“All horror is political, whether the creators want it to be or not. Before you head straight to the comments with your list of apolitical horror films, let me define my terms. By “political,” I don’t necessarily Republican or Democrat (although it can certainly be that). Rather, I mean political in…”— Joseph George, bloody-disgusting.com
“I think the switch…sometimes gets missed. Even some people who were working on the film, [when I] mentioned the rape scene, they're like, "The what scene?"”— Rose Glass, elle.com
“The truth is the best horror films have just as much merit as these serious dramas that are typically recognized during award season.”— Dave Franco, forbes.com
“It was a weird year for cinema, but there were plenty of great films. It would be an honor to see these get a nod.”— The New York Times, nytimes.com
“You cannot capture a man's entire life in two hours. All you can hope is to leave the impression of one.”— Jack Fincher, Herman Mankiewicz, Gary Oldman, imdb.com
“I think, for a very long time, the ways in which trans people have been represented on-screen have suggested that we're not real, have suggested that we're mentally ill, that we don't exist. And yet, here I am. Yet here we are, and we've always been here.”— Laverne Cox, imdb.com
“In these tumultuous times, distanced though we all are and divided though we might be, one question haunts us all in equal measure: What should I Netflix next?”— Mary Sollosi , Entertainment Weekly, ew.com
“Every time I leave a picture show, I feel better than I did walking in.”— Ian Brennan, Ryan Murphy, Jack Costello, David Corenswet, imdb.com
“She can be deliberate and considered—speaking with measured ellipses, holding her chin in her hand, Winnie-the-Pooh-style when thinking—but then erupt with the energy of a 1940s screwball-comedy heroine.”— Chloe Malle, Vogue, vogue.com
“Without resorting to self-conscious anachronism or fussy antiquarianism, Gerwig has fashioned a story that feels at once entirely true to its 19th-century origins and utterly modern.”— A.O. Scott, New York Times, nytimes.com
“Honey Boy doesn’t necessarily offer absolution — nor does LaBeouf seem to be seeking it — but it does something better and more necessary: It explains how he got here and how he’s attempting to fix it. It’s a hard lesson for any man to learn, and an even harder narrative to deliver.”— Scaachi Koul, buzzfeednews.com
“Kicking off on October 22 and continuing through October 27, this year’s programming is more exciting than ever; it features an eclectic mix of indigenous-made films, shorts, and documentaries.”— Christian Allaire, Vogue, vogue.com
“'Joker' broke box office records this weekend, even as its controversial depiction of violence made some potential theatergoers anxious.”— CNN Business, Frank Pallotta, cnn.com
“It’s the age-old challenge of journalists everywhere: how to break down a complicated story or topic and make it explainable to an audience. We’re just guessing, but it probably helps to have Meryl Streep as the vessel for your explanation.”— Tyler Aquilina, Entertainment Weekly, ew.com
“Can we just take a moment to just MARVEL AT THIS CAST, THOUGH?! Like, holy heck?!”— Allie Hayes, BuzzFeed, buzzfeed.com
“She never goes into the water — the whole thing is just an excuse for the audience to catch a good look at her body. The moment implicates us.”— Anne Cohen, refinery29.com
“Looking over all of it, the single most obvious thing to me, in all we read and all we write about films, is this: People fear the creative moment. That’s why they talk so long about a given scene. But the creative moment is happening when the camera is turned on, and stops when it’s turned off. Fir…”— Jack Nicholson, filmcomment.com
“The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic. I did not want to be coming off the stage at the mercy of what somebody else told me I did.”— Jack Nicholson, filmcomment.com