Director Watch Podcast Ep. 153: ‘Memento’ (Christopher Nolan, 2001) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’ 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin 
2027 Golden Globes Reveal Key Dates, Adds AI Rules, Expands Podcast Pool 
How Judith Light Psychs Us Out in ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ and the Secret to Her Long-lasting Career [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
2027 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (May) 
Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal to Reunite for ‘Hold On To Your Angels’ from Benh Zeitlin 
2027 Golden Globes Reveal Key Dates, Adds AI Rules, Expands Podcast Pool 
2025 Cannes Critics Week Winners: ‘A Useful Ghost,’ ‘Left-Handed Girl’
Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s A Useful Ghost, a fable about a man who discovers his wife has been reincarnated in their vacuum cleaner, has won the Critics... Read More
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46th Annual Sports Emmys Wins Lady Gaga Her First Ever Emmy Award
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced the winners of the 46th Annual Sports Emmy Awards. The ceremony was hosted by Roy Wood Jr., award-winning... Read More
‘Lilo & Stitch’ (2025) Review: Nostalgia Can Only Carry So Far But Stitch Remains a Lovable Rascal [C+]
To call the flood of Disney’s live-action remakes of their animated classics cynical would be far, far too generous. Words like “scourge,” “artistically bankrupt,” and... Read More
‘Renoir’ Review: Chie Hayakawa’s Gentle Coming of Age Story Gives Way to a Powerful Debut Performance from Yui Suzuki [C+] Cannes
Director Chie Hayakawa’s sophomore feature, after 2022’s Plan 75, sees her pivot from telling a futuristic story about euthanasia to a past-set coming-of-age tale. Renoir... Read More
‘Eddington’ Review: No Country for Men, Women or Children [B+] Cannes
You know that feeling, even in 2025, when you hear someone cough in any environment how it triggers a kneejerk response? It’s impossible to not... Read More
‘The Phoenician Scheme’ Review: Wes Anderson’s Latest Explores the Meaning of Legacy and Features a Superb Breakthrough Performance from Mia Threapleton [A-] Cannes
Wes Anderson’s latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, starts off with a bang. No literally it does, as we find Anatole “Zsa-zsa” Korda (Benicio del Toro),... Read More
‘Love Letters’ Review: A Quietly Powerful Portrait of Queer Motherhood [B] Cannes
Love Letters opens with a broadcast reporting France has legalised same-sex marriage; it’s a national celebration, but for Céline (Ella Rumpf), there is still unfinished... Read More
‘A Useful Ghost’ Review: Vacuum Cleaner Love Story Doesn’t Suck [C+] Cannes
You won’t find a better elevator pitch at Cannes this year than the premise for the Thai Critics’ Week title A Useful Ghost, a supernatural... Read More
‘Sirāt’ Review: Óliver Laxe Takes Us on a Sisyphean Journey of Sound and Fury Road [A-] Cannes
Perhaps the most mesmerising Competition entry thus far, Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt takes us to a world of desert raves where the promise of salvation still... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 99 – ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’ (Peter Jackson, 2001)
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. 153: ‘Memento’ (Christopher Nolan, 2001) 
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM) 
2027 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (May) 
Interview: Boots Riley on Collecting an Eclectic Cast and How ‘I Love Boosters’ is Like Richard Scarry’s ‘Busy, Busy Town’