Spoiler Alert: This story alludes to crucial plot details from Barry Jenkins’ If Beale Street Could Talk. On Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk—the Oscar winner's follow-up to Moonlight—editors Nat Sanders and Joi McMillon came up against an age-old question. With a narrative based on existing material—spoiled…

At Deadline’s The Contenders Los Angeles today, Annapurna Pictures showed off two dramas from their impressive awards-season slate, and a unifying concern emerged: The American Dream, and the ways it has changed over time. While members of the privileged class have bent it into a new, baser shape, for those less…