An aspiring actress in an army role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier in Hailey Gates' feature debut, which also stars Callum Turner and Chloë Sevigny.

Set in 1940s Mexico City, it follows an American expat named Lee (played by Daniel Craig) who becomes infatuated with a younger man, Eugene Allerton (played by Drew Starkey). The film explores themes of longing, isolation, and obsession.

After "Emilia Pérez" led the Oscar nominations with an impressive 13 nominations, it's clear the film is being celebrated as a landmark moment for queer - and specifically trans - storytelling in cinema.

Is there a reason that the director of two of the best films of 2024 were snubbed? And not just kind of snubbed but completely shut out from the Oscars? I am referring to Luca Guadagnino. The director of both Challengers and Queer had a banger of a year in regards to his films and yet both films were left out of the Academy Award nominations.

The village is small and dense, lined with crumbling structures and the exploded remains of cars. The women, hanging laundry or selling American movies on DVD out of dusty briefcases, are suspicious.

The choice to revisit Labyrinth without David Bowie as Jareth the Goblin King—or Jim Henson’s puppet wizardry, for that matter—is a bit eyebrow-raising, but Eggers has never been in the business of people pleasing.

That is what ultimately makes its snub at the Oscars so absurd. Similar to how, in a just world, the Best Original Song award should go to a song that actually features prominently in the film, rather than one that just plays over the credits — Best Original Score should award music that impacts a movie's aesthetic and level of success.

Photos from the Sundance Film Festival 2025, the premieres of 'Atropia' &'The Ballad of Wallis Island' Premieres On Day 3

There are so many things that don’t make sense in the world right now, and one of them is Challengers getting zero nods at the Oscars. Zero! Never mind the fact that it was a tightly written story, great performances from all three leads (Zendaya,

Also starring Drew Starkey, the film is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ 1985 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name

Other unexpected news in Thursday morning's announcement included no nominations for Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie or 'The Substance's' Margaret Qualley, while Monica Barbaro surprised.

The host of YouTube's pop culture hit caught up with THR to discuss his time at Sundance, the "unique experiences" afforded by his show and Oscar plans: "We're going to do some fun sit down interviews.