Willem Dafoe Appointed Artistic Director of La Biennale di Venezia Theatre Department for 2025-2026
Willem Dafoe is the new Artistic Director of the Theatre Department of La Biennale di Venezia for the two-year term 2025-2026, it was announced today. The appointment was deliberated by... Read More
Year: 2024
Interview: Eve Best on Dragon Riding, Targaryen Psychological Warfare and Rhaenys’s Fate in ‘House of the Dragon’
[Warning: heavy spoilers below] For fans of Game of Thrones and the subsequent prequel series House of the Dragon, perhaps one of the greatest wishes... Read More
‘House of the Dragon’ S2 E4 Recap: Stop Dragon My Heart Around
Wings and fire clash in the sky as the Targaryen civil war moves into a bloody section of the noble family’s history. After being outmaneuvered... Read More
‘Longlegs’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Homage-Cloaked Horror Sometimes Spooks but Mostly Hides Original Ideas in the Shadows
Horror movies have increasingly felt the need to be bigger, badder, and bloodier over time, outdoing their predecessors by filling audiences with even more unimaginable... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 53 – ‘Enemy of the State’ (Tony Scott, 1998) with Guest Robert Daniels
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
Head Out on the Highway: Of Motorcycles and Men in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘The Wild One’ and ‘The Bikeriders’ [Retrospective]
There are things that feel like American originals, even if the truth reveals something different entirely. The motorcycle, for instance, has its roots in Germany,... Read More
‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Review: The Heat is Back On as Eddie Murphy Returns to His Movie Star Roots
It has been 30 years since Axel Foley’s last trip to the west coast, and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F is a welcome return to... Read More
‘Despicable Me 4’ Review: Super Minions, Gru Jr, and a Cockroach Man Clear the Low-Quality Bar Set by this Hyperactive Franchise
Let this review serve as a warning to you, your friends, and your family: Despicable Me 4 is out, and the Minions have returned to... Read More
Brett Goldstein, Daniel Levy, Jenny Slate and more Join Kornel Mundruczó’s ‘At the Sea’
Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso), Chloe East (The Fabelmans), Daniel Levy (Good Grief), Jenny Slate (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On), and Rainn Wilson (The Office)... Read More
Cate Blanchett to Receive Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Honor at 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards
Australian actor and producer Cate Blanchett will be honored at the 2024 TIFF Tribute Awards as the recipient of the TIFF Share Her Journey Groundbreaker Award. Blanchett will also participate... Read More
‘Mars is Ours!’: Inside Season 5 of ‘For All Mankind’ as the Next Generation Claims the Red Planet 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 146 – ‘The Red Shoes’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1948) 
With Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Winning an Oscar, Which Multi-Nominee is Next? 
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Still Has More Growing Up To Do