America? Well, if you ask THR and some idiot fans, it’s still Steve Rogers. Yeah, no. Now shut up.
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Once the Warner Bros. Discovery merger was announced, we had a little hope for what WBD could do for DCEU. But can we trust them?
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