Director Watch Podcast Ep. 16 – ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’ (Ramsay, 2011)
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
Podcasts
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 15 – ‘Morvern Callar’ (Ramsay, 2002)
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 #205: Reviewing ‘The Exorcist: Believer’ and Our Favorite/Least Favorite Franchise Remakes and Reboots
On episode 205 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Zach Laws talk about their Top 5 favorite, and... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 14 – ‘Ratcatcher’ (Ramsay, 1999)
Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to break down, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast #204: 91st Oscars Retrospective – It Was the Best of Wins, It Was the Worst of Wins
On episode 204 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello and Dan Bayer dive the newest AwardsWatch... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 13 – ‘Dune’ (Villeneuve, 2021)
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 #203: The WGA Strikes an Historic Deal and our Top 5 Sci-Fi Films of All Time
On episode 203 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman and Dan Bayer to give out their... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 12 – ‘Blade Runner 2049’ (Villeneuve, 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
AwardsWatch Podcast #202: The Best Directorial Debuts of All Time
On episode 202 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello, Josh Parham, and Zach Laws to give... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 11 – ‘Arrival’ (Villeneuve, 2016)
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
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