Literary remakes can struggle to toe the line between reinvention and fidelity. A new adaptation of "Hamlet" shows how to do it, @shirklesxp.bsky.social writes:

🎶 it's a horror story, baby, just say yes 🎶

Children make an appearance in many of this year’s Oscar-nominated films. But the roles they play are far from cute—instead, they reflect “a poignant, urgent truth,” @shirklesxp.bsky.social writes:

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voted on a few small awards for the first time. all winners at @lafilmcritics.bsky.social! 😇

Best Picture, Winner: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA

Best Film Not in the English Language, Winner: THE SECRET AGENT #LAFCA

New Generation: Eva Victor, SORRY, BABY #LAFCA

Best Director, Winner: Paul Thomas Anderson, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA

Best Documentary/Nonfiction, Winner: MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS: PART I — LAST AIR IN MOSCOW #LAFCA

Best Screenplay, Winner: Jafar Panahi, IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT #LAFCA

While you’re waiting for our next round of awards, a quick reminder that the deadline to apply to our scholarship supported by @rottentomatoes.com is also TODAY! Open to aspiring film critics attending L.A.-area community college: bit.ly/LAFCAScholarship2025

Best Lead Performance, Winners: Rose Byrne, IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU, and Ethan Hawke, BLUE MOON #LAFCA

Best Supporting Performance, Winners: Stellan Skarsgård, SENTIMENTAL VALUE, and Teyana Taylor, ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER #LAFCA

Best Animation, Winner: LITTLE AMÉLIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN #LAFCA

Best Film Editing, Winner: Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie, MARTY SUPREME #LAFCA

Best Production Design, Winner: Hannah Beachler, SINNERS #LAFCA

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Best Cinematography, Winner: Adolpho Veloso, TRAIN DREAMS #LAFCA

In “Die My Love,” parenting is the least of a struggling new mother’s concerns, @shirklesxp.bsky.social writes:

The alien-conspiracy-theory-filled “Bugonia” sounds like a sci-fi thriller. The film is much more interested in the human condition—and in having very long conversations about it. @shirklesxp.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/yJApHaeC

Our 2026 Career Achievement Award recipient is Philip Kaufman

“The Mastermind,” about an art-museum robbery gone wrong, doesn’t try to be a heist movie—to its benefit, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

“After the Hunt” is built on incendiary moments, but it saves the most pointed provocation for last—by flipping the entire film on its head. Shirley Li writes:

Surveillance and propaganda reign supreme in the fictional world of “1984”—for which generations have found real-life parallels, again and again. The new film “Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that noting such similarities isn’t enough, writes Shirley Li:

as usual @adamserwer.bsky.social says it best: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

This year’s film-festival circuit produced a rich array of movies: existential thrillers, whodunits, musicals, and more. @shirklesxp.bsky.social on the 14 standouts to add to your watch list this season:

We strongly condemn the actions taken by Nexstar and Disney-ABC to pull JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE! off the air.

Hello! @sophiegilbert.bsky.social and I will be on Reddit later today to talk this weekend's Emmys, because as they say about TV, a little counterprogramming goes a long way. Who's "they"? Who knows, but that's a question you can ask us during our AMA! See you there at 3 pm EST!

Francis Ford Coppola’s epic box-office bomb, “Megalopolis,” fits the vague outlines of a future cult classic. But the director’s attempts to mythologize the movie reveal how difficult it is to actually build a devoted fan base, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

As kids’ TV has become more sprawling, figuring out what’s actually enriching has become more daunting than ever. @shirklesxp.bsky.social reports on recent cuts to public-media funding, the growing pains of children’s entertainment—and where it’s headed: https://theatln.tc/pCD9t51V

The “Star Wars” story “Andor,” whose series finale aired last night, questioned the franchise’s good-and-evil dichotomy—and wasn’t afraid to blur the lines, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

The film “Warfare,” now streaming, is a visceral reimagining of a harrowing day during the Iraq War—and in co-director Ray Mendoza’s life. “I don’t know what’s real and what’s not real sometimes,” the former Navy SEAL tells @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

wrote about it: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

*Terrific* piece by @skornhaber.bsky.social about how the language and metaphors of video games have become central in the world of highly-online, Trump-positive young-dude streamers ... ... and how it inflects their political thinking: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

Gift links to the Signal leak pieces (second one is the transcripts): 1. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... 2. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

The director Bong Joon Ho’s first film since “Parasite” is a big, weird, occasionally messy sci-fi romp. But even if it might feel familiar, “Mickey 17” is still unmistakably original, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

@shirklesxp.bsky.social and @davidlsims.bsky.social are watching this year’s Oscars to see who will take home awards—and whether any lesser-known films snag an upset. On Monday, they’ll answer all your questions about the awards show on Reddit. Ask them anything. www.reddit.com/r/movies/

The Oscars host Conan O'Brien opened the evening by playing the unruly jester—to delightful effect, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

Happy #Oscars Sunday! I wrote about this year's biggest snub: C̶h̶a̶l̶l̶e̶n̶g̶e̶r̶s̶ Johanne Sacreblu, for @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

“Hard Truths” finds humor in a bitter housewife’s perpetual grumpiness. But the film’s brilliance—overlooked by this year’s Oscars—lies in its astonishingly sensitive approach, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

A really lovely essay by @nancywalecki.bsky.social, who is a seventh-generation Californian. Worth reading: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Hey, Bluesky friends: I work on The Atlantic’s advice column “Dear James,” written by the inimitable James Parker. Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you? Are you beset by existential worries? James would love to hear from you: [email protected]. Threading some examples...

Really nice piece by @shirklesxp.bsky.social about some of the year’s most interesting and relevant cinematic statements www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

I'm sure I wasn't the only one struck by Demi Moore's speech at the Golden Globes on Sunday. For @theatlantic.com, I look back at her work in The Substance, along with two other films also about (and led by) women wrestling with age and their fading stardom: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

“Squid Game” expands beyond its hyper-violent playground activities in Season 2. But the show is best when it’s at its most brutal, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social:

Netflix’s adaptation of “One Hundred Years of Solitude” succeeds by conjuring the idiosyncratic beauty of Gabriel García Márquez’s prose, writes @shirklesxp.bsky.social: