The Seed of the Sacred Fig

A fierce new year

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Mark London Williams kicks off 2025 with a deep dive into award-season contenders Nickel Boys and September 5, where personal narratives meet pivotal moments in history, along with a look at other hopeful contenders and Women In Media’s year-capping Holiday Toast, celebrating undersung Hollywood heroes. *Hours after this column was sent in, our correspondent Mark London … Read more

Through a glass darkly

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A sobering look at Trump’s shadow over Hollywood’s awards season, plus exclusive insights into the new films Saturday Night and the cinematography of The Fire Inside. “One word came up again and again when I asked European officials about the stakes of the American election: existential. ‘The anxiety is massive,’ Victoria Nuland, who served until recently as under-secretary … Read more