The AwardsWatch Podcast #135: Cannes Film Festival awards, reviewing ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and a Tom Cruise filmography face-off
On episode 135 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributor Dan Bayer, as... 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.
The AwardsWatch Podcast #134: New music, the Best Actor Oscar race, Emmy talk, Twitter’s worst film discourses and more
On episode 134 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-in-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman, Sophia... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #133: Supporting acting Oscar predictions, Cannes international directors and games, games, games
On episode 133 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-in-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello and... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #132: Reviewing ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,’ Daytime Emmy noms, Tony Awards preview and that ‘Avatar’ trailer
On episode 132 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman, Dan Bayer and Kevin L. Lee to... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #131: CinemaCon, Cannes, plus our 2022 Summer Movie Draft
The AwardsWatch Podcast is back and better than ever. Kicking off this reboot, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade hosts show #131 with Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson,... Read More
2022 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: Notable auteurs, blockbusters, and the king of rock & roll
Earlier this morning, the lineup for the 75th Cannes Film Festival was revealed by festival director Thierry Fremaux and exiting president Pierre Lescure (who will... Read More
‘The Northman’ review: Robert Eggers’ latest is an expertly crafted, brutal tale of Viking vengeance with a Shakespearian twist [Grade: B+]
A hoard of outcast Vikings pillages a small town towards the end of the first act of Robert Egger’s The Northman. We see their blood... Read More
‘Marcel the Shell with Shoes On’ review: Takes a foothold on your heart and never lets go [Grade: A-] | SXSW
As time has gone on, and you grow up, one starts to notice that we live in a cynical, harsh world lacking the impulse to... Read More
‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ review: A committed, youthful ensemble isn’t enough to keep this horror house party going [Grade: C] | SXSW
Tell me if you have heard this one before? A group of friends, who haven’t seen each other in a while, are trapped in a... Read More
‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ review: To nostalgia and beyond [Grade: B] | SXSW
Over the last couple of years, we have seen directors take themselves back to times in their lives, and retell events or stories of their... Read More
‘You’ Season 5 Review: It’s Joever for Your Serial Killer’s Favorite Serial Killer [B] 
Cannes 2025: Lynne Ramsay’s ‘Die, My Love’ with Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson Added to Comp; Kristen Stewart’s ‘The Chronology of Water’ Lands Sidebar Premiere 
30th Nantucket Film Festival Sets June Dates with ‘Twinless,’ ‘Long Day’s Journey Into Night,’ ‘Jaws @ 50’ Doc and More 
91st Drama League Awards Nominations: Big Shows, Big Stars Lead the Way