Christopher Nolan

While the prickly sense of tension is a consistent strength in the film, “The Batman” makes a habit of giving itself away too soon.

If your film is a commercial film, it has to reinvent its genre of choice, be constantly talked about by the press and audiences and/or have a hefty studio campaign budget standing behind it to even stand a chance at getting nominated. And then you’ll still lose to stuff such as “The Shape of Water.”

Writing about art put me close to so many artists. It was exhilarating. But I was only ever close.

Visuals have gotten a lot of the credit for what is making films more immersive. Less obvious is the way scores have changed the way we engage with films.

Spielberg elicits an infectious sense of wonder that’s only topped by “Jurassic Park,” a genuine pathos missing from his late-career period pieces.

“Best Picture” is a massive concept that is not properly captured by the rules and logistics in place because it transcends them.

Despite offering a surprisingly eclectic spread of nominees, the 90th Academy Awards proved to be utterly, boringly predictable.

Christopher Nolan may have received that coveted nomination, but the industry’s unwillingness to celebrate him remains to a significant degree.

With the general consensus that there were no major snubs in this year’s Academy Awards nominations, category predictions become all the more interesting.

While the stunning LGBTQ+ love story “Call Me By Your Name” garnered four nominations, it was snubbed for nearly just as many.