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Welcome to the NEW PhoenixFilmCriticsSociety.org
Welcome to our new website for the Phoenix Film Critics Society. Our plan is to bring you timely film reviews, criticism, essays, videos and more to help people in Phoenix connect to our wide film community and give you options in your filmgoing choices! If you have ideas on what you’d like to see, please…
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“One Battle After Another” dominates PFCS 2025 Awards
Paul Thomas Anderson’s wild political action tale “One Battle After Another,” took Best Picture honors as well as seven other wins in the Phoenix Film Critic’s Society’s 2025 awards. The film also took awards for Best Director, Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Supporting Actor (Sean Penn) and Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor), Adapted Screenplay and Editing. Chase…
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“The Brutalist” Captures Best Picture, “Conclave” racks up 5 wins
Brady Corbet’s drama about architect Laszlo Toth, “The Brutalist,” was awarded Best Picture, while “Conclave” dominated Phoenix Film Critics Society’s 2024 awards numerically, with five wins. The members of the Phoenix, Arizona-based critics group emerged from their own annual conclave to award the papal drama Best Director (Edward Berger), Best Actor (Ralph Fiennes), Best Ensemble…
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Killers of the Flower Moon wins Best Picture and 2 other awards
Killers of the Flower Moon blossomed into a winner in Phoenix Film Critic’s Society 2023 awards, earning Best Picture honors as well as awards for Best Screenplay Adapted from Other Material and Best Breakthrough Performance for actor Lily Gladstone. The Scorsese epic was one of several films to win multiple honors, making this a diverse…
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Memoriam to PFCS Member Randy Cordova
It is with a heavy heart that I share that former Arizona Republic writer and PFCS member Randy Cordova passed away. Randy’s battle with brain cancer came to an end 4 years to the day that he was diagnosed. Randy was an incredibly talented writer, a wonderful human and my dear, sweet friend. He was…
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Everything Everywhere All at Once Wins Best Picture and More
Phoenix Film Critic’s Society didn’t quite give everything everywhere to the sci-fi epic “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” but the film did capture seven of the Society’s 2022 awards, including Best Picture. It also garnered awards for Michelle Yeoh for Best Actress, Ke Huy Quan for Best Supporting Actor, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for…