‘Nosferatu’ Review: Lily-Rose Depp Gives a Ferocious Performance as Robert Eggers Creates a Wicked, Wintry Wonderland of Sex, Desire and Death [A]
The dreamlike twinkling of a music box trills as if to begin a fairy tale. This lullaby-like tune has an unsettling feeling, though, and instead... Read More
Year: 2024
2025 Golden Globes: Ted Danson Named Carol Burnett Award Honoree
Today, the Golden Globes announced that 13-time Golden Globe nominee and three-time winner Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025. Danson earned Golden Globes... Read More
Predictions for the 2024 Gotham Awards and New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC)
The Gotham Awards are tonight, followed by the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) tomorrow. Can we skip to the good part? Here are my... Read More
Interview: Yura Borisov is the Heart and Soul of ‘Anora’
Gentle giant. Strong but silent type. We’ve seen this description attributed to brutish men in films and in the real world for decades; a symbol... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 73 – Three Colours: White (Krzysztof Kieślowski, 1994)
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
Frontrunner (Black) Friday Oscar Predictions: The Post-Thanksgiving Malaise Makes Way for the Beginning of Awards Season
It’s Black Friday. It’s Frontrunner Friday. It’s the combination Frontrunner Black Friday Oscar predictions. If you’re not in retail or food service, most of the... Read More
African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Filmmakers and Casts and More
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has announced the honorees for its 2025 Special Achievement Awards and its 16th Annual AAFCA Awards. The Special Achievement... Read More
36th Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) Announces Full Lineup, Opening with ‘Better Man’ and Closing with ‘The Penguin Lessons’
The 36th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) announced that the Festival’s Opening Night film will be Better Man directed by Michael Gracey on Thursday, January 2, and... Read More
‘Kneecap’ Leads 2024 British Independent Film Craft Awards Winners (BIFA)
Love Lies Bleeding, Civil War were double winners The winners across the craft categories of the British Independent Film Awards were announced today by Connor... Read More
‘Moana 2’ Review: Rough Seas and a Waterlogged Narrative Sink Choppy Sequel
The 2016 release of Moana was one of the highlights of Disney’s animated film output of the 2010s. It features tuneful, emotive songs by Lin-Manuel... Read More
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12 
Delroy Lindo, Michelle Satter, Sony Pictures Among African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees 
Florida Film Critics Circle (FFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Park Chan-wook, Josh O’Connor and More 
Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘Sinners,’ Eva Victor Triumph