Only two years removed from a streak of matching the Oscar winner four times in a row, the Spirit Awards are honoring a slate of films that have been overlooked by the Academy but are richly deserving
Movie ticket sales rose in 2018, exhibitor John Farr writes, fueled by a “profound need for distraction and downright escape from the news of the day”
Awkwafina and John David Washington also emerged with some of the year’s most memorable roles
TheWrap’s Best & Worst 2018: TheWrap reviews editor Alonso Duralde picks the best narrative features in a competitive year
Other honorees are Richard E. Grant, Claire Foy, John David Washington, Thomasin McKenzie, Steven Yeun and Yalitza Aparicio
Sterling K. Brown, Ryan Gosling and the songs of “Mary Poppins Returns” were some of those left out
“It doesn’t have to be criminal on paper to be incredibly wrong,” Bo Burnham tells TheWrap
Elsie Fisher gives a breakout performance in this affectionately queasy coming-of-age tale
Sundance 2018: Digital experts join TheWrap’s Sundance Industry Panel to discuss the influx of the internet and its effect on the market
Sundance 2018: Star’s drama teacher is a “hack” for not casting her in a school play, jokes director
