You guys. It's the first monthly wrap of the film year (given that last year's awards season showed itself the door just one month ago). I'll be the first to admit that the site has been unusually quiet this month but it's the refractory period! We're (almost) ready to come roaring back.
A Dozen April Highlights ICYMI
• April Foolish Oscar Predictions [ALL NEW CHARTS] -an annual too-early tradition
• Touring The First Lady Suites - A unique promo for the starry miniseries
• Wicked (2024/2025) in Two Parts - What a uniquely terrible idea!
• Almost There [S4] - Nicole Kidman in The Paperboy (2012)
• One for Them, One For Me [S2] - Natalie Portman's 2011
• Hit Me With Your Best Shot [S8]- The Godfather (1972)
• 50 Greatest RomComs - A list covering 1932-1989
• Heartstoppers Thought Experiment - What if Olivia Colman didn't exist?
• Crimes of the Future - Cronenberg's tease
• Barbie (2023) - first promo image
• And The Runner Up is - On the 1947 Best Actress Race
• Doris Day [MINISERIES] - a three part retrospective
• Hou Hsiao-hsien [MINISERIES] a four part retrospective
Coming in May
Coverage of the Cannes Film Festival, the Tony nominations, a look back at Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2 and Wong Kar Wai's Happy Together for our "Best Shot" series, and the schedule for the new season of Supporting Actress Smackdown. We'll also cover a bevy of new films including Downton Abbey 2, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Men, Top Gun Maverick, and The Bob's Burgers Movie. At month's end we kick off 12 episode Judy Garland Centennial Miniseries!