Steve Pond
Steve Pond
Steve Pond’s inside look at the artistry and insanity of the awards race, drawn from more than three decades of obsessively chronicling the Oscars and the entertainment industry.
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How ‘Widow’s Bay’ Went From Underdog to Emmys Juggernaut
The creepy comedy becomes the ninth different show in the last 10 years to win Outstanding Comedy Series
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TIFF So Far: Why Are They Still Buzzing About That Elizabeth Holmes Doc From Telluride?
TIFF 2026: Amid crowd-pleasers like “I Play Rocky” and “Being Heumann,” talk turns to the Nathan Fielder/Lance Oppenheim doc that isn’t playing here
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Final Emmy Predictions: Something Old, Something New, Something Blue
“The Pitt,” “Widow’s Bay” and “DTF St. Louis” seem to be the favorites going into Emmy night, but there will be surprises
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‘Hombre al Agua’ Review: Gael Garcia Bernal Whips Up Some Messy Good Fun
Venice Film Festival: The actor-turned-director has created a fantasia that mixes melodrama, satire and social commentary
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‘Possible Love’ Review: Korean Drama Accumulates Power for Almost Three Hours
Venice Film Festival: Lee Chang-dong’s first movie since “Burning” is a slow-burn story about trauma, loss and class conflict
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‘Elsinore’ Review: Andrew Scott Shines in Yet Another Sign That Shakespeare Isn’t Done With Us Yet
Telluride Film Festival: “Hamlet” is back in the story of the dying actor who replaced Daniel Day-Lewis in a 1989 production of the Bard’s tragedy
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‘A Long Winter’ Review: Andrew Haigh Finds Love and Dread High in the Mountains
Telluride Film Festival: Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Caitriona Balfe and Fred Hechinger star in Haigh’s exploration of loss and acceptance
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‘Pete Townshend: Behind Blue Eyes’ Review: Rock Doc Is Long on Talk
Telluride Film Festival: Directors Frank Marshall and Nigel Sinclair let The Who frontman pontificate, something he does very well
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‘Tender Loving Care’ Review: Mike Leigh Delivers Another Gentle Gem
Telluride Film Festival: “Widow’s Bay” star Kate O’Flynn stars in another richly humanistic work from the veteran British director
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Can the Fall Festivals Jumpstart a Quiet Awards Season?
In recent years, the Venice, Telluride and Toronto festivals have lost some of their awards mojo, but Martin McDonagh, Jesse Eisenberg and Peter Farrelly would like to get it back
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As Gustavo Dudamel Leaves LA, Here’s an Ode to the Joy He Brought
The LA Phil conductor took the orchestra from Disney Hall to Coachella, and embraced film music as well as the old classics
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Here Are All the Clues That Set Up the Ending of ‘Hacks’ | Exclusive Video
TheWrap magazine: The series’ showrunners tell TheWrap how they spent five seasons seeding hints to where Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels were going
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Scattered Choices, and a Few Academy Faves: Making Sense of the Emmy Noms
In drama, it’s “The Pitt” vs. “Pluribus,” while comedy is “Hacks” vs. “Widow’s Bay”
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Emmy Nomination Predictions: Which Newcomers Break Through?
The stakes are high for new shows, including “Pluribus,” “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and “Widow’s Bay”
