2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C] 
‘Beef’ Season 2 Review: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton Sink Their Teeth Into Lee Sung Jin’s Meaty Morality Tale [A-] 
Interview: Director David Lowery on How ‘The Red Shoes,’ Taylor Swift, and Artistic Internal Struggles Were Forged to Conjure Up ‘Mother Mary’ [AUDIO] 
George Clooney to be Honored at 51st Chaplin Award Gala by Stephen Colbert, Sam Rockwell and More 
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Announces 2027 Dates 
2026 Tonys: Laurie Metcalf (‘Little Bear Ridge Road,’ ‘Death of a Salesman’) May Join Elite Group of Double-Nominated Performers 
2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 281 – Reviewing ‘Death of a Unicorn’ and Looking at the Best Comedies of the Decade So Far
On episode 281 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Josh Parham to review Death of a Unicorn from A24,... Read More
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New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) Announces Date for 2026 Gala Awards Dinner
The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) announced today that it will hold its annual Gala Awards dinner on Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at TAO... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Dirty Love’ and ‘Crash’ (2005)
You know when someone smells the rotten milk and says “Oh god, this is horrible, smell this.” And then you smell it, knowing it will... Read More
Trailer Watch: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines,’ ‘Drop,’ ‘Ballerina,’ ‘A Nice Indian Boy,’ ‘G20’
A huge week of trailer releases including the latest in the Final Destination and John Wick franchises, Viola Davis as action president, a charming cross-cultural... Read More
Interviews: Nathan Lane and Matt Bomer On Their New Gay Comedy Series ‘Mid-Century Modern’ [VIDEO]
As the new gay comedy series Mid-Century Modern hits Hulu today (see my review here), I talked to stars Matt Bomer and Nathan Lane about... Read More
2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards and Festival Dates Announced
Today, the Palm Springs International Film Society announced dates for its 2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards and Festival program. The 2026 Palm Springs International Film Awards will take... Read More
‘Warfare’ Review: Alex Garland’s Band of Brothers is a Brutal Tale of Innocence Lost [B+]
It’s been said that war does not determine who is right, only who is left. Those with the moral high ground do not always win,... Read More
2025 BAFTA TV Nominations: ‘Baby Reindeer’ Leads, Followed by ‘Slow Horses’
Baby Reindeer led the nominations for the 2025 BAFTA TV Awards announced today with eight. The Emmy Award-winning limited series snagged nods for limited series,... Read More
Sundance Film Festival Announces Move to Boulder, Colorado Beginning in 2027
After a thoughtful and thorough process to identify the future location of the Sundance Film Festival, today the nonprofit Sundance Institute’s Board of Trustees is... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 92 – ‘A New Leaf’ (Elaine May, 1971)
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. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978) 
‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ Review: Careful the Spell You Cast, Children Will Listen (and Sometimes Kill) [C]