The Film Experience

The Film Experience has been praised as "a pretty cool blog" by The New York Times and described as "full of energy, positive, and clever" by Vanity Fair. Join us for daily insights on movies that come straight from the heart. We cover "Awards, Actresses, and Film Thoughts," offering a mix from various eras and genres, along with some occasional insights on theater and television.

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Happy Cannesiversary to "Dancer in the Dark"!! - Blog - The Film Experience

2 weeks ago | thefilmexperience.net | Nick Taylor

by Nick TaylorHappy (belated) Mother’s Day, everybody!! I did not plan on watching Lars von Trier’s Palme-winning musical tragedy at the break of dawn on May 11th, but sometimes fate gives you a funny little coincidence to make a work of art even more resonant than it would already be.
Happy Cannesiversary to "In the Mood for Love"!! - Blog - The Film Experience

2 weeks ago | thefilmexperience.net | Nick Taylor

by Nick TaylorWe at TFE are wishing a Happy 25th Birthday to Wong Kar-Wai’s melancholic romantic drama In the Mood for Love, which debuted on this day at Cannes. It went home with the Best Actor award and the Technical Grand Prize for its cinematography and editing, and if you ask around there’s a good chance folks would say it still got short-shrifted by Luc Besson’s jury. Its stamp on the cinema firmament, an apex of the sumptuous mood and style Wong made his name on, is beyond reproach.
Happy Cannesiversary to "Dheepan" - Blog - The Film Experience

3 weeks ago | thefilmexperience.net | Nick Taylor

by Nick TaylorHello, TFE readers! If you're like me, you'll be sitting out Cannes this year, using the time to read press coverage or finally see that one thing you've been meaning to watch while others swan across the croisette, conduct interviews, and shill merch for Troma Studios. I'll be spending the 78th Cannes Film Festival and the site's 10|25|50|75|100 series to visit ceremonies of years past, making new friends and revisiting familiar faces.
Berlinale 75: On the Golden Bear-winning "Dreams" - Blog - The Film Experience

2 months ago | thefilmexperience.net

by Elisa Giudici First love is by definition all-consuming, reshaping one’s world ...
A History of Sex Workers and Oscar Wins - Blog - The Film Experience

Mar 6, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net

by Nathaniel R Mikey Madison, Best Actress winner for "ANORA" With Mikey Madison's muc...
Winners of the 40th Independent Spirit Awards - Blog - The Film Experience

Feb 23, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net | Nick Taylor

by Nick TaylorLast night, the 40th Indie Spirit Awards came and went. The SAG Awards could begin at any moment, meaning we'll have a better sense on whether certain wins here might reverberate into the Oscars next week. Even taking the Oscar-adjacency of several winners into consideration, this is a solid pack of winners, with a couple pleasant surprises along with some disappointing rubber-stamping.
Oscar Volley: "Anora" takes the lead in Best Original Screenplay - Blog - The Film Experience

Feb 22, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net | Abe Friedtanzer

The Oscar Volleys are back for some post-nomination talks. Today, Abe Friedtanzer and Eurocheese discuss Best Original Screenplay... ABE: Eurocheese, always a pleasure to get to talk to you about movies! I think we got a great category this time - Best Original Screenplay - which is actually quite a competitive race! The WGA rules meant that only two of the Oscar nominees are recognized by that guild too, which did make room for one of my favorite movies of the year, My Old Ass.
Split Decision: "The Brutalist" - Blog - The Film Experience

Feb 16, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net | Nick Taylor

Split Decision: "The Brutalist" Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 10:00AM In the Split Decision series, two of our writers face off on an Oscar-nominated movie one loves and the other doesn't. Today, Nick Taylor and Abe Friedtanzer discuss The Brutalist...
Sundance Review: “Sukkwan Island” is a Father-Son Story with Strong Performances - Blog - The Film Experience

Feb 1, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net | Abe Friedtanzer

by Abe FriedtanzerUnconventional father-son relationships are a hallmark of film and television.
Sundance Review: “Heightened Scrutiny” is an All-Too Timely Doc about the Fight for Transgender Rights - Blog - The Film Experience

Feb 1, 2025 | thefilmexperience.net | Abe Friedtanzer

by Abe FriedtanzerIt’s a troubling time to be transgender in America, to say the least. Within just days of his return to the White House, Donald Trump has already taken massive steps to roll back protections against transgender people and to limit recognition of their existence in every way possible.