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First Look'Nomadland' takes best director, picture at British film awards鈥淣omadland鈥� filmmaker Chloe Zhao became only the second woman, and the first woman of color, to win the BAFTA for best director.
First LookOscar nominees: Adding up the ways the field changed this yearActors of color and female directors are better represented this year among the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards. Hollywood has been under pressure to diversify ever since #OscarsSoWhite in 2015 drew attention to the lack of minority nominees.聽
Disney鈥檚 hopeful 鈥楻aya鈥� is another leap for female heroes鈥淩aya and the Last Dragon鈥� offers an exploration of finding faith in others, and some welcomely complex characters that ought to become the norm.聽
Oscar hopeful 鈥楾he Truffle Hunters鈥� is a dog-lover鈥檚 delight鈥淭he Truffle Hunters,鈥� an Oscar-shortlisted documentary, is as much about the dogs and their owners as it is about the tradition they perpetuate.
鈥楴omadland鈥�: A wispy, affecting vision of life on the roadSet in the wake of the Great Recession, 鈥淣omadland,鈥� with its focus on聽the choices people make when faced with economic hardship, resonates now.
In 鈥楾he Mauritanian,鈥� Hollywood takes on Guant谩namo. Can it do it justice?With the release of 鈥淭he Mauritanian,鈥� the Monitor鈥檚 film critic wonders聽how well equipped Hollywood is to dramatize incendiary political subjects.
First LookChristopher Plummer enchanted audiences across the decadesChristopher Plummer, who died Friday at the age of 91, captivated moviegoers in his varied roles across the decades, from聽Captain von Trapp in 鈥淭he Sound of Music鈥� to the 2019 hit 鈥淜nives Out.鈥�
鈥楾he White Tiger鈥� offers a chilling look at breaking the chains of caste鈥淭he White Tiger,鈥� based on a novel about the Indian caste system, is more 鈥淕oodfellas鈥� than 鈥淪lumdog Millionaire,鈥� says the Monitor鈥檚 critic.
Dr. King was tracked by the FBI. In 鈥楳LK/FBI,鈥� filmmakers explore why.Why did the FBI follow Martin Luther King Jr.? The documentary 鈥淢LK/FBI鈥� examines how King became a target, and considers his legacy.
The ExplainerHow will Warner Bros. streaming impact moviegoing? Three questions.Releasing each of 2021鈥檚 films in theaters and on HBO Max at the same time, Warner Bros. calls it a solution to benefit all. Except the competition?
With 鈥楽oul,鈥� Pixar animator finds an outlet for life鈥檚 big questionsIn an interview, Pixar director and Oscar winner Pete Docter talks about how his own search for meaning resulted in his latest project, 鈥淪oul.鈥�
From 鈥楢merican Utopia鈥� to 鈥楳a Rainey鈥�: The 10 best films of 2020The year鈥檚 top picks from the Monitor鈥檚 film critic include adaptations of Jane Austen鈥檚 鈥淓mma鈥� and August Wilson鈥檚 鈥淢a Rainey鈥檚 Black Bottom.鈥澛�
Romanian documentary chases Oscar, and the truth鈥淐ollective鈥� chronicles a 2015 nightclub fire and the aftermath that shook a country.
鈥楳a Rainey鈥� a triumph for Viola Davis and the late Chadwick BosemanThe new adaptation of 鈥淢a Rainey鈥檚 Black Bottom鈥� is an example of just how good filmed theater can be if both the play and the acting are first rate.
What do 鈥楨legy鈥� and 鈥楴omadland鈥� say about Hollywood鈥檚 view of rural life?At a time when the U.S. is divided along political and urban-rural lines, what do recent films about country lives add to the conversation?
First LookCurtain call for cinemas? Warner Bros. unveils plan to stream films.Warner Bros. Pictures announced that next year its films will debut simultaneously in theaters and on HBO Max. The move has rattled the film industry as most cinemas remain closed and continue to struggle through the pandemic.
Big personalities and politics: 鈥楳ank鈥� offers hijinks from old Hollywood鈥淢ank,鈥� a possible Oscar contender about a 鈥淐itizen Kane鈥� screenwriter, is at its most enjoyable when it explores the people behind the tinsel.
Why Hollywood turns a blind eye to China鈥檚 human rights abusesU.S. entertainment companies want access to China鈥檚 vast market. But critics say Hollywood bends too far to accommodate Beijing.
Goodness gracious: 鈥楩ireball鈥� captures how meteors shape our planetIn 鈥淔ireball,鈥� people across the globe express a 鈥減ositively exhilarating鈥� passion for what has dropped from the sky, writes film critic Peter Rainer.
First LookSean Connery: A legacy that defined masculinity in a bygone eraScottish actor Sean Connery, the original James Bond, was an icon of an era 鈥� a dashing, womanizing, macho man 鈥� one increasingly distant from today. He died Saturday.