‘Borderlands’ Review: Lock This Disaster in a Vault and Throw Away the Key
Was Madame Web just the warm-up for a bigger blockbuster disaster on the horizon? Lionsgate’s adaptation of the video game franchise Borderlands – credited to... Read More
Year: 2024
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 245: Looking at the Top Awards Contenders of the Venice, TIFF and NYFF Lineups
On episode 245 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, we’re doing things a little different. Splitting off from the main pod that drops on Mondays, AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief... Read More
2024 TIFF Docs Program Featuring New Films by Eddie Huang, Billy Corben, Raoul Peck and Leila Amini
Today, TIFF announced the lineup for the 2024 selection for its Docs program presented by A&E IndieFilms, featuring 21 titles from 24 countries around the... Read More
‘It Ends With Us’ Review: Maybe We Should Have Kept Colleen Hoover on BookTok
It was only a matter of time before author du jour Colleen Hoover received the film adaptation treatment of one of her novels. Hoover made... Read More
62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Includes Cannes Winner ‘Anora,’ plus ‘Hard Truths,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and More
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) has announced the 32 films that will comprise the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking... Read More
2024 TIFF Centerpiece International Lineup Boasts 43 Films From 41 Countries
TIFF today unveiled its 2024 Centerpiece lineup, presented by Marriott Bonvoy, featuring 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41 countries. The selection includes 18 World Premiere titles from Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile,... Read More
‘Duchess’ Review: Neil Marshall’s Charmless Guy Ritchie Rip-Off is a Female Empowerment Forgery
In 1998, Guy Ritchie erupted onto the British cinema scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The gangster movie, which in itself took inspiration... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 244: Reviewing ‘Trap’ and a Look Back at M. Night Shyamalan’s Complicated Career
On episode 244 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to give their thoughts on the career... Read More
How ‘Sing Sing’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Highlight the Power of Theater as Venues of Survival
Theater and cinema have always had a strange symbiotic relationship. While cinema has, over the decades, become more accessible to view than theater, theater is... Read More
Interview: ‘Sebastian’ Director Mikko Mäkelä and Star Ruaridh Mollica Reflect on Telling Queer Stories with Authenticity
In Mikko Mäkelä’s second feature film, Sebastian, a queer 25-year-old aspiring writer named Max living in London begins a double life as a sex worker... 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