Here’s Who Will Win at the 2024 Oscars
And also who should win.
Film
A Movie That Understands the Absurdity of the American Dream
Julio Torres’s existential comedy Problemista is a marvelous mixture of surrealism and social satire.
How a Middle-Aged Everyman Actor Won Everyone Over
Paul Giamatti’s performance in The Holdovers is just another high point in a long, memorable career.
A Colossal Blockbuster That Justifies Its Scale
Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part Two is a triumphant—and tragic—look at the cost of power.
The Heartbreaking Insight of The Boy and the Heron
Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-nominated film illustrates how war can destroy that most precious of things—the innocence of a child’s soul.
The Coen Brothers’ Split Is Working Out Fine
Drive-Away Dolls is a zany comedy with an unapologetically sexy edge.
The Loneliness of Jodie Foster
A star since childhood, she spent decades guarding her privacy. On-screen, she’s always played the solitary woman under pressure. But in a pair of new roles, she’s revealed a different side of herself.
The Missing Piece of the Bob Marley Biopic
A new film about the reggae legend sanitizes his commitment to social justice—and loses what made him so magnetic.
The Fabulous Desperation of Our Celebrities
Jennifer Lopez would like us to take her seriously now.
Please, No More Shared Cinematic Universes
Madame Web doesn’t just scrape the bottom of the barrel—it finds new depths.