Drag Race RuCap: “Drag in a Bag”

Even Mama Ru was having a good, silly time this week. The vibes are immaculate.

CLÁUDIO ALVES: Well, our returned queens’ makeover hopes were dashed. Instead, we got a pretty lackadaisical filler episode, lacking urgency, devoid of great stakes and even bereft of an elimination. To make matters worse, it also probably means we won’t have a ball this season! Still, despite all that, “Drag in a Bag” was a delightful hour of television that finally got me rooting for Jane and Discord, finding them entertaining in their respective frustration and “good vibes only” attitude. Ru certainly seemed to enjoy the queens this week, having fun with them in a way that’s rare to see outside the Drag Race UK set. Were you similarly enthused by this episode’s shenanigans, or are you starting to get restless, anticipating the final stretch of a season that, so far, seems to have an obvious victor? Too obvious, perhaps.

NICK TAYLOR: Too obvious is absolutely the right word for it, yet who else could reasonably take her on at this point? Thank god she finally had fun on the show. Hell, everyone had fun, even as they were rolling on the floor from sleep deprivation and inventing competitors from the scraps of whole cloth. I had fun, even though the queen’s anti-Discord campaign and the show’s continued neglect of Darlene as a legitimate threat make me worry about their futures...

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2025 in Review: Leading Ladies and Headlining Men

by Nathaniel R

Chalamet may have talked himself out of an Oscar but if he wins for "Marty Supreme", he won't be undeserving

It's finally time -- well, long past time -- to post my own ballots for Best Actress and Best Actor. As with the Supporting categories, I had to first narrow it down to a top twelve which you can see after the jump...

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Split Decision: “Blue Moon”

In the Split Decision series, our writers pair up and face off on an Oscar-nominated movie one loves and the other doesn't. Tonight, CLÁUDIO ALVES and NICK TAYLOR discuss Blue Moon...

CLÁUDIO: Since I'm the one organizing the Split Decision convos, I end up trying to assign everyone at least one film they love, or like, so they have something to defend against the naysayers. Sadly, that usually means I get to fill in the grumpy contrarian roles in most of the volleys I do. Not so this year, since I made sure to assign myself Blue Moon. I caught it at TIFF right after Nouvelle Vague, ready to be disappointed as I was by Linklater's French misadventure. And yet, what I got was one of the director's best films in a while, a text besotted with the musicality of florid verbiage and performances to match. It was love at first sight. I gather your experience was very different. Please share with the class, dear Nick. 

NICK: It was not! I really wish Linklater had given Blue Moon the same stylistic care he applied to Nouvelle Vague…

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Oscar Volley Finale: Best Picture!

The Oscar Volley series concludes with Nathaniel R, Nick Taylor, and Abe Friedtanzer talking Best Picture...

Would the DGA 5 have been the Best Picture 5 if there weren't 10?

NICK TAYLOR: Hello hello! We convene here on the precipice of the 98th Academy Awards to discuss its most above-the-line category, Best Picture! Trade’s reporting says One Battle After Another is leading the pack with Sinners hot on its neck. Rather than starting with the frontrunners, let me ask a different question: who do we think would have made this lineup if Best Picture was still only five nominees?

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Support Me In the Love of All Things Supporting!

by Nathaniel R

Elle Fanning, Conan O'Brien, Youn Yu Jung, and Delroy Lindo did NOT make the nominee list but I loved all four performances just the same.

Dearest readers, I apologize at how long it takes me to do all this but now is the time to finish the Film Bitch Awards. Should be done in the next couple of days!  That's probably more exciting for me than for you but what of it?!?  Be my Supporting friends and DISCUSS. Before we get to the nominations a quick look at the dozen performances I cherished most in Supporting from men and women...

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