We No Longer Need the Tired Joke Known as the Razzie Awards

This week’s 93rd Academy Award nominations set a fair number of milestones. Steven Yeun became the first Asian-American actor ever nominated for Best Actor with his work in Minari; with Nomadland, Chloe Zhao became the first woman of color ever nominated for Best Director; Riz Ahmed became the first Muslim actor ever…

A New Documentary Shows a Panoramic View of Photographer Byrd Williams

It all began one morning as Mark Birnbaum sipped coffee with a friend who’d read about Byrd Williams IV, whose lineage includes a long line of photographers. The friend asked, “Isn’t this the kind of person you make films about?” Birnbaum remembers. Indeed it was. “I never thought about making…

Ted Cruz Tweets in Defense of Gina Carano and Gets Owned by Star Wars Fans

Actress Gina Carano was fired from her role in Disney’s The Mandalorian this week, after she tweeted anti-Semitic, anti-mask wearing, Jeffrey Epstein and election fraud conspiracies — among a slew of other opinions that were decidedly non-Disney. Carano has also posted anti-trans remarks in the past, but the last straw…

8 Seriously Good Movies About Comedy

Even in the era of social media and streaming, there’s nothing in the digital world that can match the authenticity of live comedy. Watching a comedian risk losing his or her reputation and dignity on a set is a thrilling feeling, and the buzz of seeing a great routine is…

Don’t Call Ethan Hawke a Sellout

Perhaps it was inevitable that Ethan Hawke would have to eat his words. “I went to see Logan cause everyone was like, ‘This is a great movie,’” he told The Film Stage back in 2018. “I was like, ‘Really? No, this is a fine superhero movie.’ There’s a difference, but…

The Best Movies Ever Made About Fictional Serial Killers

This weekend, Denzel Washington and Rami Malek will be combining their wits as they hunt down a serial killer (Jared Leto) in the new HBO Max thriller The Little Things. Hollywood has often been attracted to the allure of serial killers, as villains with even the slightest bit of plausibility…

The New Tom Hanks Western Is Set Partly in an Unrecognizable Dallas

In his over 35 year-career as every dad’s favorite actor, Tom Hanks has played historical figures —  from Ben Bradlee to Walt Disney — wooed mermaids, saved Private Ryan, solved crimes with dogs and played “Chopsticks” on a larger-than-life piano. Yet, at the age of 64, Hanks has done a…

2020 May Have Sucked, but It Was a Great Year for Film Sequels

If you scrolled back to the beginning of the year and looked at any lists of “the most anticipated films of 2021,” you’d see titles such as Dune, Black Widow, Halloween Kills, Top Gun: Maverick, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Godzilla vs. Kong, Fast and Furious 9, A Quiet Place: Part II, Coming…

The Best New Year’s Eve Scenes in Film

The end of the year generally marks an exciting time for movie buffs, when fans can put together their yearly lists of favorite films, speculate on the offerings of the new year and dedicate some time to that stack of Blu-Rays gifted over the holidays. “New Year’s Movies” doesn’t have…

Real Housewives of Dallas Star Hospitalized for COVID-19

D’Andra Simmons, star of The Real Housewives of Dallas, is in the hospital with COVID-19, her rep confirms to the Observer. Simmons was admitted into UT Southwestern Medical Center. “Her oxygen levels were borderline, and she will start Remdesivir,” her rep wrote in an email. “At this time we ask…

Jesus Stops Dallas Man From Winning The Bachelorette

Oh, no, this probably isn’t the news you were expecting to read on Christmas Eve, but someone has to tell you. Ivan Hall, an engineer from Dallas, didn’t win Tayshia Adams’s heart on The Bachelorette. And it’s because of Jesus. While spending the night together in the Fantasy Suite, Hall…