New York Film Critics Circle Predictions: Is it Moonlight vs. Manchester?
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The season has only just begun but it’s already feeling like it’s going to be a battle between Moonlight (Gotham winner)... Read More
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2016 National Board of Review (NBR) Predictions: Manchester, Moonlight, La La Land in the Mix
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The National Board of Review (NBR) is often considered the true kick-off of the awards season that leads us up to... Read More
2016 Gotham Awards Winner Predictions
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The 2016 IFP Gotham Independent Film Awards are tomorrow and I have my predictions on what and who I think will... Read More
2017 Independent Spirit Award Nomination Predictions
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The nominations for the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards are tomorrow (!) and I have my thoughts on what’s making it in... Read More
2017 Oscars: Sound and Fury Signifying Everything – Deconstructing Sound Editing and Sound Mixing Contenders
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We always find great races in the top categories like Best Picture and Best Actress (although both of those are getting... Read More
Silence, Fences, La La Land, Jackie, Patriots Day, Live by Night, Hidden Figures Fight for a Spot in Best Picture as December Releases
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We all trot out this factoid every year; no film released in December has won the Best Picture Oscar since 2004’s... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: ALL CATEGORIES (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] For a deeper dive into the top categories click on these links: Picture, Director, Actor, Actress, Supporting Actor, Supporting Actress, Original Screenplay.... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] With the explosive news that Viola Davis would indeed go supporting for Fences that immediately vaulted her to the top of... Read More
2017 Oscar Predictions: BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR (November)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Despite being in a film that has yet to even give us a teaser trailer, Liam Neeson (Silence) remains atop the... Read More
2017 Oscars: Best Picture, Musicals, and Original Screenplays and Where La La Land Fits
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The last original musical to win Best Picture with an Original Screenplay nomination was 2011’s The Artist, which also won... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014) 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘The Substance” Dominates 
2024 Greater Western New York Film Critics Association (GWNYFCA) Nominations