Flow: What Named Critics Said About the Animated Oscar Winner
Gints Zilbalodis's wordless Latvian animation swept year-end awards — here is the attributed critical record behind it.
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I'm Still Here: What Named Critics Said About the Oscar Winner
How critics at major outlets received Walter Salles's 2024 drama, and what the record shows about its awards run.
Emilia Pérez, Explained: The Reception and the Controversies, On the Record
A reception roundup of Emilia Pérez (2024): the named critics who praised it, the awards it won, and the on-record disputes that followed.
The Substance, Explained: What Named Critics Said About Coralie Fargeat's Body-Horror Hit
A reception roundup of The Substance (2024): how critics at major outlets received Coralie Fargeat's film, and what it won during the 2024-25 awards season.
What Named Critics Said About Wicked: The Reception Record, Explained
A verdict-free roundup of how named critics and outlets received Jon M. Chu's 2024 musical Wicked — the praise, the pushback, and the awards record.
What Named Critics Said About Conclave: The Reception Record, Explained
A verdict-free roundup of how named critics and outlets received Edward Berger's 2024 papal thriller, from its Telluride premiere to awards season.