Category Archives: Variety

‘Mongrel’ Takes Top Prize at Singapore International Film Festival
Singapore director Chiang Wei Liang and co-director Yin You Qiao’s “Mongrel,” a portrayal of disenfranchised migrant workers in Taiwan, won Best Asian Feature Film at the 35th Singap...
Naman Ramachandran Dec 09, 2024

Colman Domingo Says ‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Storylines ‘Took My Breath Away’: ‘Most Gorgeous Writing Sam Levinson Has Ever Done’
Colman Domingo is gearing up for another season of “Euphoria.” Speaking to Variety hours after scoring a Golden Globe nomination for his performance in “Sing Sing,” Domingo rev...
Katcy Stephan Dec 09, 2024

‘Laapataa Ladies’ Review: A Feel-Good Social Dramedy Represents India at the Oscars
An amusing bridal switcheroo, “Laapataa Ladies” (or “Lost Ladies” in some territories) makes effective use of Bollywood’s broad social messaging. This mode of storytellin...
Siddhant Adlakha Dec 09, 2024

‘Baghdad Messi’ Review: From Iraq Comes a Heartfelt Social Realist Drama Set During the Second Gulf War
The shattering of a childhood dream is symbolic of the cruelly contorted fate of a nation in "Baghdad Messi." Kurdish-Belgian filmmaker Sahim Omar Kalifa has expanded his much-acclaimed 2012 short int...
Richard Kuipers Dec 09, 2024

‘Nickel Boys’ Star Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Experiencing the Most Prolific Year of Her Career and Why She Likes Playing ‘Inconvenient Women’
As an actor, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor has never regarded the camera as her ally. "I've always felt like it was an enemy, because it feels intrusive," says Ellis-Taylor, folding her legs under her on the ...
Angelique Jackson Dec 09, 2024

Chris Evans Circling Appearance in ‘Avengers: Doomsday’
It’s looking like Chris Evans will return in “Avengers: Doomsday.” The actor, best known to Marvel fans for playing Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Univers...
Rebecca Rubin Dec 09, 2024

Is ‘Yellowstone’ Actually Ending? Fans Speculate Whether This Week’s Finale Is Really the Duttons’ Last Chapter
Sunday night’s episode of “Yellowstone” filled fans with distress and confusion - and not just because they were subjected to multiple scenes featuring creator Taylor Sheridan shirtl...
William Earl Dec 09, 2024

‘Endless Summer Syndrome’ Review: A Shocking Allegation Disturbs a Family Holiday in a Disquieting French Debut
Kaveh Daneshmand's "Endless Summer Syndrome" unfolds like a Chekhov drama. Set in an idyllic country house where a family of four is enjoying the final lazy days of summer, the French film is jolted i...
Manuel Betancourt Dec 09, 2024

15 Golden Globes Takeaways: ‘Emilia Perez’ Proves Its a Major Awards Player, ‘The Substance’ Flexes and ‘Wicked’ Flies (But Not Too High)
The Golden Globes unveiled their nominations this morning, offering a blend of surprising choices and unexpected omissions that could reshape the awards landscape. With the Oscars nomination voting pe...
Clayton Davis Dec 09, 2024

‘All Red Hair and No. B.S.’: Grateful Dead and Bonnie Raitt Tributes Soar at Kennedy Center Honors
The 2024 edition of the Kennedy Center Honors celebrated an eclectic assortment of entertainers Sunday night: filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola, singer Bonnie Raitt, trumpeter Arturo Sandoval and survivi...
Cynthia Littleton Dec 09, 2024