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Ahead of the Oscars: Our critic鈥檚 picks for the best acting awardsNo matter which actors receive an Oscar March 15, our critic has already decided who his winners are.
Ryan Coogler鈥檚 鈥楽inners鈥� isn鈥檛 just a vampire flick. It鈥檚 an American story infused with blues.For the 98th Academy Awards on March 15, 鈥淪inners,鈥� directed by Ryan Coogler, is a contender for best picture and 15 other nominations,聽the highest number for any film in Academy history.
鈥淗igh Water鈥� embodies the struggle of historic Black coastal communitiesTyquan Morton鈥檚 鈥淗igh Water鈥� demonstrates the impact of gentrification on Gullah Geeche culture along the Atlantic coast.聽
Cannes favorite 鈥楾he President鈥檚 Cake鈥� is a fable with real-world immediacySet in early 鈥�90s Iraq during Saddam Hussein鈥檚 rule, 鈥淭he President鈥檚 Cake鈥� reveals not only corruption but also kindness and fortitude.
鈥榊oung Mothers鈥� paints a compassionate portrait of teen motherhoodBelgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne veer away from easy solutions to the challenges their 鈥淵oung Mothers鈥� face, while holding room for growth and change.
In a war-weary English town, singing together inspires hopeRalph Fiennes leads a stellar cast in 鈥淭he Choral,鈥� about an amateur choir struggling to stay afloat as its male singers head off to fight in the Great War.
Exquisite indies help make 2025 a marquee year at the moviesMonitor critic Peter Rainer turns the spotlight on the 10 movies that moved him over 2025. They include聽 鈥淏lue Moon,鈥� 鈥淭he Ballad of Wallis Island,鈥� and 鈥淭rain Dreams.鈥�
Rian Johnson Q&A: On faith, 鈥楰nives Out,鈥� and 鈥楽esame Street鈥� spoofsFor 鈥淜nives Out鈥� series writer and director Rian Johnson, the third outing is not just a locked-room mystery, but an opportunity to examine religious faith.
鈥楢 celebration of working-class joy.鈥� A director鈥檚 ode to NYC鈥檚 Christmas tree sellers.Director Celia Aniskovich鈥檚 new documentary, 鈥淭he Merchants of Joy,鈥� explores the tree-selling families that turn New York鈥檚 streets into forests of firs at the holidays.
Another furry-eight hours: 鈥榋ootopia 2鈥� is a delight for kids and parentsDisney鈥檚 new buddy-cop sequel is an animated delight. But 鈥淶ootopia 2鈥� also shows how films we might dismiss as 鈥渃hildren鈥檚 movies鈥� have the capacity to inspire young people and their parents to be better.
鈥楰nives Out鈥� returns with a knotty case and more of Daniel Craig鈥檚 virtuoso detectiveThe third 鈥淜nives Out鈥� may be the best, our film critic says. A church-set crime offers the latest challenge for engaging detective Benoit Blanc in 鈥淲ake Up Dead Man.鈥�
鈥榊ou get centered and pray.鈥� Eddie Murphy documentary looks at comedian鈥檚 inspiration.鈥淏eing Eddie,鈥� now streaming on Netflix, is above all a tribute, and not just to Eddie Murphy鈥檚 comedic brilliance.
Linklater鈥檚 鈥楴ouvelle Vague鈥� is so much more than a film about a filmRichard Linklater鈥檚 鈥淣ouvelle Vague鈥� is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard鈥檚 鈥淏reathless.鈥� But its true subject is the exhilaration that comes from being part of an artistic escapade, writes our film critic.
鈥楾rain Dreams鈥� review: A powerful, spare look at a vanishing way of life鈥淭rain Dreams鈥� is a beautiful look at a bygone era that, at the same time, has a startling immediacy. That immediacy, our critic writes, is more than a matter of careful observation. In its widest sense, the movie is asking what makes life worth living.聽
The Boss was riding high. 鈥楽pringsteen鈥� shows what happened next.The new movie 鈥淪pringsteen,鈥� drawn from a book, portrays a more subdued Bruce than the one whose rousing concert images pepper the internet. The film mines the origins of the 鈥淣ebraska鈥� album looking for what drives a living legend.
Hart wrote some of the most aching lyrics of all time. Then musicals left him behind.Director Richard Linklater offers a poignant portrait of legendary lyricist Larry Hart in his new film 鈥淏lue Moon.鈥澛�
In 鈥楳r. Scorsese,鈥� the legendary director asks, What are we?鈥淢r. Scorsese鈥� probes the innermost thoughts of the Oscar-winning filmmaker and his efforts to use art to grapple with life鈥檚 toughest challenges and questions.
In an extraordinary film, an Iranian director explores forgiveness and mercyIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has sacrificed for his art, having been sentenced to prison and house arrest. His latest movie, 鈥淚t Was Just an Accident,鈥� examines significant questions, including if there are limits to forgiveness 鈥� or mercy.
Robert Redford forged a path in Hollywood that went beyond movie stardomRobert Redford鈥檚 legacy, our critic writes, will be as much about the impact he has had on the care and nurturing of filmmakers as his own movies.
Grab your popcorn and a seat. Toronto celebrates 50 years of moviegoing.At the 50th annual Toronto International Film Festival, our critic has watched more than 20 movies. His takeaway? 鈥淢ovies 鈥� good, bad, or indifferent 鈥� can be a passport to global understanding.鈥�
