“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
From the critics group that nominated the goat from ‘The Witch’ as Best Villain in 2016 and correctly bestowed the Best Picture of 2017 title to ‘Get Out,’ here are the SFCS nominees for 2018!
Alfonso Cuarón’s quietly heartbreaking drama is an epic on the most personal scale.
Despite a strong trio of performances, the controversial practice of gay conversion programs deserves a better film than this well-meaning film.
McCarthy’s turn as an acerbic, antisocial alcoholic forger punches her ticket to award season glory.
The most shocking aspect of this supernatural horror flick isn't its mesmerizing or violent moments - it’s that it is so boring.
Hilary Swank and Robert Forest dazzle in one of the season's cinematic gems.
This muted drama is a forthright look at drug addiction’s destructive impact on a family.
The space race drama is a cinematic marvel punctuated with nerve-racking flight sequences - and a lot of slow-paced drama that borders on boring.
More than an incredible soundtrack, this 2018 version affirms star Lady Gaga's talents in front of the camera as well as writer-director Bradley Cooper's vision behind the camera.
This breathtaking National Geographic documentary connects intimately with its subject - a focused climber intent on taking on a seemingly impossible feat.
The frustration of this true crime drama is not with its stellar ensemble cast but with its wandering story of a teen criminal.
A cocaine-fueled and vengeful Cages tears a swath of bloody vengeance in this hypnotically mesmerizing, intensely personal and metal as hell horror flick.
The latest entry in the dinosaur rampage franchise is somehow a natural progression from the themes of the heady Michael Crichton novel - and the stupidest entry in the series.
Not even a wonderful Saoirse Ronan performance, some incredible cinematography and an unconventional story framework save the British drama from being completely forgettable.
Filmmaker Vlada Knowlton on what compelled her to make the documentary, why it remains timely and how it addresses timeless aspects of civil rights and discrimination.
It took eleven films and more than 40 years, but the Star Wars franchise finally got its first purely and unabashedly fun romp with this Western-heist flick.
Anchored by three strong performances and a light, graceful storytelling touch, this romantic drama has a taut intensity as it explores faith, denial and identity.
If ever there was a hybrid of art house cinema and exploitation flick, it's this bloody ride.
Timely, personal and eye-opening, this documentary takes a clear stance on a controversial issue - but more critically, it humanizes the hot button topic of gender identity.
Part psychological drama and part crime thriller, this warped love story leverages its disturbing plot into a mesmerizing and nerve-wracking portrait of a damaged woman forced to reckon with her true nature.
