Tag: Sean Baker
Academy Awards 2025: Conan Lands Flat, Political “Rants” Are Nonexistent, The Substance is Shut Out and Anora Ascends to “Oscar Darling”
On the long road to the Oscars a lot can happen. One minute, you’re hot shit (Emilia Pérez), the next you’re canceled (Emilia Pérez). Or [Read More…]
Sean Baker Goes Chappell Roan at the Independent Spirit Awards
As Hollywood prepares itself for the Academy Awards under the dark pall of an unhinged, anti-Californian president and an ongoing recovery from the most devastating [Read More…]
Something Deeply Troubling Is Happening to the Integrity of Film Acting, With Casting Decisions at the Root of the Problem
Perhaps it’s the modern equivalent of a “casting couch.” This new trend of being cast on the basis of one’s social media prowess. Between Maya and Ethan [Read More…]
The Florida Project: Exposing Celebration as the Vegas of the Sunshine State
It’s almost a rule of law that beneath the shiny, shellacked veneer of fun and good times, glitz and glamor, there lies a seedy underbelly. [Read More…]
