While I correctly predicted Adrien Brody to win Best Actor in my 2025 Oscar predictions, as I said in the post if I had a vote I would have cast it for Timothée Chalamet’s performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown. The best evidence to see why is to watch A Complete Unknown now on Hulu (coming to Disney Plus in the UK), as the streamer adds the eight-time Oscar-nominated movie to its lineup, but I’ll make my case here.

A Complete Unknown is a biopic about music legend Bob Dylan, played by Chalamet, in his early years, as he anonymously arrives in New York (a complete unknown, if you will) and soon begins to rise up in the ranks of the folk music scene with the mentorship of Pete Seeger (Edward Norton) and alongside Joan Baez (Monica Barbaro). However, as Dylan’s fame continues to rise, he fights back against evolving as a musician, challenging the folk community that made him a star.

Music biopics aren’t anything new. In the last 20 or so years we’ve seen the likes of Ray, Walk the Line (which was also directed by A Complete Unknown director James Mangold), Straight Outta Compton, Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody. We even got a previous Bob Dylan movie, I’m Not There, though that wasn’t as much in the traditional style of the standard music biopic.

Yet outside of Jamie Foxx’s performance as Ray Charles in Ray, I haven’t seen a performer embody one of these iconic musicians the way that Chalamet did with Dylan here.

It’s more than just imitation, though Chalemet does an excellent job mimicking Dylan’s signature raspy voice. Look at any of Chalamet’s other performances and then watch him as Dylan. While there’s no makeup trick to hide his well known face, Chalamet got absorbed in the role where his real persona seems completely gone. That may be the goal of every actor, but it is no easy feat to pull off.

I’m not trying to slight Brody’s performance in The Brutalist. He was very good in the role, well deserving of a nomination and clearly in the view of many deserving of the win. It was also nice to see the Academy award an actor portraying a fictional character, as they have had a penchant for honoring actors playing real people lately (14 of the 25 Best Actor Oscars this century were given to performers playing real people). But I do believe that Chalamet’s performance was good enough to be included in that bunch.

Chalamet only won one of the major Best Actor trophies in the lead up to the Oscars, the SAG Award. In his acceptance speech he said that he wants to be considered one of the greats to ever act on the big screen. Few would argue he is certainly on his way toward that, with his performance as Bob Dylan a notch in his favor.

You don’t need an Oscar to be considered one of the greats, but it doesn’t hurt. Chalamet will likely have many more chances to earn an Oscar in his career, though if it were up to me he’d already have one on his mantle.

Get a taste of it by watching the trailer for A Complete Unknown directly below:

To watch A Complete Unknown on Hulu you need a subscription to the streaming service, available as a standalone service, as part of Hulu with Live TV or can be bundled with Disney Plus. If you don’t have access to Hulu, A Complete Unknown is available to buy or rent via digital on-demand.

Scrolling for something new to watch on Hulu this week, March 22-28? Let me give you a hand with my picks for the best movies, TV shows and more arriving on the streaming service.

Among my picks for this weeks are a brand new Hulu original series starring the incomparable Nathan Lane, a 2024 Oscar-nominated movie and the start of the final season of a popular TV series.

Check out all of the picks for this week directly below.

Big Boys season 3

• The British import arrives on Hulu March 25

Hulu is the US streaming home to a few British TV series, and that includes Big Boys, a college-set comedy about best friends Jack (Dylan Llewellyn) and Danny (Jon Pointing) that has received a 100% "Fresh" score on Rotten Tomatoes for each season. Big Boys season 3 is the final season of the comedy, but you can watch all of the past episodes on Hulu as well.

Dandelion (2024)

• 2024 "Certified Fresh" indie starring Kiki Layne available starting March 25

There are a couple of indie movies from the last couple of years debuting on Hulu this week that are worth checking out. The first is Dandelion, a romance between two musicians struggling to find success in their careers, starring Kiki Layne (The Old Guard) and Thomas Doherty (Tell Me Lies).

A Complete Unknown (2024)

• Stream the eight-time Oscar nominated movie on March 27

Though Timothée Chalamet did not actually win the Oscar for his performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, it was still one of my favorite performances of last year and the movie itself is a top-flight music biopic about one of the great artists of the 20th century (read my A Complete Unknown review for my full thoughts). With A Complete Unknown and Anora, Hulu has a nice selection of recent Oscar nominees.

The Conners season 7

• New episodes of ABC comedy's final season release weekly on Hulu starting March 27

You can stream all-new episodes from The Conners season 7, the final batch of episodes from the fan-favorite sitcom, on Hulu the day after they air on ABC. Add that to the fact all six previous seasons of The Conners are streaming on Hulu starting this week (The Conners season 6 arrives on March 26), and the entire series is at your fingertips.

The Line (2023)

• Alex Wolff stars in drama about college kids acting their worst, available March 28

The other indie movie to discover on Hulu this week is The Line, a college-set drama about a university student who lives without fear of consequences (you'll have to see how/if that comes back to bite him) starring Alex Wolff, Bo Mithcell, Austin Abrams, Scott McNairy, Cheri Oteri and John Malkovich. The movie has a "Certified Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Mid-Century Modern

• New Hulu original series premieres on March 28

After an acclaimed supporting role on the first few seasons of Only Murders in the Building, Nathan Lane is now leading his own Hulu original series, Mid-Century Modern. Starring alongside Matt Bomer, Nathan Lee Graham and Linda Lavin, the comedy sees three best friends, all gay, deciding to live their best lives in Palm Springs after an unexpected death.

We've gone through the Golden Globes, countless critics awards, the BAFTAs and the guilds. Now it's time for the main event, the 2025 Oscars. As the Academy votes on what they believe are the best and most accomplished movies of 2024 — from Anora to Wicked — I've compiled my own Oscar predictions of what I believe will win on Sunday, March 2.

Below you'll find my predicted winner in all 23 categories, as well as a little explanation as to why I'm going with that pick and what other nominees could play spoiler when the envelope is officially opened. My best ever scores were when I just got three categories wrong (20/23 in 2022, 21/24 in 2018); can I do better than that this year?

We'll find out on Sunday, March 2, starting at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT. But in the meantime, here are my full slate of Oscar predictions

Best Actor

If I was voting, I would be between Timothée Chalamet for A Complete Unknown and Colman Domingo for Sing Sing, but guessing what the Academy might do, I think they give Adrien Brody his second Oscar for his work in The Brutalist. Chalamet is my top alternative, while Sebastian Stan for The Apprentice is the dark horse here. Predicted winner: Adrien Brody, The Brutalist

Best Actress

It was a great year of leading actress performances. While Mikey Madison for Anora and Fernanda Torres for I’m Still Here could play spoilers, I think the narrative around Demi Moore and her superb performance in The Substance is too good for the Oscars to pass up. Predicted winner: Demi Moore, The Substance

Best Supporting Actor

This one has felt pretty settled for a while, as Kieran Culkin has been cleaning up with critics and other award shows for his performance in A Real Pain. I expect him to continue with a win at the Oscars, though if there’s an upset to be had I believe it lies in Edward Norton’s performance in A Complete Unknown. Predicted winner: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Best Supporting Actress

Another one where the writing appears to be on the wall, and it reads Zoe Saldana. While Emilia Perez has taken a hit in the lead up to the Oscars because of controversial past comments resurfacing from star Karla Sofia Gascon, that shouldn’t impact Saldana’s crowning for some of the best work of her career. Predicted winner: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez

Best Adapted Screenplay

I believe that this could be A Complete Unknown’s best chance to win an award on Oscar night, but I think the Academy opts for the twisty adaptation of the best-seller Conclave from Peter Straughan, as many other award bodies have done so far. Predicted winner: Peter Straughan, Conclave

Best Original Screenplay

I can legitimately make a case for four of the five Original Screenplay nominees to win (sorry September 5, I still love you). A win of Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain or Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance would be recognition of career best work; a win for The Brutalist would probably be a strong sign of a potentially dominant night. But I think Sean Baker’s beloved comedy wins the Academy’s heart here. Predicted winner: Sean Baker, Anora

Best Animated Feature

This feels like a two horse race between The Wild Robot and Flow. Flow made the early statement with a win at the Golden Globes, and with the growing contingency of international voters it could repeat that feat here. However, The Wild Robot earned two additional nominations for Sound and Score, and I think that wide-ranging support amongst voters will help it pull out the win. Predicted winner: The Wild Robot

Best Documentary

I admittedly have not seen any of the nominated documentaries this year, so I’m just going with what appears to be the betting favorite, and that is with No Other Land. One of the most awarded docs of the year, the movie depicts a growing alliance between a Palestinian activist and an Israeli journalist. Predicted winner: No Other Land

Best International Film

Even before the controversy surrounding Emilia Perez broke out, I’m Still Here was building some momentum on the awards circuit and became a dark horse to win. Now, it is the presumed favorite and gives the Academy a chance to award acclaimed filmmaker Walter Salles. Emilia Perez could still win, and if I’m asked to peg a dark horse, Flow could get some votes if people think it should get some recognition but went with The Wild Robot in animation. Predicted winner: I’m Still Here

Best Cinematography

Cinematography is a pretty competitive category between The Brutalist, Dune: Part Two and Nosferatu. Dune: Part One won in this category a few years ago, but the sequel has had a harder time building awards momentum despite (in my opinion) being the better movie. Ultimately I think this comes down to the gothic beauty of Nosferatu or the 70mm scope of The Brutalist. I’ll go with the latter. Predicted winner: The Brutalist

Best Costume Design

Does the Oscar go to Elphaba’s iconic hat, Nosferatu’s cape, the cardinals’ robes, Roman gladiator armor or Bob Dylan’s sunglasses? Of course there’s more to the great costume work of all these nominees, just cherry picking. As for who wins, I’m going with Wicked. Predicted winner: Wicked

Best Editing

A lot of Oscar pundits say a Best Editing nomination is a big sign of a movie’s chances of winning Best Picture. That’s proven true as eight of the 10 Oscars has seen the eventual Best Picture winner be nominated. Pretty much the five biggest contenders for the top prize are all nominated this year, so who am I going with? I’ll go with the taut political thrills of Conclave. (FYI, the conversion of the Best Editing winner going on to win Best Picture doesn’t have as good a precedent recently, as only two out of 10 have done so; though they were the last two, Oppenheimer and Everything Everywhere All at Once). Predicted winner: Conclave

Best Makeup & Hairstyling

2016’s Suicide Squad is an Oscar winner thanks to its Best Makeup and Hairstyling win. None of this year’s nominees stick out like that one. So who wins? Give me The Substance and its incredible body horror effects. Predicted winner: The Substance

Best Music (Original Score)

Ever since I heard the music of The Brutalist in the movie’s first trailer, I just knew that it was destined to be Oscar nominated. How it plays with the images of the movie really helps give it an epic scale. So, for that reason I’m making it my pick to take the Oscar for best score. Predicted winner: The Brutalist

Best Music (Original Song)

Diane Warren is once again competing for her first competitive Oscar win after 16 nominations (this time for her song in The Six Triple Eight), but “El Mal” from Emilia Perez has been taking home the prize practically every time it’s up for competition. I don’t think that will change on Oscar night. Predicted winner: Emilia Perez, “El Mal”

Best Production Design

The recreation of 18th century Gothic styles in Nosferatu or the futuristic look of Dune are all great, but bringing the world of Oz back to the screen in incredible new ways is enough for me to make Wicked my pick here. Predicted winner: Wicked

Best Sound

Like so many of the below-the-line categories, it feels like it is coming down to Dune: Part Two and Wicked. Perhaps just on the back of “Defying Gravity” alone, I’m giving the edge to Wicked and making it my pick for Best Sound. Predicted winner: Wicked

Best Visual Effects

It feels wrong to only give Dune: Part Two one Oscar, but that’s where things feel like they are going. Its closest competitor here is probably Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, but the Academy has failed to recognize the franchise in the past in this category despite revolutionary work; I don’t think the fourth entry is the one that is going to break that trend. Predicted winner: Dune: Part Two

Best Shorts

I unfortunately wasn’t able to see most of the Oscar-nominated shorts this year, so these are going to be entirely shots in the dark, so I’ll just group them together:

Best Animated Short predicted winner: Wander to Wonder
Best Documentary Short predicted winner: I Am Ready, Warden
Best Live Action Short predicted winner: The Man Who Could Not Remain Silent

Best Directing

The idea of Best Director and Best Picture not going to the same movie has been a much more common trend in recent years, as six of the last 15 Best Director winners did not see their movie go on to win Best Picture. That could happen again, as The Brutalist’s Brady Corbet is a popular pick. But after winning the Directors Guild of America award, which has seen its last four winners go on to repeat at the Oscars, I’m going with Sean Baker winning for Anora. Predicted winner: Sean Baker, Anora

Best Picture

And as you may have guessed from my Best Director prediction, I believe this is a year when there is no split between Best Director and Best Picture, as I see Anora taking home the top prize of the night. After it seemed like this award season couldn’t settle on a clear front-runner, Anora’s big wins at the Critics Choice Awards, Directors Guild and Producers Guild on February 7 and 8 changed that. Anora brings it home as the 97th Best Picture winner. Predicted winner: Anora

Make your own predictions for the Oscars in the comments below, and watch the 2025 Oscars on Sunday, March 2, on ABC at 7 pm ET/4 pm PT and streaming on Hulu.

If you’ve been trying to catch up with all of the 2025 Oscar Best Picture nominees ahead of the awards ceremony on March 2, then things just got a little bit easier as you can buy or rent A Complete Unknown at home, now available via digital on-demand platforms.

Starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan, A Complete Unknown portrays the iconic musician’s transformative years as he rose to stardom in the 1960s, all culminating in a legendary, and controversial, performance at the Newport Folk Festival. Appearing alongside Chalamet in the movie are Monica Barbaro, Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Boyd Holbrook and Scoot McNairy.

In addition to being both “Certified Fresh” and “Verified Hot” on Rotten Tomatoes (read our A Complete Unknown review for our thoughts), A Complete Unknown earned eight Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (James Mangold), Best Actor for Chalamet and Best Supporting nominations for Barbaro and Norton. Now you can see why it earned all that acclaim from the comfort of your couch.

You can rent A Complete Unknown via Apple TV, Prime Video, Fandango at Home and other digital on-demand platforms. If you prefer to own your movies on physical media, A Complete Unknown is going to release a 4K UHD copy of the movie, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos sound, on April 1. Owning the movie will also get you bonus features, including a “Making of A Complete Unknown” feature and audio commentary from Mangold (some bonus features may vary depending on the product).

With A Complete Unknown’s release on digital, a majority of this year’s Best Picture nominees are now available to watch at home. That includes Anora, The Brutalist, Conclave, Dune: Part Two, Emilia Perez, Nickel Boys, The Substance and Wicked. That means the only not available to watch at home is I’m Still Here.

What we still don’t know is when A Complete Unknown is going to be released as part of a major streaming platform. However, as a Searchlight Pictures movie, when that happens it will most likely be on either Hulu or Disney Plus in the US (just Disney Plus outside the US).

Need any more convincing? Watch the A Complete Unknown trailer right here:

Right now movie fans can enjoy two of the greatest sci-fi movies of this century streaming on Netflix: Denis Villeneuve’s Dune and Dune: Part Two, making one heck of a double feature option. But that is not going to be the case for much longer, as the streamer is losing one-half of the sci-fi epic at the end of January.

2021’s Dune is set to leave Netflix US (it is not streaming on Netflix UK) after January 31, according to Netflix’s page for the movie. Dune: Part Two, which was just added to the streamer on December 31, 2024 (again, just Netflix US), is expected to stay on the streamer for the foreseeable future. So if you want to spend the five-plus hours on Arakkis that both movies deliver, you’ll need to clear your schedule for that amount of time in the coming days.

Dune and Dune: Part Two are adaptations of Frank Herbert’s legendary sci-fi book, which focuses on Paul Atreides, a member of a noble family that oversees the planet Arakkis, where the galaxy’s most vital resource spice is mined. When they are betrayed, Paul, played by Timothée Chalamet, must work with Arakkis’ native people, the Fremen, to enact his revenge. In addition to Chalamet, the movie stars Zendaya, Javier Bardem, Rebecca Ferguson, Josh Brolin, Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Rampling, Austin Butler, Florence Pugh, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Lea Seydoux and Christopher Walken.

Thought by many to be a near-impossible adaptation (David Lynch’s previous attempt bombed, while other adaptations never got off the ground), Villeneuve proved the doubters wrong. Dune won six Oscars, was nominated for four more (including Best Picture) and is “Certified Fresh” at 83% on Rotten Tomatoes. Dune: Part Two, meanwhile, bested its predecessor’s RT score with a 92% “Certified Fresh” rating and is expected to earn a slew of Oscar nominations itself on January 23.

Speaking personally, I knew very little about Dune before seeing the movies in the last couple of years, but I was quickly hooked. They are epic movies (which hopefully you saw on the big screen, but if not Netflix will do just fine), and while Dune: Part Two is definitely the more action-packed and in my opinion better entry, they are both excellent sci-fi movies that should be considered among the best in the genre, ever.

If you won’t have time to watch Dune on Netflix before it leaves at the end of the month but are interested in watching the two entries as a double feature, the only place you’ll be able to do that after January 31 is on Max (subscription required). For good measure, you can also catch up with the Dune prequel series, Dune: Prophecy, which is now streaming on Max as well.

UK viewers wanting to watch Dune or Dune: Part Two can rent it via digital on-demand.

Besides Dune, be sure to check out our picks for the best Netflix movies available right now.

The 2025 awards season kicks off with the Golden Globes. Often referred to as Hollywood’s biggest party, the stars of 2024’s biggest movies and TV shows will mingle, toast to their success and a few of them will take home trophies. In regards to the latter, I’m planting my flag on who I think will be the big winners of the night with my official Golden Globe 2025 predictions right here.

Below you’ll find my picks for all 27 categories at this year’s Golden Globes across both movies and TV. The Globes have a history of being a bit harder to predict as they are made up of primarily international journalists, and after a recent shakeup among the voting body many are still trying to get a feel for any tendencies they have. But, at the end of the day this is just a fun exercise on how I think the night may go.

I ended the night 15/27. Check out all of my picks directly below, as well as a brief description of why I made each pick. Feel free to share your thoughts on my selections and who you think will (or should) win on Sunday night in the comments below.

Golden Globe 2025 movie predictions

Best Actress — Comedy: Mikey Madison, Anora

In a stacked category (Demi Moore and Cynthia Erivo loom large as threats), I’m going with Mikey Madison for Anora. She’s been the breakout star on the awards circuit this year for her acclaimed performance as a sex worker whose impulsive marriage to the son of a Russian oligarch quickly becomes extremely complicated. I think she continues that run here.

Actual winner: Demi Moore

Best Actor — Comedy: Sebastian Stan, A Different Man

While Sebastian Stan’s movies have been a little less seen this year by the general public, critics and awards bodies have been signaling it out as the best year of his career. While Jesse Eisenberg is his big competition in my opinion, I think Stan takes the Globe here for A Different Man.

Actual winner: Sebastian Stan

Best Actress — Drama: Angelina Jolie, Maria

While it would be cool to see Pamela Anderson take home a trophy for her comeback role in The Last Showgirl or a real wild card like Fernanda Torres for the international movie I’m Still Here, Angelina Jolie is magnificent as Maria Callas in Maria and deserves her laurels for her first on-screen performance since 2021.

Actual winner: Fernanda Torres

Best Actor — Drama: Timothée Chalamet, A Complete Unknown

Like Best Actress — Comedy, Best Actor — Drama is a category where I could see just about anyone winning. However, I was blown away by Timothée Chalamet’s performance as Boy Dylan in A Complete Unknown and think the voting body of the Globes will have been as well, opting to anoint the young star with his first ever major award win.

Actual winner: Adrien Brody

Best Supporting Actress: Zoe Saldana, Emilia Perez

This one could come down to two musical performances — Ariana Grande in Wicked and Zoe Saldana in Emilia Perez. I’m going with Saldana though, who sings, dances and brings an emotional heft to the movie musical that deserves recognition. Though to be honest, I would not be mad if Isabella Rossellini pulled the upset for Conclave.

Actual winner: Zoe Saldana

Best Supporting Actor: Kieran Culkin, A Real Pain

Most of the other acting categories still feel a bit unsettled this year, but Kieran Culkin is quickly becoming the runaway favorite from here to the Oscars. I think that's cemented with a Globes.

Actual winner: Kieran Culkin

Best Original Score: The Brutalist

One of the only “below-the-line” categories the Globes recognizes, I’m going with the movie that has received a lot of the praise for its work there, The Brutalist. Though with work from Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two), Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot) and more, this is the one I’m least confident in.

Actual winner: Challengers

Best Original Song: 'Kiss the Sky,' The Wild Robot

Despite Emilia Perez having two chances at the award, I’m going with The Wild Robot’s powerful anthem, which was wonderfully performed by Maren Morris in the movie.

Actual winner: "El Mal," Emilia Perez

Best Screenplay: Sean Baker, Anora

Sean Baker has been an indie favorite for many years now, but Anora is his most widely acclaimed and successful movie, and a big part of that is his excellent writing. I see Coarlie Fargeat’s The Substance and Jesse Eisenberg’s script for A Real Pain as the big challengers, but I think Anora takes the prize here.

Actual winner: Conclave

Best Director: Brady Corbet, The Brutalist

The Brutalist is an incredible accomplishment — a decade-spanning story that at its heart is an intimate story about a man’s struggle to find the American dream after immigrating to the country as a refugee from World War Two, yet it feels as big as the likes of Dune or Gladiator 2. That is a credit to Brady Corbet’s direction, which I think will be rewarded at the Globes.

Actual winner: Brady Corbet

Cinematic Box Office Achievement: Wicked

Only the second year that this award has been handed out, it’s hard to know how the Globes will go. Last year they gave the prize to 2023’s biggest movie at the box office, Barbie. If that’s the bar, then Inside Out 2 should win. But instead, I think they’ll be more open to what merits a win, and in this case give it to the movie that became the biggest phenomenon of the year, Wicked.

Best Motion Picture — Animated: The Wild Robot

While the Globes could go for the acclaimed international animated movie Flow, The Wild Robot received three other nominations outside of this category (most of any animated movie), which lends me to believe there is wide support for it, enough to snag the win.

Actual winner: Flow

Best Motion Picture — Non-English Language: Emilia Perez

Similarly, Emilia Perez was the most nominated movie this year by the Globes, so I think it is walking away with one of the Best Motion Picture prizes. I’m going with Non-English Language in this case.

Actual winner: Emilia Perez

Best Motion Picture — Comedy: Anora & Best Motion Picture — Drama: The Brutalist

Ultimately, I think the night will belong to Anora and The Brutalist, as both movies earn the big prizes of the evening and tie for the most Globe wins among movies with three apiece, cementing their places as two of the favorites for the rest of the awards calendar.

Actual winner (Comedy/Musical): Emilia Perez

Actual winner (Drama): The Brutalist

Golden Globe 2025 TV predictions

Best Actress — Comedy: Jean Smart, Hacks

I was tempted to pick Kristen Bell here, but Jean Smart is so consistently brilliant and hilarious in Hacks season 3 that even with the Globes’ tendency to want to recognize some of the newer shows and performers, they can’t deny recognizing Smart once again.

Actual winner: Jean Smart

Best Actor — Comedy: Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This

Where Bell came up short, I think Adam Brody will win the Golden Globe for Best Actor — Comedy. As one half of a new favorite TV couple in Nobody Wants This, Brody gave arguably the best performance of his career.

Actual winner: Jeremy Allen White

Best Actress — Drama: Anna Sawai, Shogun

Clear some more space on your trophy case Anna Sawai, after winning the Emmy for Shogun, the Globes should follow as her performance as Mariko is undeniably brilliant. If there’s an upset looming though, it could be from Kathy Bates for Matlock.

Actual winner: Anna Sawai

Best Actor — Drama: Hiroyuki Sanada, Shogun

I think it’s going to be a good night for Shogun, with Hiroyuki Sanada’s brilliant and noble performance as the calculating Toranaga in the epic period drama closing out the two Drama acting prizes for the show.

Actual winner: Hiroyuki Sanada

Best Actress — Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie: Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country

The Golden Globes have shown their love for Jodie Foster in the past, including giving her the Cecil B. DeMille Award for her career’s work. But now I expect they’ll recognize her great work on TV in True Detective: Night Country.

Best Actor — Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie: Colin Farrell, The Penguin

Not picking Richard Gadd for Baby Reindeer here does scare me a bit, but like Foster, the Globes have a thing for Colin Farrell (he’s a two-time winner) and his performance in The Penguin is widely lauded and awards-worthy.

Actual winner: Colin Farrell

Best Supporting Actress: Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer gets its trophy here for Jessica Gunning’s buzzy performance, repeating her win from the Emmys and many other voting bodies.

Actual winner: Jessica Gunning

Best Supporting Actor: Javier Bardem, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story

Here’s my upset pick of the night. The likeliest picks are either Ebon-Moss Bachrach for The Bear season 3 or Tadanobu Asano continuing Shogun’s big night, but I’m predicting that Javier Bardem wins for Netflix’s buzzy show about the Menendez brothers.

Actual winner: Tadanobu Asano

Best TV Stand-Up Comedy Performance: Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was

Nikki Glasser is hosting the Globes and nominated in this category. If she won she would join Sandra Oh in winning a Globe the same night she hosted. But I think the Globes go for the emotional pick and recognize Jamie Foxx, who returned to stand up to help explain what his scary medical situation in 2023 was all about.

Actual winner: Ali Wong

Best Limited Series, Anthology or TV Movie: Baby Reindeer

It was a good year for this category (I haven’t mentioned Disclaimer and Ripley, but they round out this category with Baby Reindeer, Monsters, The Penguin and True Detective). Ultimately, I’m going with Baby Reindeer to win big.

Actual winner: Baby Reindeer

Best TV Series — Comedy: Nobody Wants This

The Globes take the opportunity to become the first awards show to hand its top prize to Nobody Wants This, naming it the best comedy of the year.

Actual winner: Hacks

Best TV Series — Drama: Shogun

Shogun wins because it was the biggest, most talked about and all around best drama on TV this year.

Actual winner: Shogun

Like a rolling stone, the Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown is now playing, allowing moviegoers to see Timothée Chalamet’s mesmerizing performance as the iconic musician for themselves. But where and how can you watch A Complete Unknown right now? Let us help you with that.

One of the last 2024 new movies to be released, A Complete Unknown has been building a buzz thanks to some strong reviews (including WTW’s official A Complete Unknown review), particularly for the performances, which in addition to Chalamet include strong turns from Edward Norton, Elle Fanning and Monica Barbaro.

You can see what all the buzz is about yourself. Check out below for all the details you need to watch A Complete Unknown.

How to watch a Complete Unknown in movie theaters

A Complete Unknown is now playing exclusively in US movie theaters; it premieres in UK cinemas on January 17.

In order to find when and where A Complete Unknown is playing near you, the movie’s official website and Fandango are great resources. Both will show you all of the movie theaters in your area where the movie is playing, as well as available showtimes. You can also purchase your A Complete Unknown tickets directly through the platforms.

Another option is great if you are a frequenter at a particular movie theater: movie theater subscription and membership programs. In addition to allowing you to see what movies are playing at your favorite theater and when, these programs (offered by various US and UK movie theater chains), offer perks including free, discounted or monthly allotment of movie tickets, and deals on concessions.

Is A Complete Unknown streaming?

A Complete Unknown is not available to stream or watch at-home at this time.

There are no details on A Complete Unknown’s at-home viewing plans, though we would guess that it will become available to rent or buy through digital on-demand platforms before it makes its way to a specific streaming service.

We can make an educated guess at A Complete Unknown’s eventual streaming home, however. As a Searchlight Pictures movie, the most likely streaming platform where it would be rolled out first is Hulu in the US and Disney Plus in the UK. To be clear, that’s not confirmed at this time.

We’ll update this page as more info on A Complete Unknown’s streaming plans are announced.

For a limited time, you can stream the Bob Dylan documentary Don't Look Back on the Criterion Channel for free.

What else to know about A Complete Unknown

Directed and co-written by James Mangold (Jay Cocks also has a writing credit on the movie), here is the official synopsis for A Complete Unknown:

“New York, 1961. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. He forges intimate relationships with music icons of Greenwich Village on his meteoric rise, culminating in a groundbreaking and controversial performance that reverberates worldwide.”

The cast features Chalamet as Bob Dylan, Norton as Pete Seeger, Barbaro as Joan Baez, Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Dan Fogler as Albert Grossman. Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Norbet Leo Butz as Alan Lomax and Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie

In addition to our positive review for the movie, A Complete Unknown is “Certified Fresh” on Rotten Tomatoes.

Get a sneak peek at the movie with the trailer for A Complete Unknown right here:

James Mangold may not have created all the cliches that became associated with the music biopic genre in the mid 2000s, but as the director of Walk the Line he certainly helped solidify many of them. So much so that the way he told his story of Johnny Cash became the main crux of the parody Walk Hard. It would have been easy to assume then that a similar format would await A Complete Unknown, Mangold’s latest venture into the genre focused on Bob Dylan. But that’s not what we get. Instead, Mangold and his star Timothée Chalamet tell a story that tweaks the conventions of the music biopic to perfectly suit the iconic musician’s persona.

A Complete Unknown tracks Dylan’s rise from his arrival in New York City in 1961 to his transition to electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. But the actual plot of the movie is rather light and any real exploration of Dylan’s backstory is nonexistent. Rather, the movie is more of a character study of Dylan and his shucking of the various forces that attempted to box him in.

Key to that is Chalamet. This is not simply an imitation, Chalamet embodies Dylan on the screen, making it look effortless and completely natural in the process. You don’t need a plot to drive the story, as Chalamet is the north star that pulls you in and guides you through. It's right up there with Call Me By Your Name as one of the best performances of Chalamet’s career to date; it will likely net him another Oscar nomination and could see him claim the prize for the first time.

Chalamet’s performance is so strong that it could have easily overshadowed the supporting cast, but his co-stars make the most of what they can. Dan Folger as Dylan’s manager Albert Grossman, Scoot McNairy as Woody Guthrie and Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash flow in and out of the movie but are usually memorable when they’re in it. Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez and Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo (based on Dylan’s real-life girlfriend in the 1960s Suze Rotolo) present some of those boxes (the established, traditional folk singer not causing waves in Baez; normal relationship with Sylvie) but offer more to their performances than that.

For my money though, the standout supporting performance belongs to Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, the famous folk musician who discovers and mentors Dylan. I almost didn’t recognize Norton when I first saw him, as he carried himself so uniquely to play the soft-spoken and kindly Seeger (he initially reminded me of Mark Rylance). Norton is fantastic through and through, successfully getting across Seeger’s pride in Dylan and how he is helping to expand folk, as well as his conflict with Dylan as he becomes so big and challenges Seeger’s belief of what music should be.

Back to Mangold, I was very impressed with how he found the angle and style to tell this story and then executed it nearly flawlessly. As director and co-writer with Jay Cocks (adapted from Elijah Wald’s book "Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan and the Night that Split the Sixties"), Mangold tells this story with a flow and tone that feels authentic to Dylan himself — understated, but incredibly rich; focused more on the meaning and feelings.

If you’re someone who enjoys a more straightforward plot that may not be as appealing to you. Things like Dylan’s rise from an unknown musician to one of the biggest in America are basically skipped over, while other moments that may have been mined for more drama (an instance where Dylan refuses to play his classics at a concert, challenging the norm) are shown but then never touched again. Everything is in service toward portraying Dylan’s individuality. Though sometimes the script does hit a bump with a moment that’s too on the nose; particularly an ending scene where the movie’s theme is overtly stated.

Mangold may not be an “auteur” by the traditional definition, as I have a hard time pinning down a specific style of his that makes his work immediately identifiable like a Scorsese or a Tarantino. However, he is incredibly adept at finding the right way of telling a story — be it 3:10 to Yuma, Logan, Ford v Ferrari or A Complete Unknown — and executing it beautifully.

That is the case with A Complete Unknown, which I think will work for those who adore Dylan but is still accessible for those not as familiar with his career.

A Complete Unknown releases exclusively in movie theaters on December 25 in the US. The movie premieres on January 17, 2025, in the UK.

Consider it an early Christmas gift, because if you’ve been eager to see A Complete Unknown, the upcoming Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet that releases in US movie theaters on December 25, then you’ll love to hear that the movie is going to premiere in movie theaters a week earlier, December 18, in IMAX no less. The catch is that it’s just for one night and only in select locations.

US movie theater chains AMC, Cinemark, Cineplex and Regal are hosting these IMAX screenings of A Complete Unknown on December 18 in the following markets: Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Minneapolis, Montreal, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Toronto and Washington, DC. You can find all the specific theaters hosting the special screening and buy your ticket for them right here.

A Complete Unknown sees Chalamet take on the iconic musician Dylan in a story that covers his early rise in New York City and his relationship with musicians like Joan Baez and Pete Seeger, which evolved over the years leading to a groundbreaking and controversial performance at the Newport Folk Festival. In addition to Chalamet, the movie stars Edward Norton, Elle Fanning, Monica Barbaro, Boyd Holbrook and Dan Fogler. It’s directed by James Mangold.

In addition to being able to see the movie early, those who attend the A Complete Unknown IMAX early access screening are going to receive a commemorative mini poster (check it out below) and a lanyard. Following the movie, a pre-rocorded Q&A with the cast will be shown if you want to stick around.

There are currently no reviews available for A Complete Unknown; the embargo on reviews is currently scheduled to lift next week. However, the movie has drummed up a good bit of buzz, particularly for Chalamet’s performance as Dylan, which sees him singing the songs as well as acting. The movie is very much considered in the Oscar contender, and could further solidify that if it nabs any Golden Globe nominations when those are announced on December 9.

So, if you can’t wait to see A Complete Unknown and are in one of the areas where these special screenings are taking place, you can get your ticket for the early access screening now. If not, it’ll just be a week longer as the movie premieres on December 25 in US movie theaters (if you’re in the UK, it’s a little bit longer of a wait with the premiere set for January 17, 2025).

We're entering the final four months of 2024, and movie fans know what that means: it's awards season. From the fall film festivals to the start of critics and independent organizations handing out end-of-year awards, we're setting out on the road to the Oscars. We're here to help you know which movies you need to be keeping an eye on as potential Oscar nominees.

While September through December is the prime time to release movies studios hope will garner awards attention, that doesn't mean we've been bereft of award-worthy movies this year. Dune: Part Two is almost certainly going to be a major factor at the Oscars, while other early Oscar hopefuls include Sing Sing, Hit Man and Inside Out 2; so definitely try and check those out if you haven't already.

But as far as upcoming 2024 new movies that you should be aware of if you're trying to prognosticate who may be the latest addition to the slate of Best Picture winners, then find out more about these 33 movies that could hear their name called.

All We Imagine as Light

• Release date: November 15 (US); November 29 (UK)
• Cast: Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, Chhaya Kadam, Hridhu Haroon
• Director: Payal Kapadia

As the Academy has added to its overall membership with filmmakers from outside the US, the Oscars have been more willing to recognize international productions (i.e. Parasite, All Quiet on the Western Front, Anatomy of a Fall). All We Imagine as Light is one of the headlining international entries this year, as the movie was a Palme d'Or nominee at the Cannes Film Festival back in May and currently boasts a 100% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It follows two roommates in Mumbai as they deal with the struggles of their relationships. 

Anora

• Release date: October 18 (US); November 1 (UK)
• Cast: Mikey Madison, Yuriy Borisov, Mark Eydelshteyn
• Director: Sean Baker

The movie that beat All We Imagine as Light for the Palme d'Or this year was Anora, the latest from indie darling Sean Baker (Tangerine, The Florida Project). Anora follows the Cinderella-like story of a sex worker (Mikey Madison) who impulsively marries the son of a Russian oligarch. But the fairytale is threatened when his parents hear about the news. Four of the last five Palme d'Or winners wound up being nominated for Best Picture, can Anora make it five of six? 

Babygirl

• Release date: December 20 (UK); December 25 (US)
• Cast: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Sophia Wilde, Antonio Banderas
• Director: Halina Reijn

One of multiple A24 movies we have on this list, Babygirl takes a different lens to look at the troublesome culture of workplace romance and power dynamics. Nicole Kidman stars as a powerful CEO who threatens her career and personal life when she begins an affair with a much younger intern, played by Harris Dickinson. Kidman, having just been given the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award earlier this year, could be in line for another Oscar if this one lives up the billing. 

Blitz

• Release date: November 1
• Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clementine, Kathy Burke, Stephen Graham, Leigh Gill, Mica Ricketts, CJ Beckford, Alex Jennings, Joshua McGuire, Hayley Squires, Erin Kellyman, Sally Messham
• Director: Steve McQueen

It's been six years since Steve McQueen, director of Best Picture winner 12 Years a Slave, has helmed a narrative feature (though he's been busy with the acclaimed TV series Small Axe and a couple of documentaries), but he's back with Blitz, a World War 2 story of a young boy determined to return to his mother in London during the Nazi bombing of the city known as the Blitz. This has all the makings of a big-time contender — WW2 setting, a sure-to-be enthralling story, great cast and a well known director — now it just has to deliver.

The Brutliast

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Guy Pearce, Joe Alwyn, Emma Laird, Alessandro Nivola
• Director: Brady Corbet

When talking about massive, bold epics coming out in fall 2024, much of the talk has been around Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, but Brady Corbet's The Brutalist is could be the breakout hit between the two. The story centers on a Holocaust survivor and his wife, who come to America and have their life forever changed by a wealthy benefactor. The movie was shot on 70mm and is said to be more than three hours. If it works, it could be then can't miss movie of the year. 

A Complete Unknown

• Release date: December 25 (US); January 17, 2025 (UK)
• Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Edward Norton, Boyd Holbrook, Monica Barbaro, Scoot McNairy, Dan Folger
• Director: James Mangold

James Mangold knows a thing or two about making successful music biopics, having directed Walk the Line about Johnny Cash. He tackles another iconic musician in A Complete Unknown, Bob Dylan, portrayed in the movie by Timothée Chalamet. Chalamet is quickly becoming one of the most revered actors of his generation, so is he going to be recognized for that with an Oscar soon or will he have to wait? A Complete Unknown will be key to answering that question. 

Conclave

• Release date: November 1 (US); November 29 (UK)
• Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, Isabella Rossellini
• Director: Edward Berger

Edward Berger's much anticipated follow up to his Oscar-winning adaptation of All Quiet on the Western Front trades the battlefields of World War 1 for the Sistine Chapel, as Conclave is set in the world of the Catholic Church as a new pope must be selected and dark secrets threaten to be exposed. The material, based on an international best-seller, should be juicy for the four main members of the cast and have them in discussion for awards, while Berger could continue his ascent up the ranks of emerging directors with another critically acclaimed hit.

A Different Man

• Release date: September 20 (US); October 4 (UK)
• Cast: Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, Adam Pearson
• Director: Aaron Schimberg

Earning some of the best notices of his career, A Different Man could be the best chance yet that Sebastian Stan has at earning an Oscar nomination. He plays an aspiring actor who has a radical treatment done for his neurofibromatosis (a genetic disorder that causes benign tumors and growths), only to be beaten out for a role by another actor with a similar condition. Renate Reinsve and Adam Pearson (who has neurofibromatosis in real life) also star. 

Eden

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Jude Law, Daniel Bruehl
• Director: Ron Howard

A Beautiful Mind Oscar-winner Ron Howard's latest is a star-studded retelling of historical events that saw Europeans who tried to settle on the Galapagos islands in the early 20th century. While we're awaiting an official release date, Eden will screen at the Toronto International Film Festival where it hopes to build up some early buzz. 

Emilia Perez

• Release date: November 13 (on Netflix)
• Cast: Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldana, Selena Gomez, Adriana Paz, Edgar Ramirez
• Director: Jacques Audiard

One of Netflix’s high profile original movies this year, Emilia Perez is a story of a cartel leader (the titular Emilia Perez) that fakes her death in an attempt to live the life she wants, told through vibrant song and dance. The movie already has an 88% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes after screening at the Cannes Film Festival and is fully expected to get a brief run in movie theaters (though details are still TBD) to qualify for Oscars.

The End

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Michael Shannon, Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Moses Ingram
• Director: Joshua Oppenheimer

Another unconventional musical (despite reportedly being influenced by the Golden Age Hollywood style) is The End, which follows the last human family. This movie marks the narrative feature debut of Joshua Oppenheimer, who is a two-time Oscar nominee already for directing the documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence. First word on The End will come out of Toronto where it is going to premiere. 

The Fire Inside

• Release date: December 25
• Cast: Ryan Destiny, Brian Tyree Henry
• Director: Rachel Morrison

Another director making their feature debut this year is Rachel Morrison (an Oscar-nominated cinematographer for Black Panther), as she helms The Fire Inside, the story of Claressa Shields, who became the first US woman to win boxing gold at the Olympics. The sure to be inspiring movie hopes to win over audiences and should be a showcase for Ryan Destiny as Shields and previous Oscar-nominee Brian Tyree Henry as her coach.

Gladiator II

• Release date: November 22
• Cast: Paul Mescal, Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Joseph Quinn, Fred Hechinger, Connie Nielsen
• Director: Ridley Scott

Only two sequels have ever won Best Picture (The Godfather Part II and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), but only The Godfather Part II did so after its previous iteration had. So it's not going to be an easy feat for Gladiator II to duplicate after Gladiator won the top trophy more than 20 years ago. But movie fans were enthralled by the Gladiator II trailer (and all the new Coliseum battles) and if the movie can live up to the hype it'll have a chance to make history at the Oscars. 

Hard Truths

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Marianne Jean-Baptise, Michele Austin, David Webber, Tuwaine Barrett, Ani Nelson, Sophia Brown, Jonathan Livingstone
• Director: Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh returns for this 23rd movie in his impressive career with Hard Truths, reuniting with his Secret & Lies co-star Marianne Jean-Baptise to tell the story of an extended Black family in London, particularly its prickly matriarch played by Jean-Baptise. Leigh has crafted many brilliant ensemble pieces over the years that really get to the heart of the human experience, which has been rewarded with Oscar recognition in the past with seven total nominations. Can Hard Truths finally snag him his first Oscar win? 

Here

• Release date: November 1 (US); November 15 (UK)
• Cast: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany, Kelly Reilly, Michelle Dockery
• Director: Robert Zemeckis

Another exciting reunion this fall comes in Here, where Forrest Gump stars Tom Hanks and Robin Wright once again work with Robert Zemeckis in this uniquely told story. Based on a graphic novel, Here focuses on the different people that live in a single place over generations, capturing important moments and how the times change. It looks like the movie is going to feature only one camera setup, with the scene and characters changing within it. That makes it a curious entry at least, but powerful performances from Hanks, Wright and company could make it an Oscar contender. 

His Three Daughters

• Release date: September 6 (movie theaters); September 20 (Netflix)
• Cast: Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elizaeth Olsen, Jay O. Sanders, Jovan Adepo, Jose Febus, Rudy Galvan, Randy Ramos Jr.
• Director: Azazel Jacobs

His Three Daughters depicts three estranged sisters that come together in their father's small apartment to watch over him as he is dying. The movie should be a showcase for its three leading ladies — Coon, Lyonne and Olsen — which could easily have them in the conversation for end-of-year laurels. This type of movie also always seems ripe for a screenplay nom. And if all that comes to pass, don't be surprised if momentum carries it to a possible Best Picture nomination.

Joker: Folie a Deux

• Release date: October 4
• Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Jacob Lofland
• Director: Todd Phillips

Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix's Joker was a bit of a surprise Oscar darling, as the unique spin on the iconic Batman villain earned 11 nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director, and two wins for Best Score and Best Actor for Phoenix. The sequel, Joker: Folie a Deux, is pushing the envelope, as it intends to add a musical element to the deranged story of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix) in addition to Lady Gaga playing the role of Harley Quinn. We won't be surprised this time if Joker: Folie a Deux is another awards favorite. 

Maria

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Stephen Ashfield, Valeria Golino
• Director: Pablo Larraín

Pablo Larraín has already told the story of two defining women of the 20th century in Jackie and Spencer, and he'll do so again with Maria, focusing on legendary opera singer Maria Callas. Angelina Jolie stars, marking her first time in a movie since 2021. Following Natalie Portman's nomination for Jackie and Kristen Stewart's for Spencer, expect there to be a lot of hype around Jolie in the Best Actress category.

Nickel Boys

• Release date: October 25 (US)
• Cast: Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor
• Director: RaMell Ross

Colson Whitehead's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Nickel Boys, could add an Oscar to its resume in the near future. The best-selling book about two Black teens at a horrific juvenile detention facility in the 1960s in the south looks to parlay its success from page to screen. After Whitehead's The Underground Railroad was so critically acclaimed, it would be no surprise for more of the author's work to speak to audiences and Oscar voters.

Nightbitch

• Release date: December 6 (US)
• Cast: Amy Adams, Scoot McNairy, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Archana Rajan, Jessica Harper, Arleigh Patrick Snowden, Emmett James Snowden
• Director: Marielle Heller

An early contender for the strangest movie to vie for Oscars this year is Marielle Heller and Amy Adams' Nightbitch. Based off of the Rachel Yoder book of the same name, the movie sees Adams play a new mom who begins to suspect that she is transforming into a dog. It might not seem like traditional Oscar bait, but Adams' involvement will definitely make it one to look out for, at the very least as she continues to pursue her first Oscar win.

Nosfertau

• Release date: December 25 (US); January 3, 2025 (UK)
• Cast: Bill Skarsgård, Nicholas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin, Ralph Ineson, Simon McBurney, Willem Dafoe
• Director: Robert Eggers

F.W. Murnau's original silent movie masterpiece Nosferatu wasn't eligible for Oscars because the award didn't yet exist, but a remake of the movie by the talented Robert Eggers could be, as this project is right up The Witch director's alley. This gothic vampire story inspired by Dracula (but for complicated reasons is not), Nosferatu could see the stars align for Eggers to finally get some awards recognition his previous movies have missed out on; at the very least expect things like production and costume design to be strong contenders.

The Outrun

• Release date: September 27 (UK); October 4 (US)
• Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Paapa Essideu, Stephen Dillane, Saskia Reeves, Lauren Lyle, Nabil Elouahabi, Izuka Hoyle 
• Director: Nora Fingscheidt

Already a four-time Oscar nominee, it feels more like a matter of when, not if, Saoirse Ronan is going to win an Oscar. Can The Outrun be that vehicle for her? She's earned rave reviews for her performance as an alcoholic fresh out of rehab who returns to her small hometown in Scotland to come to terms with her addiction and troubled past.

The Piano Lesson

• Release date: November 22 (Netflix)
• Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, Skyler Aleece Smith
• Director: Malcolm Washington

August Wilson's work has proven to be catnip for Oscar nominations in recent years with Fences and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Now another one of the famed playwright's pieces is set for adaptation, as Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington headline the ensemble of The Piano Lesson, which follows a family that keeps track of its history through a piano that has been passed down through generations. Denzel Washington is on board as a producer.

Queer

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Daniel Craig, Drew Starkey, Lesley Manville, Jason Schwartzman, Andra Ursuta, Michael Borremans, David Lowery
• Director: Luca Guadagnino

Luca Guadagnino's Challengers already came out this year to strong reviews and could be a potential Oscar contender, but the director is doubling his chances with the movie Queer. Daniel Craig stars as an expat living his life in 1950s Mexico City surviving on part-time jobs and GI Bill benefits when he embarks on a relationship with a young man named Allerton. Guadagnino is always one to watch, and this could be a strong chance for Craig to land his first-ever Oscar nomination. 

A Real Pain

• Release date: November 1 (US); January 10, 2025 (UK)
• Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Kieran Culkin, Will Sharpe, Jennifer Grey, Kurt Egyiawan
• Director: Jesse Eisenberg

Despite screening movies before the previous year's Oscars are even handed out, Sundance has had a good track record recently of having at least one of its movies perform well at the Oscars. One contender for that this year is A Real Pain, a dramedy written, directed and starring Jesse Eisenberg, who alongside Kieran Culkin play cousins that travel to Poland together for a trip to honor their grandmother, rediscovering their family history and touching on their own issues along the way.

The Room Next Door

• Release date: October 25 (UK); December 20 (US)
• Cast: Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro, Alessandro Nivola, Juan Diego Botto, Raúl Arévalo, Melina Mathews, Victoria Luengo
• Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Oscar-winner and international sensation Pedro Almodóvar is doing something he's never done before with The Room Next Door — make a feature movie in English. But we should still expect the writer/director to deliver another intimate and powerful story, highlighted by performances from two of the best actresses working: Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton. The Room Next Door has the potential to be a major player with the Oscars. 

Saturday Night

• Release date: October 11 (US)
• Cast: Gabriel LaBelle, Dylan O'Brien, Cory Michael Smith, Rachel Sennott, Lamorne Morris, Nicholas Braun, Finn Wolfhard, Jon Batiste, Ella Hunt, Cooper Hoffman, Andrew Barth Feldman, Naomi McPherson, Willem Dafoe, JK Simmons, Kaia Gerber
• Director: Jason Reitman

As the historic Saturday Night Live season 50 debuts in 2024, so does Saturday Night, a new movie from Jason Reitman about the very first episode of the sketch comedy show. Told in real-time, it depicts the chaos involved with getting that initial episode ready to air live on TV from a little known producer named Lorne Michaels (Gabriel LaBelle) and featuring mostly unheard of comedians. The ensemble for Saturday Night is stacked with young talent, though LaBelle could break through as Michaels. 

The Seed of the Sacred Fig

• Release date: November 27 (US)
• Cast: Misagh Zareh, Soheila Golestani, Mahsa Rostami, Setareh Maleki, Niousha Akhshi, Reza Akhlaghi, Shiva Ordooei, Amineh Arani
• Director: Mohammad Rasoulof

Another international entry that could play beyond the Best International Feature category is Mohammad Rasoulof's The Seed of the Sacred Fig. While the story of of judge who suspects one of his family members has stolen his service weapon amidst protests in Iran is intriguing in its own right, the backstory of the movie could also be a big story this year. Germany is actually submitting the movie for the Oscars, as that is where Rasoulof has lived since he fled Iran and its government in May. 

The Substance

• Release date: September 20
• Cast: Demi Moore, Margaret Qualley, Dennis Quaid, Hugo Diego Garcia, Joseph Balderrama, Oscar Lesage, Gore Abrams, Matthew Géczy
• Director: Coralie Fargeat

Movies described as "body horror" aren't often considered Oscar bait, but The Substance's raves (and the Academy's shift in tastes in recent years) may change that. Demi Moore is getting some of the best notices of her career for this performance, while the screenplay by Coarlie Fargeat received the Best Screenplay prize at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. It probably won't be a movie for everyone, but it could still draw Oscar's attention. 

We Live in Time

• Release date: October 11 (US); January 1, 2025 (UK)
• Cast: Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh
• Director: John Crowley

We Live in Time could be the next great cinematic love story, as Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh go through the ups and downs of a relationship in the latest movie from Brooklyn director John Crowley. But will the Oscars fall in love with the movie? Garfield and Pugh are both popular with the Academy but are still searching for their first Oscar wins.

Wicked

• Release date: November 22
• Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Bowen Yang, Peter Dinklage
• Director: Jon M. Chu

The Broadway smash hit Wicked is coming to movie theaters, set to bring audiences back to the world of Oz, this time to learn about the backstories of witches Glinda and Elphaba (aka the Wicked Witch of the West). This is one of the most popular musicals of all time, so if the movie succeeds in its adaptation, then it could be primed for Oscar glory. The story is being split into two parts (with Wicked Part 2 coming in 2025), but that didn't stop Dune from raking up awards. 

The Wild Robot

• Release date: September 27 (US); October 18 (UK)
• Cast: Lupita Nyong’o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy, Kit Conner, Stephanie Hsu, Mark Hamill, Matt Berry, Ving Rhames
• Director: Chris Sanders

Only three animated movies have ever been nominated for Best Picture (Beauty and the Beast, Up and Toy Story 3), but The Wild Robot has the potential to change that. An adaptation of the acclaimed children's book from Peter Brown, Lupita Nyong'o leads an all-star voice cast in what looks to be a gorgeously animated movie. Can it make history as the next animated movie to become a major player at the Oscars? 

Without Blood

• Release date: TBD
• Cast: Salma Hayek, Demián Bichir, Juan Minujín
• Director: Angelia Jolie

In addition to starring in a potential Oscar contender this year, Angelina Jolie is directing one with her latest movie Without Blood. Based on Alessandro Baricco's novel of the same name, the story is described as a fable about the brutality of war and healing in its aftermath. It could be a big year for Jolie, and we'll know soon if either of her movies have a chance to make some noise on the awards circuit as they screen at some of then major fall film festivals. 

The latest music icon to get the biopic treatment is none other than Bob Dylan, who is the focus of the 2024 new movie A Complete Unknown. Strapping on the guitar and filling the big shoes of Dylan is one of Hollywood's most prolific young talents, Timothée Chalamet, which only adds to the potential excitement for this one.

This is not the first time that Dylan's career has been depicted on screen. Director Todd Haynes gave a unique look into the life and work of Dylan with his 2007 movie I'm Not There, which saw many actors play a version of Dylan, including Cate Blanchett. A Complete Unknown looks to be more of a traditional biopic, from a director who knows a thing or two about making good ones.

Find out more about A Complete Unknown right here.

A Complete Unknown how to watch

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A Complete Unknown cast

Timothée Chalamet continues his climb up Hollywood's A-list, as the young actor is set to play Dylan in A Complete Unknown. Chalamet showed he had some singing chops having starred in Wonka in 2023, but he also appears to do a very good job of mimicking Dylan's signature voice in the first trailer for the movie (check it out below). In an already big year for Chalamet (having starred in Dune: Part Two), could he snag his second Oscar nomination (the first came for Call Me By Your Name)?

Chalamet is not alone in the movie, as Elle Fanning (The Great, The Girl from Plainville) co-stars as Slyvie Russo, Edward Norton (Glass Onion, Fight Club) plays Pete Seeger, Monica Barbaro (Top Gun: Maverick, FUBAR) portrays Joan Baez, Boyd Holbrook (The Bikeriders, Justified: City Primeval) stars as Johnny Cash, Dan Fogler (Eric, The Offer) plays Albert Grossman, Norbet Leo Butz (The Exorcist: Believer, Justified: City Primeval) portrays Alan Lomax and Scoot McNairy (Speak No Evil, Argo) stars as Woody Guthrie.

A Complete Unknown plot 

James Mangold and Jay Cocks wrote the screenplay for A Complete Unknown, here is the official synopsis for the movie:

"Set in the influential New York music scene of the early 60s, A Complete Unknown follows 19-year-old Minnesota musician Bob Dylan's meteoric rise as a folk singer to concert halls and the top of the charts — his songs and mystique becoming a worldwide sensation — culminating in his groundbreaking electric rock and roll performance at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965.”

A Complete Unknown trailer

Watch the official teaser trailer for A Complete Unknown right here:

And now the official trailer for A Complete Unknown is online, featuring Chalamet singing a number of Dylan's classic tunes:

A Complete Unknown reviews

Read What to Watch's A Complete Unknown review to find out why we are so high on Chalament's performance and James Mangold's crafting of this biopic. As for overall sentiment on the movie, A Complete Unknown has a "Certified Fresh" rating of 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.

A Complete Unknown awards

Here's a look at the major awards and nominations that A Complete Unknown has earned:

Oscars

• Best Picture (nominee)
• Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
• Best Supporting Actress — Monica Barbaro (nominee)
• Best Director — James Mangold (nominee)
• Best Adapted Screenplay — James Mangold & Jay Cocks (nominee)
• Best Costume Design (nominee)
• Best Sound (nominee)

BAFTAs

• Best Film (nominee)
• Best Leading Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)
• Best Adapted Screenplay — James Mangold & Jay Cocks (nominee)
• Best Casting (nominee)
• Best Costume Design (nominee)

Golden Globes

• Best Motion Picture Drama (nominee)
• Best Actor Drama — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)

Boston Society of Film Critics

• Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (winner)
• Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (winner)

Critics Choice Awards

• Best Picture (nominee)
• Best Actor — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Best Supporting Actor — Edward Norton (nominee)

Directors Guild of America

• DGA Award for Directorial Achievement in Feature Film — James Mangold (nominee)

London Critics Circle Film Awards

• Actor of the Year — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Technical Achievement Award — Costumes (nominee)

National Board of Review

• Best Supporting Actress — Elle Fanning (winner)
• Top 10 Film

Producers Guild of America

• Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (nominee)

SAG Awards

• Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (nominee)
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role — Timothee Chalamet (nominee)
• Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role — Monica Barbaro (nominee)
• Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role — Edward Norton (nominee)

Writers Guild of America

• Best Adapted Screenplay (nominee)

James Mangold movies

A Hollywood veteran of 30 years, James Mangold is directing A Complete Unknown (in addition to co-writing the screenplay). He has experience with the music biopic genre, having directed 2005's Walk the Line about Johnny Cash, but he has a number of other well-known credits to his name. Take a look at his feature-directing resume right here:

• Heavy (1995)
• Cop Land (1997)
• Girl, Interrupted (1999)
• Kate & Leopold (2001)
• Identity (2003)
• Walk the Line (2005)
• 3:10 to Yuma (2007)
• Knight and Day (2010)
• The Wolverine (2013)
• Logan (2017)
• Ford v Ferrari (2019)
• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

Dune: Part Two is massive. For those who may have thought 2021's Dune was a little heavy on exposition setting up the world of Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic, the sequel is stuffed with exciting scenes and plot developments that make the two hour and 46 minute movie fly by. But with so much to keep track of, it's fair to have a few questions about everything that happens, so we're here to help explain the Dune: Part Two ending (warning, SPOILERS ahead). 

Dune: Part Two picks up very soon after the events of Dune. Paul (Timothée Chalamet) and his mother, Lady Jessica (Rebecca Ferguson), have joined with a group of Fremen after the Harkonnens took control of Arrakis and murdered most of the Atreides forces, including Paul's father, Duke Leto.

One of the Fremen leaders, Stilgar (Javier Bardem) believes Paul shows signs of the prophesied messiah of their people, while others, including Chani (Zendaya) are skeptical the prophecy is anything more than a form of control by the forces that have oppressed the Fremen for spice. To test this, they have Lady Jessica drink what they call the "Water of Life," a poison from sandworms that if she survives will not only help many believe Paul is the messiah, but make her the Reverend Mother of the Fremen people. Lady Jessica does survive, but because she is pregnant her unborn daughter, whom she names Alia, also becomes infused with the powers of the Reverend Mother.

Despite these signs, Paul does not accept he is a messiah. Instead, he seeks to prove himself by fighting alongside the Fremen against the Harkonnens. He practices their ways and helps lead them to many victories, earning the Fremen name Muad'Dib and eventually the love of Chani, as well as reuniting with the Atreides military leader Gurney Halleck (Josh Brolin).

The name of Muad'Dib spreads among the Harkonnens, frustrating Beast Rabban (Dave Bautista) and Baron Harkonnen (Stellan Skarsgård), as well as the emperor (Christopher Walken). The emperor, along with his daughter Princess Irulan (Florence Pugh) and religious leader of the Bene Gesserit, Reverend Mother Mohiam (Charlotte Rampling), recruits Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler) to take over Arrakis and kill the Muad'Dib, who they do not know is actually Paul. 

All of this builds to an epic battle for Arrakis. But let's go into more detail about some specific questions you may have after watching Dune: Part Two.

What happens to Paul in Dune: Part Two?

Despite his insistence he is not a prophet, Fremen like Stilgar continue to see signs that Paul is this foretold figure. Part of Paul's reluctance to accept that role is his visions, which have increased from his exposure to spice. They warn that if he goes south an army of Fremen fundamentalists who would champion him as their prophet, which could bring about great devastation. However, when Feyd-Rautha arrives and destroys the Fremen's bases in the north, Paul is left with no choice but to head south.

Once there, he visits an ancient Fremen temple and attempts to drink the Water of Life. While dangerous for women, it is supposed to be impossible for men to drink it and survive. Paul passes out after drinking it, barely clinging to life. Lady Jessica, who has been orchestrating Paul's rise to become the prophet, tells Chani she can revive him if she mixes her tears with the Water of Life. Part of the prophecy is that the messiah will be reborn from "desert spring tears," and Chani's Fremen name means "Desert Spring." It works. Paul wakes up and now knows he must take on the role of prophet to lead the Fremen to victory.

Paul sends a message to the emperor challenging him to come to Arrakis, joining the Harkonnens in hopes of destroying the Fremen and Maud'Dib. However, Paul devises a strategy that quickly destroys the enemy forces (using his family's stash of atomic warheads and sandworms). With the emperor, Princess Irulan, Reverend Mother Mohaim and Feyd-Rautha as his prisoners, Paul demands the emperor abdicates and to take Irulan as his wife to legitimize his new reign. The emperor wants a challenge first, with Feyd-Rautha as his champion.

Paul and Feyd-Rautha have an epic knife fight. Feyd-Rautha stabs Paul, wounding him. But as Rauth is distracted by his seemingly inevitable victory, Paul is able to strike a killing blow. With his champion dead, the emperor cedes the throne to Paul and Irulan agrees to be his wife. 

However, the other great houses of the galaxy, who have arrived outside Arrakis as the battle was underway, do not accept Paul's ascendance to the throne, igniting a new war.

What happens to Chani?

Though Chani does not believe Paul to be the messiah, she sees something special in him, which eventually leads them to fall in love with each other.

After Feyd-Rautha's attacks on Arrakis, Chani urges Paul to go south with them despite his objections and worries about what may happen. He says if he goes there are things that he must do, but she tells him that as long as he remains himself he will not lose her.

However, when Chani learns Paul took the steps to be seen as a prophet by the fundamentalists, and inadvertently having her be a part of it, she is extremely angry with him. Still, she joins his attack against the Harkonnens as she is a warrior.

Chani is then there when Paul makes marriage to Princess Irulan a condition of his ascendance to emperor, which despite her anger with Paul, hits Chani hard. With all this, as Paul and the other Fremen make preparations to attack the other great houses, Chani leaves and heads back to the desert, abandoning Paul for seemingly no longer being the man she fell in love with.

However, previously when Paul was brought back to life, he tells Lady Jessica he has seen in a vision Chani will come to understand and return. TBD on that though.

Who is Lady Jessica's father? 

One of the big reveals in Dune: Part Two complicates Paul's lineage.

After drinking the Water of Life, he reveals to his mother, Lady Jessica, he saw a vision that she is actually the daughter of Baron Harkonnen, a fact she herself did not know until she also drank the Water of Life (the movie does not touch on it, but the book details this fact was hidden from Lady Jessica by the Bene Gesserit). This means Paul has both Atreides and Harkonnen blood in him, giving him claim to two of the most powerful houses in the galaxy.

What is the Kwisatz Haderach?

Another thing brought up a lot in the first two movies is the idea of Kwisatz Haderach. This is a power that the Bene Gesserit have been working toward for a long time, which manifests itself in the form of a person; what Reverend Mother Mohaim calls "the ultimate power." Their hope was to be able to control the Kwisatz Haderach, but by the end of Dune: Part Two, Paul has seemingly become this powerful being and is out of the Bene Gesserit's control.

What's the deal with Paul's sister? 

We learn in Dune that Lady Jessica is pregnant again, but in Dune: Part Two her unborn child becomes a character in her own right. This comes after Lady Jessica drinks the Water of Life, which also impacts the baby, which she knows to be a girl that she'll call Alia. With the effects of the Water of Life, unborn Alia is able to communicate with her mother through telepathy, offering additional counsel to Paul as he fights the call to become the messiah for the Fremen.

Toward the end of the movie, Paul has a vision where we see a grown-up version of Alia, who is played by Anya Taylor-Joy.

Admittedly, I have not read the Dune books, but given baby Alia's already substantial abilities and her potential position of power once she comes more of age, it would seem that she is either going to become a powerful ally for Paul, or possibly a threat.

How does Dune: Part Two set up a sequel?

Dune and Dune: Part Two cover the events of the first Dune book by Frank Herbert. Presuming that a third movie in the sci-fi franchise is green-lit (and based on critical reception and projected box office, hard to imagine it wouldn't be), what can fans expect?

The final moments of Dune: Part Two offer a lot of breadcrumbs for a sequel. First and foremost, with the other great houses of the galaxy not accepting Paul as the new emperor, a war is going to break out; a Holy War as Lady Jessica puts it. That latter aspect is going to be a big crux, as Paul will likely continue to struggle with being the perceived messiah and wanting to prevent the devastation that his visions have predicted.

Other storylines that are going to need to be picked up is Paul's new marriage to Princess Irulan, which is one of strategic alliance rather than love. Speaking of love, Paul will hope his predictions of Chani returning come true, as she left him and returned to the desert.

We can also likely expect that Alia will be born and become an active player in the plot.

If you want to know exactly what could happen in any Dune sequels, check out Frank Herbert's other books in the series. The next one after Dune is titled Dune: Messiah.

Dune: Part Two is playing exclusively in movie theaters worldwide.

Movie fans can head back to a world of pure imagination when they watch Wonka, a new movie that serves as a prequel to the classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Timothée Chalamet taking over the role of the eccentric chocolatier first made famous by Gene Wilder.

It certainly is a tall order for Wonka to live up to its predecessor, but according to our Wonka review, it meets the task; calling the movie a "comforting, feel-good" experience. Perhaps that should be little surprise as the movie comes from the director of the fan-favorite Paddington movies, Paul King.

Excited to watch Wonka? Here is everything that you need to know about where, when and how to watch the movie musical.

How to watch Wonka in movie theaters

Wonka is one of the big holiday movies of 2023, and as such is only in movie theaters as of right now, playing just about everywhere in both the US and UK.

To find out exactly when and where you can see Wonka near you, check out the movie's official website or Fandango, which allows you to see all of the movie theaters in your area that are showing the movie and purchase tickets directly online.

Another resource that not only helps you see where Wonka and other movies are playing but possibly save money on tickets are movie theaters subscription and membership programs. Offered by various US and UK movie theater chains, these programs give movielovers free, discounted or monthly allotment of tickets to use, as well as deals on concession and other moviegoing perks.

Is Wonka streaming?

Wonka is not available to stream yet. The movie will enjoy an exclusive run in movie theaters before it becomes available to watch at home.

The first place people are likely going to be able to watch Wonka at home is through digital on-demand, allowing them to rent or buy a digital copy of the movie. After that it’ll presumably find its way to streaming. Where that'll be hasn't been announced, but as a Warner Bros. Pictures movie, US consumers can almost certainly expect it to stream on Max first.

We'll update this page as any info about Wonka's home viewing options become available.

What else to know about Wonka

In addition to Chalamet, the Wonka cast features Olivia Colman, Paterson Joseph, Matt Lucas, Mathew Bayton, Freya Paker, Keegan-Michael Key, Jim Carter, Rowan Atkinson, Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Ritchie, Phil Wang, Rakhee Thakar, Nathasha Rothwell, newcomer Calah Lane and Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa.

Here is the official synopsis for Wonka:

"Wonka tells the wondrous story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today."

In addition to our review for the movie, Wonka is getting wide praise, with it being "Certified Fresh" on Rotten Tomatoes with a score of 84%.

Watch the Wonka trailer right here for a quick preview:

Wonka offers a brand new take on Roald Dahl's children's tale. Instead of retelling the story that we've seen in the 1971 Gene Wilder movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Tim Burton's 2005 retread, Paul King's musical Wonka movie recounts one of the chocolatier's very first adventures. 

The film sees Timothée Chalamet playing the young chocolatier as he sets out to make a name for himself... drawing plenty of crowds, but also the ire of some local chocolatiers, who want nothing more than to get rid of him. 

Need a recap of how this musical extravaganza played out? Read on to find our Wonka ending explained article. 

• Wonka review: a magical, musical sweet treat

Wonka ending explained: How Willy Wonka built his factory

For most of the movie, Willy Wonka is interested in realizing his childhood dream of setting up shop in the Galerie Gourmet to make his name (and his fortune). Unfortunately, after he arrives in town, he is swindled by Mrs Scrubbit and her henchman, Bleacher. 

The Dickensian villains tricked him into signing a hotel room contract that left him liable for a huge bill made up of hidden fees; when he couldn't pay, they threw him down in their washhouse to work off his debt. 

Despite the pressure from the so-called “Chocolate Cartel”, a group of chocolate magnates who enlist the town’s Chief of Police to thwart Wonka’s every effort at any cost, Wonka eventually gets his wish. With the help of the other washhouse workers, they break out and help him make enough money by selling his chocolates on the streets, using the sewers to navigate the town without being apprehended by the police.

Eventually, he manages to set up a shop. Wonka's magical creations quickly draw in a crowd… but things take a dark turn. It soon turns out that his sweet treats have been sabotaged by Scrubbit and Bleacher (on behalf of the Cartel) as his customers to start sprouting immense amounts of brightly colored hair.

Wonka’s misfortunes don’t end there. The furious shoppers start a riot and demand their money back; in the process, the shop is set on fire. Fickelgruber, Prodnose, and Slugworth (the Cartel members) drop by and offer Wonka the exact amount of money necessary to pay off his and his friends’ debts to Scrubbit and Bleacher… but the catch is that they want him to leave town for good, and stop making chocolate. Reluctantly, he agrees to the deal and boards a boat later on out of town. 

Secretly, the Cartel rigged the boat to explode and planned to pay for the release of everyone except Noodle. Slugworth, as it turns out, is Noodle's uncle, and when his brother died, he threw her down Mrs Scrubbit's laundry shoot and told her mother the child had died. 

After narrowly escaping the boat, Wonka sets out to reveal the Cartel’s misdeeds and recruits his friends from the washhouse for a new mission: break into the Cartel’s secret vault below the town’s cathedral and retrieve the ledger that details all their wrongdoings (he’d learned of the book’s existence as Abacus Crunch briefly worked for Arthur Slugworth).

The Cartel grew wise to Wonka’s plan and went to retrieve the ledger before their crimes were exposed. They also imprisoned Wonka and Noodle in a vat below the vault, which began to fill with liquid chocolate. 

Although it looked like their fates were sealed, Lofty the Oompa Loompa came to their aid just in the nick of time. Wonka had given the final jar of chocolates which he owed Lofty to the Cartel, but they quickly devoured them in the lift back up to town.

With Wonka and Noodle freed after all, they return to the surface and hand over the ledger which finally reveals all the evil deeds that the Cartel had done. And since Scrubbit and Bleacher and the Chief of Police were also implicated, all six of them were eventually brought to justice. 

As the town celebrates and enjoys the stolen chocolate, Wonka sits down and opens the chocolate bar his mother had made for him before she passed. Inside, she finds a note that reminds him that life isn’t about the chocolate, but it’s about who you share the chocolate with. He promptly stands up, snaps the bar into six segments, and dishes them out to his friends from the washhouse.

There’s a couple of extra treats in store before the credits roll. Wonka reveals that Lottie had managed to track down her mother, Dorothy, and the pair were joyfully reunited (Slugworth had dumped Noodle at Scrubbit’s and paid for her to be kept there indefinitely, and he told her mother she’d died). 

The movie then ends with Wonka completely paying back his chocolate debt to Lofty the Oompa Loompa. But before he returns to Loompa land, Wonka offers him a different option: to stay behind and work at Wonka’s soon-to-be-built chocolate factory, which he dreams up before our eyes as he sings a version of “Pure Imagination” from the 1971 classic. 

Wonka hits theaters on Friday, December 15 in the US, and is out now in UK cinemas.

 Wonka hits theaters on Friday, December 15, and is now in UK cinemas. 

Widely regarded as one of the best young actors in Hollywood, Timothée Chalamet has a new movie, Bones and All. The movie marks the second time that Chalamet has teamed up with director Luca Guadagnino, following their work in the 2017 movie, Call Me by Your Name.

Call Me by Your Name was one of the more acclaimed movies of 2017, receiving countless awards and nominations, including a Best Picture and a Best Actor nomination for Chalamet at the Oscars (the movie won an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay). What's in store as the duo reunite five years later?

Here is everything we know about Bones and All.

Bones and All release date

Bones and All is now playing exclusively in US and UK movie theaters. To find out if Bones and All is playing near you, check out your local movie theater websites or Fandango.

Bones and All plot

Bones and All was originally a book by Camille DeAngelis. This adaptation is being written by David Kajganich, who previously wrote Luca Guadagnino’s movies A Bigger Splash and Suspiria.

The movie is a story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter; a liberating road odyssey of two young people coming into their own, searching for identity and chasing beauty in a perilous world that cannot abide who they are.

That journey also involves cannibalism. Just FYI.

Bones and All reviews — what the critics are saying

Critics have weighed in on Bones and All, including What to Watch. In our Bones and All review, Guadagnino, Chalament and company deliver on the gory but touching love story at the center of everything, though the journey for audiences isn't without a few bumps.

Overall impressions of the movie have been good. On Rotten Tomatoes, it is "Certified Fresh" with a score of 86% as of November 23. Fellow review aggregator Metacritic has the movie at a 72.

Bones and All cast

Timothée Chalamet may headline Bones and All as Lee, but the Dune and Little Women star is joined by a solid ensemble of actors in the movie. 

Up first is Taylor Russell as Maren. Russell is a growing star in her own right, having appeared in Escape Room and its sequel, Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, as well as the critically acclaimed movie Waves on the big screen. On TV she’s starred in Falling Skies and Lost in Space.

Part of the supporting cast for Bones and All includes another Call Me by Your Name alum, Michael Stuhlbarg. Others include Mark Rylance (Bridge of Spies), Chloë Sevigny (The Girl from Plainville), André Holland (Moonlight), Jessica Harper (The Old Man), Jake Horowitz (The Vast of Night) and David Gordon-Green, the Halloween Ends director taking a rare role in front of the camera.

Bones and All trailer

The teaser trailer for Bones and All is just 30 seconds long, but it previews an intriguing mix of romance and horror with Chalamet and Russell's characters. Give it a look right here:

The official Bones and All trailer shows us more of Chalamet and Russell's twisted lovers, as well as first looks at Michael Sthulbarg and Mark Rylance.

How long is Bones and All?

The runtime for Bones and All is two hours and 10 minutes.

What is Bones and All rated?

Considering its a movie that deals with cannibalism, Bones and All is unsurprisingly rated R in the US, while it is rated 15 in the UK. The description for its rating reads "for strong, bloody and disturbing violent content, language throughout, some sexual content and brief graphic nudity."

Luca Guadagnino movies

We've mentioned a few of Luca Guadagnino's movies already, but her is a complete rundown of the Italian director's list of feature films prior to Bones and All:

• The Protagonist (1999)
• Melissa P. (2005)
• I Am Love (2009)
• A Bigger Splash (2015)
• Call Me by Your Name (2017)
• Suspiria (2018)

After Bones and All, Guadagnino is slated to direct Challengers and Find Me, according to IMDb. 

Luca Guadagnino's arthouse cannibal romance Bones and All is missing the expressive spark that defines Guadagnino's prior works. A Bigger Splash is a richly theatrical dilemma, Suspiria dripping with witchy dread and Call Me By Your Name dangerously passionate. But Guadagnino's adaptation of ​​Camille DeAngelis' flesh-hungry novel never replicates the sensationalism, instead meandering as a romantic road-trip drama with gory pit stops. Performers are asked to spotlight humanity and resilience as outcasts surviving on rural America's outskirts, yet the extremity of the movie's cannibalistic motifs becomes curiously mundane.

Taylor Russell (Waves, Lost in Space)stars as 18-year-old Maren, a cannibal adolescent whose father (played by André Holland) leaves with no other means to help his unique daughter. Maren plans to ride buses until she finds her estranged mother, but interruptions are plenty. She meets an aged cannibal named Sully (an exceptionally ponytailed Mark Rylance steals scenes), who teaches her the gift of sniffing out others with their diets. Using her newfound ability, Maren strikes a relationship with friendly loner in Timothée Chalamet's (Dune, Call Me By Your Name) Lee. Together, Maren and Lee feast their way through backroad towns, almost like bloody-mouthed Bonnie and Clyde types. On the run, in the name of love, just trying to figure out their crazy existence together.

The romance burns as bright as the sun over a Nebraska cornfield. The chemistry between Russell and Chalamet oozes like crimson blood spurting from freshly bitten neck wounds. David Kajganich's adapted screenplay does not fail the outsider's connection between society's monsters, nor do Russell or Chalamet undersell schoolyard lust amidst forbidden urges. Guadagnino takes "monsters" by civility's standards and allows them to embrace, exhibit compassion and indulge in ordinary pleasures despite their despicable practices; similar to Guillermo del Toro's work. Cannibalism falls into the background as Russell and Chalamet thrive together.

Maybe that'll be a problem for some. Bones And All emphasizes gruesome cannibal effects when Sully, Maren and Lee gnaw torsos open or sink teeth into forearm muscle like a family barbeque. Sound design captures every nauseating squelch and swallow, while actors hunch on all fours like jungle predators tearing apart a newly slain meal. Guadagnino's special effects department recreates the act of consuming flesh to a disturbing, revolting degree, which tonally contrasts against Maren and Lee's unconventional "meat-cute" — maybe in a good way or maybe in a distracting way, depending on the viewer. 

The act of consumption becomes a moody commentary on life or death. Lee's characterized as an addict for his rebellious and sometimes reckless chow-downs, while Sully only seeks those already expiring, not to kill out of selfishness. Rules and safety precautions make the morbid cuisine seem less diabolical, juxtaposed against traumatizing glimpses of blood-soaked feeders with leftover skin morsels stuck to dried red ickiness on their chests. Imagery even a decorated horror veteran like myself won't forget.

Then again, Bones and All isn't really a horror movie. It's a character drama about a lovestruck couple, smiling while coasting down open roads, sunset cuddles on weedy hillsides and pledging devotion to someone else who could be your demise — yet you're all either have. 

The raw emotion Guadagnino channels is powerful as cannibals talk about their "first times," unloading sorrowful lost-in-the-world crisis language. Yet the rambling nature of this two-hour-plus ride sometimes feels on auto-pilot. As good as performances may be and as shocking the violence becomes, there are flatter dramatic gaps between both standout romantic highs and vile stomach-churning lows (narratively speaking). Guadagnino's never afraid of lengthier durations, but he's usually able to sustain a brisk clip that proves longer durations aren't immediate buzzkills.

Bones and All does a lot of things right. Arseni Khachaturan's dirt road cinematography presents as handheld and feral to complement the movie’s cannibal primality, cleverly jostling more when panic ensues. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross compose a breezy score that plucks acoustic guitars and accentuates the softness in actions, rarely laying on heavier like a horror movie's background intensity.

Luca Guadagnino tethers cruel massacres to heartfelt healing as few can, but not without dragging feet (and not just when moving corpses). Bones and All tests the young adult boundaries of love, death and those we choose who choose us back, striking some vivid genre blending despite spells where the experience pauses to catch its breath.

Bones and All is now playing in select movies theaters in the US. It expands to more US theaters and UK cinemas on November 23.

Wonka is a highly anticipated new film that will focus on a young Willy Wonka set well before the events of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film is directed by Paul King and written by both King and Simon Farnaby (of Paddington fame!)

This will be the first time we've seen Willy Wonka on-screen since Johnny Depp played him in the 2005 film, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Before that, Gene Wilder took on the role in 1971. Unlike the two previous efforts, Wonka's newest adventure is an all-singing, all-dancing musical caper that sees him showing off his chocolate-making talents for the very first time. Here's everything you need to know about Wonka right now...

Wonka release date

Wonka is scheduled to hit US movie theaters on Friday, December 15. UK fans will get to lay eyes on the film a few days earlier, as it's coming to UK cinemas on Friday, December 8. 

Check out our new movies 2023 guide for movies coming out in 2023.

Wonka first impressions and reviews

Reactions to Wonka have been pretty positive, so far! As of our latest update, the film has an 80% critics' rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is indicative of mostly favorable reviews. 

Total Film's Kevin Harley rated the film 4/5 and called Wonka a 'flawed but fulsomely crowd-pleasing musical fantasy' that was 'every inch a 'Paul King confection'. 

Writing for The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw gave Wonka a five-star review, calling it both 'spectacular, imaginative, sweet-natured and funny' and 'an absolute Christmas treat'.

And IGN's Tom Jorgensen rated the movie a 7/10. He praised Chalamet's performance as the chocolatier and the 'charming and well-staged musical numbers'.

What is the plot of Wonka?

Wonka is a musical prequel to the Roald Dahl novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The movie charts Wonka's early days as a chocolatier, wherein he heads to Paris to prove he's the real king of confectionery, ruffling the feathers of some rival chocolate makers in the process. 

The official synopsis for Wonka reads: "An origin story that explores the vivid, mythical beginnings of the imaginative young inventor before he becomes the renowned scrumdiddlyumptious Mozart of chocolate."

According to Deadline: "Wonka will mark the first time Chalamet gets to show off his singing and dancing skills with several musical numbers set to appear in the film. He’s been the top choice for some time but scheduling was a hurdle that had to be overcome as training for those numbers is included in the prep for this film."

Who's in the cast?

Timothée Chalamet (Call Me By Your Name) has been cast in the lead role of Wonka, where he's playing a younger version of the famous chocolatier.

This will also be the first film to feature Timothée Chalamet singing and dancing, with musical numbers written by The Divine Comedy's Neil Hannon. Timothée's most recent role saw him as the lead of Dune, directed by Denis Villeneuve (he's returning as Paul Atreides in Dune: Part Two in 2024).

Further casting includes Keegan-Michael Key as the Chief of Police, Sally Hawkins as Wonka's mother, plus Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, Boat Story's Paterson Joseph, Ghosts star Mathew Baynton, and Jim Carter. And of course, we can't forget Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves star Hugh Grant as an Oompa Loompa!

Reporting from Cinema Con, Germain Lussier said: "Extended trailer for Wonka too. Shows him originating all of his special chocolates against the will of an evil chocolate cartel. Ends with HUGH GRANT as an Oompa Loompa, the first one Willy meets. He sings for him. Looks very joyous and bright and fun."

Is there a trailer yet?

We've been treated to two Wonka trailers. The first set the stage for a whimsical adventure perfect for the festive season:

The second trailer began with Wonka's first encounter with Hugh Grant's Oompa Loompa and showed us some people sampling his delectable sweet treats. Of course, it also showed just how unwelcome his arrival in town had been, and how his would-be rivals would like him kicked out of town. Check it out below:

With Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — the first and still best feature film from director Adam McKay — there was so much extra footage that the DVD featured an entirely separate story, Wake Up, Ron Burgundy!. As McKay has continued his career with award-winning films like The Big Short and Vice, this kind of ambition has proven to be as vast as it is impossible to rein in. This has ultimately led to Don't Look Up, a messy blend of social satire and a desperately earnest plea for sanity.

Don’t Look Up is based on this question: what if a planet-killing comet was headed for Earth, in just six months, and no one really gave a hoot? In the age of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, it's wishful thinking to to presume this couldn’t happen, of course. 

The movie kicks off with PhD candidate Kate (Jennifer Lawrence) and her mentor Randall (Leonardo DiCaprio) discovering the comet before realizing a) it’s on a collision course with Earth and b) we’re not likely to live to tell the tale. Their frantic attempt to encourage action, if not existential fear, among the citizenry of the world leads them to the world of cable news with hosts portrayed by Tyler Perry and Cate Blanchett, and even the White House, with its dismissive president (Meryl Streep) and her obnoxious son turned Chief of Staff (Jonah Hill).

Don’t Look Up is not wanting for massive star power — the aforementioned ensemble is filled out with Timothée Chalamet, Rob Morgan, Mark Rylance and Ariana Grande. Meanwhile, McKay’s comic track record is such that throughout the 145-minute runtime, there are solid laughs (including a couple of surprising and clever running gags). 

McKay’s own influences seem clear enough too: classic movies like Dr. Strangelove and Network are the underpinning of his attacks on American politicians and mainstream media. It’s not that those institutions don’t deserve skewering, but the targets are so easy now that the real world seems far beyond satire. Even some of the better performances — such as Hill’s riff on Donald Trump Jr. — represent such low-hanging creative fruit that it’s as if the fruit isn’t even hanging on a branch but lying on the ground for anyone to pick up.

When Don't Look Up succeeds — about a 50/50 success rate overall — it’s largely thanks to the fiercely committed performances. With Randall, DiCaprio dips into the same intense mania and fury he has captured so well in past performances, but when he’s more hemmed-in and almost debilitatingly anxious the Oscar-winner does a very effective job of embodying Randall’s aw-shucks Midwestern Everyman being seduced by the pull of flash-in-the-pan media stardom. 

Among the larger ensemble, the standout is Melanie Lynskey, as Randall’s calmer-than-she-should-be wife, as effective at saying a lot with a look as she is with a line of dialogue. There aren’t really any slackers among the cast, even if some seem more chosen just because of their fame than anything else. (Nothing against Ariana Grande or her scene partner Scott Mescudi, but their subplot is one of many that could easily have been trimmed.)

It is to Don't Look Up's credit that it’s trying, very hard, to do a lot of things. Parts of the movie want very badly to be spiky satire, such as the depiction of breathless morning shows as well as Rylance’s tech giant who says he wants to change humanity without seemingly having any humanity himself. But Don’t Look Up can’t reconcile the satire with its honest and open sentimentality, which is presented sincerely without being terribly compelling. 

There are worse creative flaws than having a reach larger than your grasp, but that’s what plagues Don’t Look Up from start to finish. It’s never fully clear whether McKay wants to lean harder on satirical or sentimental elements. Say what you will about Dr. Strangelove or Network, but they were cynical films to the end, thus strengthening their gut-punch endings.

Don’t Look Up tries for a similarly grim ending that's then undercut with a couple more easy jokes that seem to exist to ensure it isn’t too dark. Don’t Look Up may well have its heart in the right place and boasts an ensemble as massive as it is willing to sell every word of Adam McKay’s sprawling, ungainly script. Yet for a satire, this movie’s too cuddly in the end. The same shrewd nastiness on display in some of McKay’s straighter comedies could’ve been a lot more effective here too.

Don't Look Up will release in select theaters on Dec. 10. It will be available to stream on Netflix on Dec. 24.

Marketing has hailed The French Dispatch as Wes Anderson's love letter to journalism, which in reality is something of a half-truth. After all, a journalistic report can be as simple as a recitation of current events, but Anderson is not simply interested in those who report on the news of the world. His film is instead an ode to the kinds of storytellers who use the materials of reality paints for their canvas, transforming the world into fodder for florid prose and implicit insights into the human condition. 

It’s a laudable pursuit to spotlight such reporters, particularly for a modern age where such storytelling is antithetical to chasing algorithms and to the fake news grifters who uphold the confirmation biases of their audiences. And for as much as the film is inherently playing to Anderson’s stylistic strengths, it also threatens to overwhelm with too much of a good thing.

Structured as a sort of auteurist take on an anthology film, The French Dispatch chronicles the articles of the titular publication’s final issue, so ultimate because of its editor’s (Bill Murray) sudden demise. After a brief introduction to the evolving French landscape of the 1970s by a bicycling Owen Wilson, the film settles into a rhythm of performing the contents of three narrative articles through the lens of their reporters’ narration.

An art reporter (Tilda Swinton) gives a presentation on the artistic genius of a convicted murder (Benicio del Toro), his prison guard muse (Léa Seydoux) and the art dealer (Adrien Brody) bent on making a fortune off of him. An investigative journalist (Frances McDormand) gets in deep with the leader of a youth protest movement (Timothée Chalamet) and his greatest detractor, a contrarian obsessed with her pocket vanity (Lyna Khoudri). A food critic (Jeffrey Wright, purposely evoking the spirit of James Baldwin in the film’s best performance) recounts a study of so-called “police cooking” as performed by the notable Nescaffier (Stephen Park) that escalates into the kidnapping of the police commissioner’s son, culminating in an animated high-speed pursuit.

Each of these narratives provides ample opportunity for Anderson’s immaculately calculated brand of filmmaking to shine through. Dollhouse shot composition gives way to purposely staged diorama freeze frames where the camera moves past frozen props and actors. Stark monochromatic cinematography bursts alive with color as specific passages of sense memory illuminate the author’s narrative language. Witty ripostes work in tandem with sharp slapstick and visual gags, edited in such rapid succession that you’re sure not to catch everything in a single viewing. And this is all in service to a film that highlights the raw humanity of its subjects, even as their realities are so farcically heightened that you can’t help but recognize the artifice of these supposedly true events.

And yet, there’s an underlying issue with The French Dispatch in its construction, one that prevents the film from reaching the upper echelons of Anderson’s work. Perhaps Anderson is simply uncomfortable with an anthology format, but without a consistent through line to the individual stories — besides the occasional appearance of Bill Murray to provide editorial insight by way of framing device — the film leans heavily on Anderson’s penchant for ostentatious voiceover narration to highlight each author’s thoughts and experiences throughout their reportage. 

Ostensibly, these voiceovers represent the written word of each of the authors’ respective articles, but the constant barrage of such dense material overlaying Anderson’s already dense visual composition can make it exhausting to keep up with the sheer amount of stimuli at any given time, until you’re tempted to simply let the film mindlessly wash over you in a wave of pretention. It also further highlights that, when Anderson is in such a monologuing mode, his characters have trouble breaking free from a sort of default cadence, a somewhat fatal flaw for a film that is meant to be exploring the divergent narrative styles of three distinct journalistic voices.

Even so, this probably just means that The French Dispatch is better suited to episodic spurts of viewership, even though the film doesn’t even reach the two-hour mark. The contents of the film are as rich and as poignant as Anderson ever is, so the reductive take that Wes Anderson fans will enjoy it is still assuredly accurate. But one must question whether this installment in his filmography will have the staying power of his previous works, or, like the breed of journalist it portrays, it will become a relic, albeit a fondly remembered one.