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Film & TV

2026 Oscars Nominees Who Deserve to Win the Gold

By Forrest Hartman
Anyone paying serious attention to the Academy Awards knows that – despite the hype and pretension – Oscars don’t always land in the right hands. Rather, variables as diverse as marketing and politics factor into the outcomes.

Escaping The Rock: Dwayne Johnson's Determination to Flex His Acting Chops

By Ben Friedman
In the post-COVID landscape, where theatrical attendance has changed dramatically, Dwayne Johnson's once-guaranteed success has waned. Still uber-famous, still larger than life, and still able to draw a bigger audience than most, Johnson’s last five years have been marked by career missteps, bad headlines, and dwindling box-office returns.

Sundance 2026 Offered a Mixed Bag, but Powerful ‘American Doctor’ Documentary Triumphs

By Ben Friedman
The final film I saw was, by far, the standout of the festival. Sundance has built a reputation for launching powerful documentaries, and this year Poh Is Teng’s American Doctor proved triumphant. The film follows three American doctors who enter Gaza and find themselves caught between medicine and politics as they confront media narratives that minimize the genocide carried out by Israeli forces.