Director Watch Podcast Ep. 91 – ‘Angels in America’ (Mike Nichols, 2003)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 90 – ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ (Mike Nichols, 2007) with Special Guest Tom O’Brien
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. 89 – ‘Closer’ (Mike Nichols, 2004)
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. 88 – ‘Primary Colors’ (Mike Nichols, 1998) with Special Guest Ben Miller
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. 87 – ‘The Birdcage’ (Mike Nichols, 1996)
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. 86 – ‘Postcards from the Edge’ (Mike Nichols, 1990) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro
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. 85 – ‘Working Girl’ (Mike Nichols, 1988)
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. 84 – ‘Silkwood’ (Mike Nichols, 1983) with Special Guest Izzy of Be Kind Rewind
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. 83 – ‘Carnal Knowledge’ (Mike Nichols, 1971) with Special Guest Andrew Carden
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. 82 – ‘The Graduate’ (Mike Nichols, 1967)
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. 151 – ‘The Annihilation of Fish’ (Burnett, 1999) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘Two Pianos,’ ‘If I Go Will They Miss Me,’ ‘Filipiñana,’ ‘Elder Son’ [SFFILM] 
‘Idiots’ Review: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore [B] Atlanta Film Festival 
Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend’ Among 2026 SFFILM Honorees of the Sloan Science in Cinema Initiative