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Who’s your pick for Best Actress this year? How about Best Picture? Best Actor? Perhaps the better question is do you care? In this annus horribilis, when there’s been more drama on the news than on the big screen, are … Continued

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This week we’re doing our PROVOKR Pick a little differently than usual. Instead of recommending a movie that is coming out this Friday, we are promoting Promising Young Woman, which came out in theaters on December 25th. And while Promising … Continued

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The 93rd Academy Awards will take place on April 25th 2021. Since the ceremony was pushed back from its usual February slotting, it has extended the eligibility period for films coming out in the beginning of the new year. Films … Continued

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Regina King, the actor known for her roles in projects such as If Beale Street Could Talk and Watchmen, has now made her feature film directorial debut with One Night in Miami. The movie tells a fictional account of legends … Continued

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In case you missed it, Taika Waititi became the first indigenous person to win an Oscar, and it was for his satirical work on Jojo Rabbit’s script. The World War II narrative follows Jojo, a Nazi Youth whose imaginary friend … Continued

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Every year certain films are absent from Academy Award nominations. The Academy is no stranger to controversy.  In 2015, the twitter hashtag #OscarsSoWhite trended because of the lack of diversity among nominees. This year, it seems there is more controversy.  … Continued

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The musical innovations of Trent Reznor have been featured on concert stages, in video games and on movie theater screens. He’s won both Grammy Awards and Oscars for his sonic creations, cementing himself as a music industry leader again and … Continued

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