Director Watch Podcast Ep. 31 – ‘Cruising’ (William Friedkin, 1980)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More
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‘Knox Goes Away’ Review: Michael Keaton’s Dementia-Stricken Hitman Anchors a Focused Character Study | Toronto
A hitman with dementia trying to carry out one last job is the kind of premise that could easily go off the rails and devolve... Read More
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I fell in love with Oscarwatching in the 90s – which was a magical time for me in regard to cinema. I began to cultivate... Read More
‘House of Gucci’ review: It’s Lady Gaga’s world, sweetie, we’re all just living in it [Grade: B+]
After spending a decade dominating the music industry and raking in Grammy after Grammy, Lady Gaga set her sights on Hollywood and rocked the film... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
Last month I put my chips in for Richard Jenkins in A24’s The Humans but I’ve changed my mind. I’m not feeling like The Humans... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May)
As I mentioned in my Best Actor predictions, the coronavirus bumping tons of 2020 releases to 2021 has presented itself with an overabundance for a... Read More
Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – SUPPORTING ACTOR
Brad Pitt is a star. The ‘kind they don’t make any more’ kind of Hollywood star. This weekend he’ll win his first acting Oscar. He’s... Read More
2020 Oscars: Critics Choice + Golden Globe + SAG + BAFTA – Who Got What and Who Missed Out
The Oscars did very little to venture outside of the very solid ground of the four main (and televised) precursors to get an actor to... Read More
Potential 2020 Oscar Nomination Stats: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Each year of Oscar nominations brings with it the possibility of breaking records, making history, extending history, moving people around in all-time rankings or just... Read More
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (December)
Supporting Actor is weird this year. Seemingly stacked, perceived locks, four contenders who have secured Critics Choice, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations…but who’s... Read More
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