Biden defended his administration and took on Trump in his address in last night’s State of the Union. NBC News has the key moments. The Wall Street Journal reports on how Israel’s war cabinet is at war with itself. The first of the former president’s four criminal trials is coming up at the end of March. There’s a lot to keep track of — so Apple News In Conversation has a primer. CNN goes behind the unusual approach to the filming of ‘Io Capitano,’ nominated for the Best International Feature Oscar. The lead actors weren’t told how it would end. And the Wall Street Journal looks at how ‘Godzilla Minus One’ reimagined its famous monster — and snagged an Oscar nod for Best Visual Effects.

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