Based loosely on his own parents’ volatile and complicated relationship, writer/director Pawel Pawlikowski sets his newest film, Cold War, in late 1940s post-war Poland, where his mother and father met. Like his Academy Award-winning film, Ida (2013), Pawlikowski shoots Cold … Continued

Two years after the release of author J. D. Vance’s Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, which landed at the top of the New York Times Best Seller List, twice, comes the award-winning documentary on the … Continued

The true story of the complicated relationship between Queen Anne, Sarah Churchill, and Abigail Masham is ripe for the cinematic treatment, but since it’s a story about three women, it’s naturally not been adapted to historical fiction until now. Olivia Colman … Continued

It’s been quite a year for Joe Alwyn. The up and coming British actor has not only landed in some of 2018’s most important films, he’s also somehow managed to endure almost two full spins around the sun as the … Continued

It’s almost second nature for Jennifer Lopez to reinvent herself. The actor, singer/songwriter, former Fly Girl, and producer has been showing off her immeasurable talent for almost 30 years. And 2018 has been a particularly busy year for La Lopez. … Continued

There have been so many actresses dubbed “America’s Sweetheart” (we’re looking at you, Meg Ryan), it’s hard to keep track with who’s considered the latest Queen of the Cuties crop. One name that seems to rise to the top of … Continued

Surprise! Max Minghella, the sexy chauffeur/boyfriend of Offred in Hulu‘s hit series, The Handmaid’s Tale, isn’t just a great actor. Turns out, the son of late British director Anthony Minghella, who wrote and helmed award-winning films like Truly, Madly, Deeply and … Continued

She’s relatively unknown in the mainstream culture of the United States, but Gabrielle Colette is considered one of the most important writers who ever lived. Her novels were initially published under the name of her domineering husband, and it wasn’t … Continued

The soft-spoken and emotive actor, Casey Affleck, is finishing up 2018 with a lovely, sensitive role in Robert Redford‘s latest film, The Old Man and the Gun. Based on a true story, Redford plays a lovable career criminal simultaneously robbing … Continued

If there’s one film that is capturing praises across the board at this fall’s film festivals, it’s Bradley Cooper’s directorial debut, A Star is Born. The fourth reboot of the classic tale, boy meets girl, boy makes girl famous, boy … Continued