Category Archives: Variety

‘Marty Supreme’ Ties BAFTA Record for Most Losses in History
Marty Mauser has lost another critical match - but this time, it was in the awards game. Josh Safdie's sports dramedy "Marty Supreme" left this year's BAFTA ceremony with an unwelcome distinction, tyi...
Clayton Davis Feb 22, 2026

Paul Thomas Anderson Says ‘I Feel Like the Prettiest Girl in the Room’ After Winning BAFTA Best Director Prize, Dedicates Award to Late ‘One Battle’ Producer Adam Somner
Paul Thomas Anderson won the BAFTA Film Award for best director for his sprawling and politically-charged satire “One Battle After Another,” which has long been an awards season favorite. ...
Alex Ritman Feb 22, 2026

‘Truly Naked’ Team Puts Real Intimacy Above Fake Pleasure: ‘Porn Is Like WWE. It’s the Fantasy That Pays the Bills’
Berlinale hit "Truly Naked" bets on intimacy, not porn. "Porn is very much like WWE. It's the fantasy that pays the bills. They get in the ring, fight and bleed. But it's all fake," adult perform...
Marta Balaga Feb 22, 2026

Box Office: ‘Wuthering Heights’ Surpasses $150 Million, ‘GOAT’ Hits $100 Million Globally
This weekend at the global box office was the tale of two holdovers as “Wuthering Heights” waltzed to $150 million while “GOAT” hit the $100 million mark. Director Emerald Fenn...
Rebecca Rubin Feb 22, 2026

BAFTAs Host Alan Cumming Asks for ‘Understanding’ as Tourette Syndrome Campaigner John Davidson Shouts ‘Strong Language’ and Slurs at Winners and Presenters
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming thanked the audience for their understanding on Sunday night after a number of outbursts from Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson during the show. Davidson, w...
K.J. Yossman Feb 22, 2026

‘The Garden We Dreamed’ Review: Powerful Mexican Migrant Drama Finds Moments of Serenity Amid Adversity
“The Garden We Dreamed” opens on a complex symphony of natural sound: layer upon layer of birdsong, insect chatter and weather-rustled foliage, all the more intensified for playing out ove...
Guy Lodge Feb 22, 2026

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Singers EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami Get BAFTAs Crowd Singing With ‘Golden’ Performance
EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, the singers behind Huntr/x from "KPop Demon Hunters," got the BAFTA Film Awards crowd grooving with a performance of their megahit “Golden.” It was the first...
K.J. Yossman Feb 22, 2026

Ryan Coogler Makes BAFTA History as First Black Winner of Original Screenplay for ‘Sinners’
Ryan Coogler continues to make history. Coogler added another landmark first to an already seismic awards season, winning the BAFTA for original screenplay for "Sinners" and becoming the first Black w...
Clayton Davis Feb 22, 2026

Dennis Quaid Thinks Hollywood Has Gone Far Left, Calls Trump ‘Really Genuine’ With ‘A Lot of Energy’
Dennis Quaid thinks that American politics have gone too far to the left in recent years. The actor, who portrayed President Ronald Reagan in the 2024 biopic “Reagan,” was interviewed on P...
Pat Saperstein Feb 22, 2026

BAFTA Film Awards Host Alan Cumming Asks Americans if ‘Zootopia 2’ ‘Rings Any Bells’: ‘Lies, Corrupt Leaders, Poisoning and Persecution of a Race’
BAFTA Film Awards host Alan Cumming mostly left politics — domestic and global — outside the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night but couldn’t resist a sly nod to world events, asking...
K.J. Yossman Feb 22, 2026