Interview: Ari Aster on America’s Need For a Reckoning and Creating a Political Rorschach Test with ‘Eddington’
Over the last decade, there are very few writer/directors creating as many unique cinematic experiences within their filmographies as Ari Aster. Known mostly more making... 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. 295 – Reviewing James Gunn’s ‘Superman’
On episode 295 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Griffin Schiller to review the... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 107 – ‘Basic Instinct’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) with Special Guest Brandon Streussnig
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
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 294 – Director Stock Market Game
On episode 294 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Josh Parham and Jay Ledbetter to play the Director... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 106 – ‘Total Recall’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1990) with Special Guest Diego Crespo
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
‘The Big Heat,’ ‘You Can Count On Me,’ ‘Carnal Knowledge,’ ‘All We Imagine as Light,’ Antoine Doinel Collection and ‘Barry Lyndon’ on 4K Join the Criterion Collection for July 2025
We are at the halfway point of the year and yet it is another incredible lineup of films released or re-released within this July for... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 293 – Reviewing ‘F1: The Movie’ and Our Favorite Films of 2025 So Far
On episode 293 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Dan Bayer to review F1: The Movie, and talk... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 105 – ‘Robocop’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1987)
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
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 292 – Reviewing Danny Boyle’s ’28 Years Later’
On episode 292 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to review the latest film from Oscar-winning... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 104 – ‘The Hobbit Trilogy’ (Peter Jackson, 2012/2013/2014)
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
‘Mouse’ Review: Sophie Okonedo and Katherine Mallen Kupferer Shine in Tender Portrait of Grief and Growing Up [B+] Berlinale 
UK Casting Directors’ Guild Awards: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Adolescence’ Take Top Wins 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 139 – ‘Les Rendez-vous d’Anna’ (Chantal Akerman, 1978) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26)