2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
‘Death by Lightning,’ ‘Big Mistakes,’ Rachel Sennott Lead 2026 Gotham Television Awards Nominations 
On the Shelf: ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ ‘John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy,’ a Nancy Meyers Double Feature and Action-Packed Spectacles Highlight the Physical Media releases for the Week of April 27 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Sets Date for 7th TV Honors
The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) has set the date for the 7th Annual AAFCA TV Honors for August 23, 2025. The awards ceremony,... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 90 – ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ (Mike Nichols, 2007) with Special Guest Tom O’Brien
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
Trailer Watch: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Materialists,’ ‘Elio,’ ‘On Swift Horses,’ ‘Together,’ ‘Freakier Friday’
Teasers, trailers and even teasers for trailers coming next week, including much-anticipated next films from Oscar-nominated auteurs, follow-ups to major feature debuts, this summer’s Pixar... Read More
27th Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) Lineup Announced
The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announced today the full slate of programming for the upcoming 27th annual edition. Live and in-person screenings and events will... Read More
‘Snow White’ Review: Rachel Zegler IS the Fairest of Them All in Marc Webb’s Fairytale Remake [C+]
For the past decade, the Walt Disney Company has been pillaging its back catalog of animated films, turning them into gaudy, garish live-action spectacles that... Read More
Academy Launches 52nd Student Academy Awards Competition, Ceremony Set for October
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today it is now accepting entries for its 2025 Student Academy Awards competition. The presentation ceremony... Read More
‘The Alto Knights’ Review: But They’re Gangsters, Identical Gangsters All the Way [C]
Gangster films have been a staple of cinema since the earliest days and over the last fifty years, few actors are as synonymous with the genre... Read More
Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Reveal March 2026 Awards Date
The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE), the premier organization for entertainment sound editing professionals since 1953, today announced that the 73rd Annual Golden Reel Awards... Read More
‘The Astronaut’ Review: In This Space, No One Cares If You Scream | SXSW
A familiar premise isn’t always a bad thing when it comes to horror and science fiction, so long as it’s presented through a new point... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: The Awards Alchemist’s First Look at the 98th Academy Awards
Every year, post-Oscar Sunday, I experience a familiar cycle: a brief withdrawal, a period of reflection on what I got right (or wrong) in my... Read More
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW]