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pop culture syllabus Apr. 24, 2023

The Rachel Weisz Gay IndexFive performances that show the actress’s decades-long ascent to queer perfection.

By Rachel Handler
and what about it? Oct. 27, 2022

The Favourite Duo Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone Reuniting for AndJoe Alwyn is joining the reunion.

By Justin Curto

beaches Dec. 4, 2020

How to Tell If You’re in a Serious Lesbian Period RomanceThe gray windswept beach. There’s always a gray windswept beach.

By Jackson McHenry
trailer mix Mar. 23, 2020

The Great Trailer: The Favourite, But If Elle Fanning Were Catherine the GreatWith Nicholas Hoult as her idiotic Russian husband.

By Jackson McHenry
oscars 2019 Feb. 24, 2019

Olivia Colman’s Zany Best Actress Oscars Speech Is One for the History Books“This is not gonna happen again.”

By Devon Ivie
oscars 2019 Feb. 22, 2019

Not Just a Queen: A Beginner’s Guide to Olivia Colman’s TV Comedy WorkBefore playing monarchs, she was British comedy royalty.

By Devon Ivie
oscar futures Feb. 21, 2019

How Every Best Picture Nominee Can Go Home With a TrophyFor the first time since 2015, none of the Best Picture nominees could walk away from the Dolby Theatre empty-handed.

By Nate Jones
awards season Feb. 20, 2019

The Favourite, Black Panther Win at Costume Designers Guild AwardsAnd a special nod to Glenn.

By Katie Rothstein
oscars 2019 Feb. 15, 2019

When Co-Stars Become Competitors, Who’s the Favorite?The Favourite co-leads Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone are up against one another for Best Supporting Actress — a potentially awkward situation.

By Chris Lee
oscars 2019 Feb. 11, 2019

Who’s on Top As We Enter Oscar’s Final Stretch?Roma’s big BAFTA wins ensure that it enters Oscars voting as the Best Picture front-runner.

By Nate Jones
acceptance speeches Feb. 11, 2019

Olivia Colman Gave a Very Good Acceptance Speech at the BAFTAs Sunday Night“This is for all three of us … It’s got my name on it, but we can scratch in some other names.”

By Hunter Harris
awards season Feb. 10, 2019

The Favourite a Favorite at the 2019 BAFTAs, but Roma Still Takes Home Best FilmMeanwhile, Best Animated Film goes to Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

By Halle Kiefer

one grand books Jan. 30, 2019

Tony McNamara’s 10 Favorite BooksFyodor Dostoevsky, Miranda July, and more.

By Tony McNamara
hollywood signs Jan. 22, 2019

Oscar Nominations: The Academy Is a House DividedFinally, the Oscars look like America: in total disagreement with itself.

By Mark Harris
awards season Jan. 9, 2019

Cor Blimey, the BAFTAs Loved The Favourite, Guv!Yorgos Lanthimos’s period piece pulled in 12 nominations.

By Nate Jones
oscar futures Jan. 7, 2019

How Will Those Bonkers Golden Globe Results Affect Oscar Picks?Are Green Book and Bohemian Rhapsody our new front-runners? Is the Star Is Born duo doomed? Don’t panic just yet.

By Nate Jones
award season Jan. 4, 2019

The Favourite, A Star Is Born Among Producers Guild Awards 2019 NomineesTen films got some coveted recognition.

By Devon Ivie
last night on late night Dec. 28, 2018

The Real Star of Emma Stone’s Favourite Fingering Scene Was a ‘Big, Wet Sponge’Get that sponge in SAG-AFTRA!

By Devon Ivie
let’s dance! Dec. 13, 2018

How The Favourite Created Its Peculiar Soul Train Dance“It’s not looking like dance dance. It’s dance, anyway, but it’s not formal.”

By Hunter Harris
awards season Dec. 10, 2018

The Favourite, Black Panther Lead Critics’ Choice Awards NominationsThe punchy period piece led the film slate with 14 noms.

By Hunter Harris
awards season Dec. 9, 2018

Roma, Regina King, Steven Yeun Win at 2018 L.A. Film Critics Association AwardsWhile Olivia Colman and Ethan Hawke take home Best Actress and Best Actor, respectively.

By Halle Kiefer
the favourite Dec. 4, 2018

Costume Designer Sandy Powell Talks Through 6 of The Favourite’s Best LooksThe three-time Oscar winner on blue-jeans corsets and some light bondage.

By Jordan Crucchiola

british independent film awards Dec. 3, 2018

The Favourite Sets British Independent Film Awards RecordThe Yorgos Lanthimos dramedy took home ten awards on Sunday.

By Halle Kiefer
joe alwyn Nov. 29, 2018

Which Joe Alwyn Is Right for You This Fall?After years of not appearing in much, Alwyn has come down with a serious case of Jessica Chastain’s Disease.

By Nate Jones
oscar futures Nov. 27, 2018

What the Gotham Awards Told Us About This Year’s Oscar RaceIt was a good night for First Reformed and Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

By Nate Jones
the favourite Nov. 27, 2018

Everything You Need to Know About the 18th-Century World of The FavouriteExplaining Sarah Churchill vs. Abigail Masham, Whigs vs. Tories, and England vs. France.

By Nate Jones
awards chatter Nov. 26, 2018

Ethan Hawke, Toni Collette, and Eighth Grade Win at 2018 Gotham AwardsA big night for First Reformed–heads.

By Bethy Squires
endings Nov. 23, 2018

Let’s Talk About That Last Shot in The FavouriteAnd what’s going on with all of the rabbits?

By Kevin Lincoln
chat room Nov. 23, 2018

Rachel Weisz: ‘When Women Are Together, There’s a Lot of Freedom’The star of The Favourite on choosing films with queer overtones and creating human pretzels with Emma Stone and Olivia Colman.

By Rachel Handler
movie review Nov. 20, 2018

The Favourite Is Wonderful, Nasty FunThough mostly twaddle as history, it’s the machinations of the movie’s characters that will sweep you up.

By David Edelstein
roll clip! Nov. 19, 2018

Watch Olivia Colman Have Her First Royal Meltdown in This The Favourite ClipOlivia Coleman and Rachel Weisz star in this new clip from The Favourite, in which the queen receives some tough love and has a royal meltdown.

By Jordan Crucchiola
independent spirit awards 2019 Nov. 16, 2018

Eighth Grade, We The Animals Lead This Year’s Indie Spirit NominationsJeremiah Zagar’s film garnered eight nominations.

By Hunter Harris

chat room Nov. 16, 2018

The Favourite’s Yorgos Lanthimos Is Good at Keeping SecretsThe director on the period piece that has Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone vying for Olivia Colman’s attention.

By Hunter Harris
well that’s not good Oct. 27, 2018

Oh, No! Here’s Emma Stone Describing Her Organs ‘Shifting’ in Favourite CorsetIf your insides are forced to move for a role, that should be an automatic nod right there.

By Halle Kiefer
oscar futures Oct. 19, 2018

Oscar Futures: A Royal Shake-up in the Best Actress RaceThe Favourite’s Olivia Colman is running as a lead. How will that affect the Oscars race?

By Nate Jones
gotham awards 2018 Oct. 18, 2018

The Favourite, First Reformed Lead Gotham Awards NominationsPlus a special honor for Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, and Emma Stone.

By Hunter Harris
oscar futures Oct. 5, 2018

Oscar Futures: How Will The Favourite Untangle Its Three Stars?A Star Is Born hits theaters, The Favourite opens the New York Film Festival, and we get our first glimpse of Vice.

By Nate Jones
party report Oct. 1, 2018

Nicholas Hoult Named His Fluffy Wigs From The Favourite“Babs was the main one.”

By Hunter Harris
oscar futures Sept. 6, 2018

Summer’s Over — Let’s Talk About the OscarsA look at the frontrunners and dark horses. Plus, 21 narratives to watch out for.

By Nate Jones
trailer mix Sept. 4, 2018

New The Favourite Trailer: Nobody Laughs at the QueenThe wigs are something.

By Hunter Harris
casting couch Feb. 28, 2017

Nicholas Hoult Joins Emma Stone, Rachel Weisz in Queen Anne Biopic The FavouriteHoult will play historical Tory leader Robert Harley in The Favourite.

By Tolly Wright