‘Empire of Light’ review: Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward light up the screen in Sam Mendes’ latest [B+] | Telluride Review
For the last two years, people have been locked away due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and other various spreader events plaguing the world. When... 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.
‘Women Talking’ review: Writer/director Sarah Polley returns with a harrowing and hopeful chamber piece of the power and fortitude of women [A] | Telluride Review
In a small colony, in an undisclosed location in the United States, lies a community of Mennonite-like religious conservatives living in a massive imbalance of... Read More
‘Bardo’ review: Inside a grand, spectacular vision, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu makes his most personal film to date [B+] | Telluride Film Festival
When we first find Silverio Gama (Daniel Giménez Cacho), renowned Mexican journalist turn successful documentarian, he is having a wild set of dreams. From floating... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #150: Final Emmy winner predictions
On episode 150 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and TV Editor Tyler Doster as they... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #149: The Best Picture race on the eve of the fall festivals
On episode 149 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributor Sophia Ciminello... Read More
Directorial debuts from Sidney Poitier and the Safdie Brothers highlight August additions to the Criterion Collection
Coming off the heels of the July Barnes and Noble sale, the August selections for the Criterion Collection bring home an important western from one... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #148: The HBO Max/Discovery+ rollout and fallout, new festival announcements and more
On episode 148 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, and AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman and Josh... Read More
The AwardsWatch Podcast #147: Beyoncé’s RENAISSANCE, festival chatter and our favorite Criterion Collection releases ever
On episode 147 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor and Chief Erik Anderson, TV Editor Tyler Doster and... Read More
Interview: For ‘The Last Movie Stars,’ Ethan Hawke goes behind the scenes and behind the lives of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward
Ethan Hawke likes to stay busy. This year alone, he has played a Viking king in Robert Egger’s The Northman, a nightmarish kidnapper in Scott... Read More
‘The Last Movie Stars’ review: Ethan Hawke’s behind the scenes of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s personal and professional lives is gracefully, passionately archived [A-]
Since the beginning of Hollywood’s existence, audiences across the world have fallen under the spell of movie stars. From watching their films to reading about... 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)