2025 Oscar Predictions and Snubs
The three-way race between Anora, The Brutalist, and Emilia Pérez has begun to widen in the final weeks of the awards race, while the competition stays hot in below-the-line categories.
The 50 Best Cinematographers of All Time
The greatest cinematographers of film history, from Technicolor pioneers to lighting virtuosos.
Emilia Pérez (2024)
Jacques Audiard is no hack, and there is some merit to the outlandish ambition of this pulpy, musical melodrama about a cartel kingpin’s transition, yet its constant misfires keep Emilia Pérez from ever settling on a coherent direction.
The 100 Best Shot Films of All Time
The greatest cinematography of film history, from moving cameras to meticulous mise-en-scène.
A Complete Unknown (2024)
The unity of art and politics was not exactly a new concept in the 1960s, but Bob Dylan’s refreshing brand of celebrity that is both radically outspoken and mysteriously private inspires awe in A Complete Unknown, soulfully capturing the countercultural icon’s elusive, inscrutable essence.
The 50 Best Film Editors of All Time
The greatest film editors of cinema history, from abstract montagists to continuity perfectionists.
The Brutalist (2024)
As we traverse Brady Corbet’s epic saga of a Hungarian-Jewish architect forging a new life, his ties to both America and his homeland intertwine, yielding complex artistic fusions born of bitter nostalgia, soured dreams, and deep-seated cultural trauma.
The 100 Best Edited Films of All Time
The greatest editing of film history, from razor sharp montages to dextrous intercutting.
Conclave (2024)
What unfolds behind the closed doors of the Sistine Chapel in the wake of a pope’s death makes for a tantalising source of intrigue in Conclave, yet Edward Berger brings a solemn gravity to his staging of this suspenseful political thriller, exposing the secrets and moral weaknesses of those who vie for that newly vacant position of power.
The 50 Best Screenwriters of All Time
The greatest screenwriters of film history, from architects of narrative structure to sentimental storytellers.