Stephanie Goodman

Jan 6, 2025 | myheraldreview.com | Stephanie Goodman

The bar wasn’t set very high for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. After last year’s host, Jo Koy, memorably bombed, the emcee this year, Nikki Glaser, could hardly do worse. But she wasn’t content to merely do better. After workshopping her opening monologue in dozens of club appearances over the holidays, she killed when it counted, cracking up the stars on hand at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, and winning over viewers on social media.

Jan 6, 2025 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

The bar wasn't set very high for the Golden Globes on Sunday night. After last year's host, Jo Koy, memorably bombed, the emcee this year, Nikki Glaser, could hardly do worse. But she wasn't content to merely do better. After workshopping her opening monologue in dozens of club appearances over the holidays, she killed when it counted, cracking up the stars on hand at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and winning over viewers on social media.

Dec 17, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

Major names from the music world could figure prominently at the Oscars in March if the shortlists that the academy released Tuesday are any indication. Alongside expected nominations for the Disney entries "Moana 2" and "Mufasa: The Lion King," tunes from documentaries about Elton John ("Never Too Late") and Pharrell Williams ("Piece by Piece"), as well as from a biopic about Robbie Williams ("Better Man"), made the cut for best original song.

May 10, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

In my tween years, the soundtrack to "Saturday Night Fever" was on repeat for months in my bedroom. This was via, ahem, an eight-track tape player. So, three or four cuts, clunky pause, three or four more, and so on. Listening this way was work, that's how much I loved this music. Too young to see the R-rated movie itself, I only had a hazy - and, as it turned out, completely incorrect - idea of what it was about.

Mar 9, 2024 | nytimes.com | Stephanie Goodman

You can't forgive the Academy for passing up "Brokeback Mountain" or omitting Amy Adams in "Arrival," among other oversights that still sting. Some things will always stick in your craw. When I asked readers, ahead of the Academy Awards on Sunday, if they were still mad about an Oscar snub, boy, did I get an earful. Technically a snub involves a film or an artist (or a song or any other possible contender) that was overlooked altogether at the awards.