Director Watch Podcast Ep. 68 – ‘One False Move’ (Carl Franklin, 1992)
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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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 257: New York Film Festival Wrap-Up and the Post-Fall Fest State of the Oscar Race
On episode 257 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello talk about some of our favorite... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 256: Reviewing ‘Anora’ Plus Our Favorite Palme d’Or Winners
On episode 256 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer and Josh Parham to discuss Sean Baker’s... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 67 – ‘A Hidden Life’ (Terrence Malick, 2019) with Special Guest Dave Giannini of InSession Film
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. 255: 82nd Oscars Retrospective and If We Picked the Nominees and Winners
On episode 255 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Jay Ledbetter, and Josh Parham to go... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 66 – ‘Song to Song’ (Terrence Malick, 2017) with Special Guests Clay Keller and Ryan Marker of Screen Drafts
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. 65 – ‘Knight of Cups’ (Terrence Malick, 2015) with special guest Jesse Nussman
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. 254: ‘The Substance’ Review plus ‘Transformers One’ and TIFF Winner ‘The Life of Chuck’
On episode 254 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Karen Peterson and Dan Bayer to review and give... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 64 – ‘To the Wonder’ (Terrence Malick, 2012) with Special Guest Brian Tallerico of RogerEbert.com
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. 253: The Oscar Race in a Post-Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festival World
On episode 253 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello take a look at the awards... Read More
Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino to Receive Creator Tribute at 2nd Annual Gotham Television Awards 
‘The Encampments’ Review: A Powerful Picture of Resistance and the Repression of Fundamental Rights at Columbia University [A] 
Daniel Battsek Named President of Film at Lincoln Center 
‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ Sets World Premiere at 2025 Cannes Film Festival