César Awards: ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Wins Best Film; Richard Linklater First American-born Filmmaker to Win Best Director 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films 
‘DTF St. Louis’ Review: Jason Bateman and David Harbour Star in Sex and Death Mystery That’s Mostly Flaccid [D] 
Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Dominate Wins 
Producers Guild (PGA) and Screen Actors Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Predictions: More ‘One Battle’ vs ‘Sinners’ Provide the Final Showdowns Before Oscar 
‘Mint’ Review: Ambition Outpaces Impact in ‘Snapper’ Director Charlotte Regan’s Stylish BBC Crime Drama Series [C+] Berlinale 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Documentary Short Films 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Live Action Short Films 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Pre-BAFTA Conclave Begins, Will a New Frontrunner Be Anointed? (2/20/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: Paul Thomas Anderson Inches Closer (2/13/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ (1/30/26) 
38th European Film Awards: ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value won Best European Film at the 38th European Film Awards, which took place Saturday in Berlin. The film also won Best European... Read More
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FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
I want to say Best Actor feels pretty locked in now but there are still little outliers in the 5-7 slots that make that lock... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Winners: ‘Sorry, Baby’ Takes Best Picture, Director, Screenplay for Eva Victor
The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) went outside the box of this season’s critics’ winners and has awarded Sorry, Baby a trifecta of wins for... Read More
Director Watch Ep. 135 – ‘Bulworth’ (Warren Beatty, 1998)
On episode 135 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Pop Culture Confidential host Christina Jeurling Birro to... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Nabs 10 Awards
The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced the winners of their Windie Awards for the best in film for 2025. Leading all films with 10... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jacob Elordi’s win for Frankenstein at Critics Choice all but secured him a spot at the Oscar table. In the 32 years of CCA every... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Feeling oddly comfortable about where I’ve landed with Supporting Actress. Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and Critics Choice winner Amy Madigan... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
As I mentioned in my December predictions, if The Perfect Neighbor is able to make it into the Oscar five it would mark a significant... Read More
Interview: Mascha Schilinski and Fabian Gamper on Crafting a Memory Piece and Exploring Transgenerational Trauma in ‘Sound of Falling’
When the slate of films premiering in competition at the Cannes Film Festival was revealed last Spring, one still stood out among the rest. In... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND
Four film scores have hit all precursors so far: Critics Choice, Golden Globe, Hollywood Music in Media, Society of Composers & Lyricists as well as... Read More
César Awards: ‘The Ties That Bind Us’ Wins Best Film; Richard Linklater First American-born Filmmaker to Win Best Director 
A Guide to the 2026 Oscar-Nominated Animated Short Films