NBR Awards Gala to Take Place on Tuesday, January 13, 2026in New York City New York, NY (October 15, 2025) – The National Board of Review will announce the recipients of the 2025 NBR Awards on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. The NBR Awardees will be fêted at a gala event on Tuesday, January 13, 2026 at Cipriani […]| National Board of Review
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Peacock.| National Board of Review
Albrecht, you said rehearsal was the most challenging of your career. Why? Albrecht Schuch: It was, without question, the hardest preparation I’ve ever faced. At first, I couldn’t find the center of the character. He felt like someone without emotions, almost as if he were absent from his own life.| National Board of Review
Scarlett, how long have you been thinking about directing? Scarlett Johansson: I've been thinking about directing since I was a kid, really, but the first time was when I was doing The Horse Whisperer, and I was working with Bob Redford and watching him command the set.| National Board of Review
Your relationship with Akira Kurosawa dates back to the beginning of your career. Can you share how you first encountered Kurosawa’s work and what drew you to reimagine it? Spike Lee: People always assume that this film is a remake of Kurosawa’s High and Low, but it actually began with Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom. The post Q&A with Spike Lee appeared first on National Board of Review.| National Board of Review
Kate, as a first-time director, you went out looking for a story. How did you discover these women and this story? We took a wrong turn, found a woman and she said, if you want an amazing story, head east of Wall and you'll find Tabatha. That’s what I did. And I met these two incredible women along with the rest of the teenagers on the ranch.| National Board of Review
The following questions and answers are excerpted from a conversation that followed the NBR screening of Twinless.| National Board of Review
Sophie, let’s start with the genesis: how did this project begin? Sophie Brooks: It really does feel like a miracle when an indie gets made. We almost made this movie in 2020 and thought, “this is easy,” but it ended up taking another four and a half years.| National Board of Review
