Hollywood

Christopher Nolan, Robert Downey Jr. and Cillian Murphy all secured their first Academy Awards

2023 was the best year for film in more than a decade

They provide the unmissable opportunity for an up-and-coming actor to become a star

Half these films will flop — and most of the rest will underperform

It’s hard to remember when there was such a good clutch of intelligent, adult-oriented films being recognized

Kieran Culkin once again triumphed over his co-stars Brian Cox and Jeremy Strong

Barbie , Oppenheimer and Succession dominate

There is a refreshing new emphasis in his films on black comedy and absurdism

It is now inevitable that there will be a log-jam in post-production facilities

The MCU’s Midas touch appears to be dimming

The Eras Tour ’s success may indicate a path back to profitability for movie theaters, if not movies themselves

He was one of the finest screen actors of his generation and remains a symbol of American strength

Audiences are not willing to pay their $12 to go and see something new and original

At first glance, this suggests that business as usual can resume, but the actors’ strike continues

He has been given break after break and has done his best with them

Time for the very talented by increasingly one-note figure to take a sabbatical