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Joker – and Netflix – dominate Oscar nominations

13th January 202014th January 2020Jason Korsner

The dark comic-book origins drama Joker has continued to dominate the nominations stage of Awards Season, being in the running in 11 categories [click for more...]

Diversity backlash clouds BAFTA nominations that see Joker lead the pack

7th January 20208th January 2020Jason Korsner

Hot on the heels of the Golden Globes, Britain’s film and TV academy, BAFTA has announced a set of film award nominations that [click for more...]

1917, Rocketman, Joker and Once Upon A Time in Hollywood among Golden Globe winners

6th January 20207th January 2020Jason Korsner

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has spread its honours thinly, making it hard to make predictions ahead of next month’s Oscars, but the [click for more...]

Marriage Story and Irishman lead Golden Globes nominations for Netflix

9th December 201923rd December 2019Jason Korsner

The Golden Globes have fired the starting pistol for the 2020 Oscar race, as the first of the major film awards of the [click for more...]

Joker – Review

4th October 201928th December 2019Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Todd Phillips – FEATURING: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Bill Camp, Brett Cullen, Douglas Hodge, Frances Conroy, Josh Pais, Shea Whigham, Zazie Beetz [click for more...]

The Sisters Brothers – Review

5th April 20197th May 2019Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Jacques Audiard – FEATURING: Joaquin Phoenix, John C Reilly, Allison Tolman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Root, Riz Ahmed, Rutger Hauer [click for more...]

British talent makes a rare appearance among Independent Spirit Nominations

16th November 201816th November 2018Jason Korsner

The Scottish director Lynne Ramsay and the English actors Carey Mulligan and Richard E Grant are among the nominees for the Independent Spirit [click for more...]

The Favourite is the favourite at BIFA 2018

31st October 201831st October 2018Jason Korsner

It’s still October but the Awards Season has begun in earnest – on this side of the Atlantic at least – with the [click for more...]

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far On Foot – Review

26th October 201825th November 2018Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Gus Van Sant – FEATURING: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Beth Ditto, Carrie Brownstein, Jack Black, Kim Gordon, Mark Webber, Ronnie Adrian, Rooney Mara, Tony Greenhand, Udo Kier [click for more...]

Mary Magdalene – Review

16th March 201830th April 2018Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Garth Davis – FEATURING: Rooney Mara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Denis Ménochet, Joaquin Phoenix, Tahar Rahim [click for more...]

Art Satire The Square is Surprise Palme d’Or Winner

28th May 201718th May 2018Jason Korsner

Palme d’Or winner The Square satirises the art world The Cannes jury, led by the Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar, has handed the prestigious [click for more...]

Irrational Man – Review

11th September 20153rd October 2015Jason Korsner

DIRECTED BY: Woody Allen – FEATURING: Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Jamie Blackley, Joe Stapleton, Nancy Carroll, Parker Posey, Tom Kemp [click for more...]

Cannes 2015 – The First Saturday

16th May 20157th March 2017Jason Korsner

It was straight down to business this year. No messing about by the beach. Within two hours of getting off the plane at [click for more...]

Inherent Vice – Review

3rd January 20151st September 2015Jason Korsner

DIRECTOR: Paul Thomas Anderson – CAST: Joaquin Phoenix, Josh Brolin, Katherine Waterston, Eric Roberts, Benicio Del Toro, Hong Chau, Jena Malone, Joanna Newsom, Jordan Christian Hearn, Keith Jardine, Martin Donovan, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Michael Kenneth Williams, Owen Wilson, Peter McRobbie, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Jaeger, Sasha Pieterse, Serena Scott Thomas, Timothy Simons [click for more...]