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Displaying all articles tagged:
The Whale
a whale of a tale
Mar. 12, 2023
Brendan Fraser Got Nautical in His Oscars-Win Speech for
The Whale
“I want to tell you that only whales can swim at the depth of the talent of Hong Chau.”
By
Bethy Squires
gold rush
Mar. 9, 2023
All 54 Oscar-Nominated Movies (and Shorts), Ranked
Some are great, some are good, and some are genuinely terrible. Cue the montage music, because we’re starting from the bottom.
By
Joe Reid
oscars 2023
Mar. 7, 2023
Who Are You Rooting Against at the Oscars This Year?
The Whale
,
Elvis
, and
To Leslie
are case studies in three different ways a film can be an Oscar villain. Will any of them come out on top?
By
Nate Jones
cheat sheet
Mar. 1, 2023
How to Gossip About the 2023 Oscars
Even (or especially) if you haven’t watched any of the movies.
By
Joe Reid
theater review
Feb. 21, 2023
Hellfire at Hobby Lobby in
A Bright New Boise
Samuel D. Hunter’s early play returns to the New York stage.
By
Jackson McHenry
oscar futures
Jan. 20, 2023
Oscar Futures: Who Will Be Our Nomination-Morning Surprise?
All Quiet on the Western Front
and Paul Mescal once seemed like long shots but have proved their strength. Who can follow in their footsteps?
By
Nate Jones
golden globes 2023
Jan. 10, 2023
Who’s Going to Win at the Comeback Golden Globes?
This newly reformed awards show feels harder to predict than ever — not just who’s going to win but who’s going to show up.
By
Nate Jones
and
Jen Chaney
james cordidn’t
Dec. 31, 2022
James Corden Was Beached for
The Whale
Thank God for Brendan Fraser.
By
Alejandra Gularte
it must be ice
Dec. 10, 2022
Brendan Fraser’s Body Melted 8 Ice Bags a Day on
The Whale
Wouldn’t it be ice?
By
Alejandra Gularte
oscar futures
Dec. 9, 2022
Oscar Futures: Will
The Whale
Sink or Swim?
Finally out this weekend, Darren Aronofsky’s film has been met with critical harpoons.
By
Nate Jones
awards season
Nov. 16, 2022
Brendan Fraser Will Not Be Attending the Golden Globes
“It’s because of the history that I have with them.”
By
Rebecca Alter
oscar futures
Nov. 11, 2022
Oscar Futures: Is
The Fabelmans
Still Our Front-runner?
Steven Spielberg’s autobiographical time capsule debuts on the back of a starry AFI Fest relaunch and a rapturous Academy screening.
By
Nate Jones
trailer mix
Nov. 8, 2022
The Whale
Trailer Is Like the Crying Olympics
And the Oscars are gonna drink those tears up like the finest wine.
By
Rebecca Alter
oscar futures
Oct. 28, 2022
Oscar Futures:
Tár
and
Everything Everywhere
Compete for Hipster Hearts
The two Best Actress vehicles are also facing off in the battle to become the season’s tastemaker pick.
By
Nate Jones
oscar futures
Sept. 29, 2022
Are You Ready for This Year’s Incredibly Messy Best Actor Race?
In
The Whale
and
The Son
, two of the strongest Best Actor contenders come from films a chunk of the critical community absolutely loathed.
By
Nate Jones
bowled over
Sept. 12, 2022
Brendan Fraser, King of the North, Wins His First Award Since Peewee Bowling
“This is new for me, as these things go, because normally I’m the guy at the podium who hands these things out.”
By
Rebecca Alter
biennale cinema 2022
Sept. 5, 2022
The Whale
Is a Perfect Comeback Role for Brendan Fraser
Prosthetic or no, it’s hard to imagine anyone else in the part, frankly.
By
Bilge Ebiri
let’s here it for the boy
Sept. 4, 2022
Join the Venice Film Festival in Giving Brendan Fraser a Standing Ovation
We’ll never see his Firefly, but at least we get his Whale.
By
Bethy Squires
first looks
Aug. 31, 2022
Oh Goody, It’s Another Radical-Physical-Transformation Performance
The Whale
isn’t
exactly
how we wanted our Brendan Fraser–ssaince to go.
By
Rebecca Alter
scarf man
Jan. 11, 2021
Brendan Fraser Will Be Darren Aronofsky’s 600-lb Recluse in
The Whale
His character will be trying to find redemption after “eating himself to death.”
By
Devon Ivie
year in culture 2012
Dec. 3, 2012
Vulture’s TV, Movie, and Theater Critics Choose Their Best Performances of 2012
One of them is a terrorist.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz,
David Edelstein,
and
Scott Brown
stage dive
Nov. 7, 2012
Theater Review: Communing With a 600-Pound Man in
The Whale
Shuler Hensley, big star.
By
Scott Brown