‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-]
Back in April, the new season of an acclaimed television show based on a popular video game series released its second batch of episodes for... Read More
Ryan McQuade
Ryan McQuade is the AwardsWatch Executive Editor and a film-obsessed writer in San Antonio, Texas. Raised on musicals, westerns, and James Bond, his taste in cinema is extremely versatile. He’s extremely fond of independent releases and director’s passion projects. Engrossed with all things Oscars, he hosts the AwardsWatch Podcast. He also is co-host of the Director Watch podcast. When he’s not watching movies, he’s rooting on all his favorite sports teams, including his beloved Texas Longhorns. You can follow him on Twitter at @ryanmcquade77.
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 319 – Oscars Retrospective of the 93rd Academy Awards
On episode 319 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Mark Johnson, and Josh Parham to go... Read More
On the Shelf: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ trilogy, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and the ‘Babe’ Films Arrive on 4K Blu-ray Releases for Week of December 15
It’s ten days before Christmas and there is still plenty of time to get those last minute gifts for the cinema fan in your life;... Read More
Rian Johnson on How Faith and Humanity Make Peace Within His Latest Mystery ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ [AUDIO INTERVIEW]
No one is having as much fun making films as Rian Johnson. Over the course of the last twenty years, Johnson has delivered some of... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 130 – ‘Let the Sunshine In’ (Claire Denis, 2017)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 129 – ‘White Material’ (Claire Denis, 2008)
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
Ethan Hawke on How It Was the Right Time To Make ‘Blue Moon’ with Director Richard Linklater [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
When you sit down to chat with actor Ethan Hawke, your mind expands to the endless intellectual roads he could take you down within a... Read More
Jeremy Allen White on the Responsibility and Hard Work Needed to Transform into The Boss in ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Jeremy Allen White is a man in constant motion. He’s always moving, chasing, running, leaping, tapping along to the next thing. The man has slowly... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 317 – Oscars Retrospective of the 68th Academy Awards
On episode 317 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson alongside AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Josh Parham... Read More
On the Shelf: ‘Wild Style,’ ‘The House with Laughing Windows,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘The Ninja Trilogy’ and New Criterions Land on Physical Media for Week of December 1
It’s the holiday season and the last one of the 2025 year, which featured some of the best physical media releases in quite some time.... Read More
‘Fallout’ Season Two Review: Bring Back My Ghouls [A-] 
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Feliz Na’vi Dads [B+] 
San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops in Picture, Director, Actor 
Southern Eastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) Awards: ‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Most Wins