2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
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 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
Make it a Double Feature: ‘The Brood’ and ‘Possession’
Valentine’s Day. A prime time for flowers, chocolates, raising single awareness, and, above all, rom-coms. Putting on a film like When Harry Met Sally.. or... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 85 – ‘Working Girl’ (Mike Nichols, 1988)
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
Frontrunner Friday 2025 Oscar Predictions: A Cinderella Story
Awards season seemed to tilt on its axis last weekend as what was largely a muddled, unsure Best Picture race got much clearer. Or at... Read More
‘The Monkey’ Review: Osgood Perkins’ Midnight Movie Bloodbath is Caught Between Gruesome Irony and Flat Melodrama [C]
Death looms like a specter in nearly all of Osgood Perkins’ films. Consider the chilly threat of the beyond in The Blackcoat’s Daughter, the dark... Read More
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Review: Showtime’s Buzziest Series Still Stings [B]
It has been two years since the shocking season finale that left one of our favorite Yellowjackets dead and another being hauled away on a... Read More
6th Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards: ‘The Wild Robot,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Challengers,’ Diane Warren and More
The 6th Society of Composers and Lyricists awards were handed out last night with top score wins going to Kris Bowers’ The Wild Robot and... Read More
16the Dorian Film Awards Winners (GALECA): ‘The Substance’ and Star Demi Moore Score Big with LGBTQ Critics
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, counting more than 500 entertainment critics, journalists and media icons, has announced the winners of its Dorian Film Awards.... Read More
40th Casting Society (CSA) Artios Awards: ‘Wicked,’ ‘A Complete Unknown’ and ‘Slow Horses’ Among Winners
Casting Society (CSA) honored excellence in casting across feature film, television (scripted and unscripted), commercials and theater at the 40th Annual Artios Awards held tonight,... Read More
23rd Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards: ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ Take Top Prize; ‘Dune: Part Two,’ ‘The Wild Robot’ Nab Most Wins
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes took home the top award from the 23rd Visual Effects Society (VES), Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal... Read More
Interview: ‘The Brutalist’ Director Brady Corbet on Examining the American Myth, Generational Power, and Using a Purposeful Intermission
“Brady is an exceptional talent and definitely someone to watch, no question.” Right at the start of his interview with AwardsWatch back in December 2024,... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations