American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez is more than a documentary about a groundbreaking playwright and filmmaker. It is a powerful look at how Valdez used theatre, humor and film to insist that Chicano stories belonged on America’s biggest stages and screens.

“I would never begrudge any fan of any team saying they would prefer to see their team win a championship over recognition of personal excellence.”

There was never going to be a controversy-free Michael Jackson biopic. But there could have been an honest one.

I watched the new Harry Potter trailer expecting nostalgia. Instead, I was reminded why J.K. Rowling is still the franchise’s biggest problem.

Diane Warren lost her 17th straight Oscar nomination on Sunday, and it got me thinking: how many should she actually won by now?

Following the 2026 BAFTA Awards controversy involving a racial slur heard while Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were presenting, BAFTA and the BBC have faced criticism for issuing procedural responses without a direct apology to the two actors.

“Wicked: For Good” didn’t get shut out at the Oscars because of bias or bad luck. The second movie just didn’t land. Awards momentum is ruthless, and this time, the follow-up didn’t deliver enough to keep the conversation going.

This Christmas, some viewers unknowingly watched a shortened It’s a Wonderful Life — missing the Pottersville sequence that gives the movie its meaning.