“And the Oscar Goes to …”: Our 2020 Academy Awards Predictions
Can Parasite triumph over 1917? Will Brad Pitt win his first acting Oscar? Here is The Atlantic’s forecast.
Film
The Assistant Is a Subtle Horror Film for the #MeToo Era
The title character of Kitty Green’s new movie works for a man so nebulously threatening that the camera never shows his face.
The Particular Urgency of Sundance’s ‘Issue’ Films
With the 2020 presidential election approaching, this year’s festival featured titles that stressed activism through art.
The Most Crowd-Pleasing Films Coming Out of Sundance
Studios are betting on films such as Palm Springs and Minari to earn box-office success as well as critical praise.
The Most Exciting Films at Sundance Were Made by Women
The festival’s showcase of movies by Janicza Bravo, Eliza Hittman, Kirsten Johnson, and others could be a sign of positive change in an industry struggling to diversify.
The Shadow That’s Haunting Will Smith
He’s still a movie star. But both of his latest films reflect an actor terrified of fading into obscurity.
Matthew McConaughey Can Do Better Than This
The actor gives a listless performance in The Gentlemen, an unpleasant muddle of bigoted humor and tired clichés.
How The Two Popes Condemns Current-Day Authoritarianism
The film’s references to radical pedagogical texts can be read as a subtle rebuke of Brazil’s Bolsonarismo.
What Critics Are Looking Forward to at Sundance 2020
The annual film festival will kick off a new year in independent cinema this week.
A Film About Teens Finding Love Amid Climate Apocalypse
Makoto Shinkai’s bold and charming Weathering With You is set in a world ending so gradually, people barely notice it anymore.