Tag: Jessie Buckley

• Oscars 2026: Politics, Horror Breakthroughs, and the Night Hollywood Finally Changed

  

  The 2026 Oscars delivered historic wins, long-overdue recognition, and a surprising embrace of genre filmmaking. From Paul Thomas Anderson’s Best Picture triumph for One Battle After Another to Ryan Coogler’s groundbreaking success with Sinners, the ceremony reflected a changing Hollywood—one increasingly shaped by political storytelling, horror innovation, and new voices.

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  March 16, 2026

  2025 Movies, A24 Movies, Awards Season, Entertainment, Film, Women Directors

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 2026 Oscars, 98th Academy Awards, Amanda Seyfried, Amy Madigan, Andy Jurgensen, Autumn Durald Arkapaw, Avatar: Fire and Ash, Awards Season, Awards Season 2026, Best Films of 2025, Cassandra Kulukundis, Chase Infiniti, Chloé Zhao, Die My Love, F1, Frankenstein, Frankenstein (2025), Hamnet, It Was Just an Accident, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Kpop Demon Hunters, Ludwig Göransson, Michael B. Jordan, New Movie Releases 2025, No Other Choice, One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, Ryan Coogler, Sinners, Sorry Baby, The Testament of Ann Lee, Weapons

• The Bride! Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Radical Frankenstein Reimagining Turns Female Rage Into Gothic Spectacle

  

  Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Bride! is one of the most divisive genre films of the year. Led by a fearless performance from Jessie Buckley and an unexpectedly tender turn from Christian Bale, the film reimagines the Frankenstein myth through feminist rebellion, surreal spectacle, and gothic visual poetry.

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  March 10, 2026

  2026 Movie Reviews, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Film Reviews, Franchise Revivals, Horror, Movie Analysis, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Women Directors

  2026 Films, 2026 Movies, Christian Bale, Feminist Cinema, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, Frankenstein, Gothic Horror, Horror, Horror Cinema, Horror Movie Review, Horror Movies 2026, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jessie Buckley, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Shelley, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, New Horror Films, New Movie Releases 2026, The Bride!, The Bride! (2026), Warner Bros. Pictures, Women Directors, Women in Film

• 2026 Oscar Best Picture Nominees Ranked by Their Most Memorable Scenes

  

  With the 2026 Oscars fast approaching, the race for Best Picture remains one of the most unpredictable in recent memory. Rather than attempting to forecast a winner, this piece revisits all ten nominees through the lens of their most memorable scenes — the moments that define their emotional core. From the surreal revelations of Bugonia…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  March 3, 2026

  2025 Movie Reviews, Action, Dark Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film, Film Reviews, Historical Drama, Independent Film, International Cinema, Movie Analysis, Sport, Thriller

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 2026 Oscars, 98th Academy Awards, A24, A24 Movies, Awards Season, Awards Season 2026, Best Picture Nominees, Brad Pitt, Bugonia, Chase Infiniti, Chloé Zhao, Clint Bentley, Damson Idris, Delroy Lindo, Elle Fanning, Emma Stone, F1, Felicity Jones, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Focus Features, Frankenstein (2025), Guillermo del Toro, Hamnet, Jacob Elordi, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Joachim Trier, Joel Edgerton, Joseph Kosinski, Josh Safdie, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Leonardo DiCaprio, Marty Supreme, Michael B. Jordan, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, Neon, Netflix, New Movie Releases 2025, One Battle After Another, Oscar Isaac, Oscar Predictions, Paul Mescal, Paul Thomas Anderson, Renate Reinsve, Ryan Coogler, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Stellan Skarsgård, Teyana Taylor, The Secret Agent, Timothée Chalamet, Train Dreams, Wagner Moura, Warner Bros. Pictures, Wunmi Mosaku

• Top 30 Films of 2025: A Year Defined by Risk, Reckoning, and Reinvention

  

  A personal ranking of the 30 films that defined my 2025 — shaped by risk-taking, reinvention, and moral reckoning. From intimate character studies to bold genre experiments, these are the films that lingered, challenged expectations, and revealed where cinema felt most alive this year.

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  January 22, 2026

  2025 Movie Reviews, A24 Movies, Action, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Franchise Revivals, Horror, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, Superhero, Thriller, Women Directors

  2025, 2025 Films, 2025 Movies, 28 Years Later, A24, Alex Garland, Alex Russell, Alfie Williams, Amanda Seyfried, Amazon MGM Studios, Archie Madekwe, Ari Aster, Óliver Laxe, Bi Gan, Brady Corbet, Bring Her Back, Bugonia, Carson Lund, Charlie Polinger, Chase Infiniti, Chloé Zhao, Clint Bentley, Cooper Hoffman, Daniel Craig, Danny Boyle, Danny Phillippou, David Jonsson, Die My Love, Dylan O’Brien, Eddington, Eephus, Emma Stone, Eva Victor, film, Film Criticism, Film Critique, Film Recommendations, Film Review, Film Reviews, films, Focus Features, Francis Lawrence, Frankenstein (2025), Guillermo del Toro, Hamnet, Hedda, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Imogen Poots, Independent Film Company, It Was Just an Accident, Jacob Elordi, Jafar Panahi, James Sweeney, Jennifer Lawrence, Jesse Plemons, Jessie Buckley, Joachim Trier, Joaquin Phoenix, Joel Edgerton, Josh O’Connor, Josh Safdie, Kaouther Ben Hania, Kleber Mendonça Filho, Kristen Stewart, Lee Byung-hun, Leonardo DiCaprio, Lurker (2025), Lynne Ramsay, Marty Supreme, Mary Bronstein, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Phillippou, Mona Fastvold, Movie Recommendations, Movie Review, movies, MUBI, Music Box Films, Neon, Netflix, New Movie Releases 2025, Nia DaCosta, No Other Choice, One Battle After Another, Oscar Isaac, Park Chan-wook, Paul Mescal, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pedro Pascal, Ralph Fiennes, Renate Reinsve, Resurrection, Rhian Johnson, Roadside Attractions, Robert Pattinson, Rose Byrne, Ryan Coogler, Sally Hawkins, Searchlight Pictures, Sentimental Value, Sinners, Sirāt, Sony Pictures Releasing, Sorry Baby, Stellan Skarsgård, Teyana Taylor, Théodore Pellerin, The Chronology of Water, The Long Walk, The Plague, The Secret Agent, The Testament of Ann Lee, The Voice of Hind Rajab, Thessa Thompson, Timothée Chalamet, Train Dreams, Twinless, Wagner Moura, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Warner Bros. Pictures, Weapons, Yorgos Lanthimos, Zach Cregger

• The Year of Relationships: 2025 Movies That Get Love Right (and Wrong)

  

  Where do we, as a society, currently stand when it comes to relationships? Dating? Commitment? The landscape has shifted so dramatically that it sometimes feels like we’re living in an entirely new emotional era. The openness of relationships has expanded far beyond where it once was—breaking away from antiquated, traditional notions and allowing people to…

  Rolando Illanes Jr.

  December 4, 2025

  A24 Movies, Comedy, Drama, Entertainment, Film Reviews, Horror, Independent Film, Movie Analysis, Psychological Drama, Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, Women Directors

  2025 Films, 2025 Movies, A Nice Indian Boy, A24, Adria Arjona, Alicia Vikander, Alison Brie, Amazon MGM Studios, Andrew Ahn, Best Films of 2025, Bleecker Street, Blue Harbor Entertainment, Bone Lake, Bowen Yang, Callum Turner, Celine Song, Chad Hartigan, Chloé Zhao, Chris Evans, Companion, Dakota Johnson, Dave Franco, David Freyne, Drew Hancock, Elizabeth Olsen, Eternity, Film Recommendations, Fleur Fortune, Focus Features, Hamnet, Heart Eyes, Himesh Patel, Independent Film, Indie Directors, Indie Film, Jack Quaid, Jessie Buckley, Jonah Hauer King, Jonathan Groff, Josh O’Connor, Josh Ruben, Karan Soni, Keeper, Kyle Marvin, Lily Gladstone, Logan Lerman, Maddie Hasson, Marco Pigossi, Mason Gooding, Materialists, Mercedes Bryce Morgan, Michael Angelo Covino, Michael Shanks, Miles Teller, Molly Gordon, Movie Recommendations, MUBI, Neon, New Movie Releases 2025, Oh Hi! Film, Oliver Hermanus, Olivia Holt, Open Marriage in Film, Osgood Perkins, Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Roshan Sethi, Rossif Sutherland, Ruby Cruz, Screen Gems, Sony Picture Classics, Sophie Brooks, Sophie Thatcher, Splitsville (2025), Tatiana Maslany, The Assessment, The History of Sound, The Threesome, The Wedding Banquet, Together 2025, Universal Pictures, Vertical Entertainment, Warner Bros. Pictures