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‘What Does That Nature Say to You’ Review: Hong Sang-soo’s Latest Remains Disarmingly Observational Yet a Touch Out of Focus [B] – Berlinale

Connor Lightbody February 21, 2025

South Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo is losing his sight as he ages into an old man. For many directors, this would cement their retirement, but... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 86 – ‘Postcards from the Edge’ (Mike Nichols, 1990) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro

Ryan McQuade February 20, 2025

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

31st SAG Awards Predictions: Supporting Locks and Showdowns in Lead Actress, Lead Actor and the Top Cast Category

Erik Anderson February 20, 2025

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards are this Sunday, marking the finale in the quartet of major guilds to have their say before the Oscars... Read More

‘Kontinental ’25’ Review: Radu Jude’s Homage to Rossellini Finds the Director at his Most Humanistic if a Bit Expected [B-] – Berlinale

Savina Petkova February 20, 2025

To call Romanian director Radu Jude a diagnostician of our times would not be an overestimation. Moreso, his rich body of work resonates with audiences... Read More

The Top Ten Breakthrough Performers of 2024: Nell Tiger Free, Joseph Quinn, David Jonsson and More

Film

The Top Ten Breakthrough Performers of 2024: Nell Tiger Free, Joseph Quinn, David Jonsson and More

Mark Johnson February 20, 2025

Welcome to the 16th annual Breakthrough Performers list, where we shine a spotlight on rising actors who are on track to become Hollywood’s next big... Read More

‘Blue Moon’ Review: Ethan Hawke and Andrew Scott Sizzle in Richard Linklater’s Tragicomic Valentine to Love and Broadway [A-] – Berlinale

Connor Lightbody February 20, 2025

On a cold, rainy November night in 1943, a disheveled man with a long overcoat and a bottle of booze fell to the ground unconscious,... Read More

Beyoncé, Doechii, Kendrick Lamar are Second Round of 56th NAACP Image Awards Winners

Erik Anderson February 19, 2025

Tonight, the NAACP wrapped the two-night 56th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Awards Show announcing the second round of winners in the non-televised award categories. Tonight’s winners included Adam Blackstone... Read More

Taraji P. Henson, Samuel L. Jackson, Keke Palmer Among First Round of 56th NAACP Image Awards Winners

Erik Anderson February 19, 2025

The NAACP kicked off night one of the 56th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Awards Show last night, announcing the first round of winners in the non-televised award categories.... Read More

‘Win or Lose’ TV Review: Pixar’s First Series Takes Some Bold Swings but Strikes Out with Trans Character Erasure [B]

TV Reviews

‘Win or Lose’ TV Review: Pixar’s First Series Takes Some Bold Swings but Strikes Out with Trans Character Erasure [B]

Alistair Ryder February 19, 2025

You can’t discuss Pixar’s first original TV series, Win Or Lose, without bringing up what has been lost in the cutting room. Disney were hardly... Read More

2024 Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Awards: ‘Anora,’ ‘A Real Pain’ are Double Winners

Critics Awards (Film)

2024 Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) Awards: ‘Anora,’ ‘A Real Pain’ are Double Winners

Erik Anderson February 19, 2025

The 25th Vancouver Film Critics Circle (VFCC) awards have been announced and Sean Baker’s Anora has won Best Picture and star Mikey Madison wins Best Actress.... Read More

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