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The Film: Writer/director Craig Brewer is another one of those filmmakers who's not exactly a household name, but there's a good chance you've seen or heard of some of his projects, including "Black Snake Moan," "Dolemite is My Name," "and "Coming 2 America." As his filmography shows, music has been quite a large part of his work, leading to projects like "Hustle & Flow," a remake of "Footloose," and the documentary "Katy Perry: Part of Me," which brings us to his latest ende

The Film: Back in 2022, a bizarre little action flicked called "Sisu" was unleashed, telling the simple tale of a former Finnish soldier trying to reclaim his stolen gold from Nazis near the end of World War II. It was a film that was big on gratuitous bloodshed & absurdity, but sadly very light on story, which ended up hindering it quite heavily, and yet, it still managed to garner decent reviews from those that praised its over-the-top action sequences. It wasn't exactly wh

The Directors Guild of America has just finished handing out their awards for 2025, and as comes to no surprise, the big winner of the evening was Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another," officially cementing his frontrunner status for the Best Director Oscar. Please see below for a complete list of this evening's winners: Feature Film: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another First-Time Feature Film: Charlie Polinger, The Plague Documentary: Matyslav Cherno