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.