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Guillermo del Toro to Receive the Sloan Science in Cinema Prize from SFFILM for ‘Frankenstein’

Erik Anderson October 27, 2025

Today, in partnership with the Alfred P . Sloan Foundation, SFFILM announced it will present the prestigious Sloan Science in Cinema Prize to Academy Award-winning... Read More

‘Whitetail’ Review: From Nanouk Leopold’s Frustratingly Imbalanced Irish Drama Emerges a Star-Making Performance from Natasha O’Keeffe [C+] CIFF

Cody Dericks October 26, 2025

There’s nothing like seeing a star-making performance. Natasha O’Keeffe is a face that will be mostly familiar to those who watch British television, thanks to... Read More

‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Review: Palestinian Doc is a Stunning Chronicle of Finding Hope in the Darkest of Realities [A-] CIFF

Cody Dericks October 26, 2025

On October 10 of this year, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect, ostensibly putting an end to two years of bloodshed, in... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 24, 2025

At the midpoint of AFI FEST, we’re winding down on the film festival season proper, making way for the awards-driven fests like SCAD Savannah, Santa... Read More

Zoë Winters on Being the Center of the ‘Materialists’ Discourse and the Safety of Working with Celine Song [Interview]

Interviews (Film)

Zoë Winters on Being the Center of the ‘Materialists’ Discourse and the Safety of Working with Celine Song [Interview]

Brandon Lewis October 23, 2025

There’s been a lot of talk about Materialists. That in and of itself isn’t especially surprising. After all, it is the follow-up to filmmaker Celine... Read More

Noah Baumbach to Receive Gotham Director Tribute for ‘Jay Kelly’ at 35th Gotham Film Awards

Erik Anderson October 23, 2025

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Noah Baumbach, for his work on Netflix’s Jay Kelly, will receive the Gotham Director Tribute at the... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 23, 2025

All aboard! The October Best Actor race is chugging along and this month Joel Edgerton makes a major move in what feels like Netflix’s sleeper... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 123 – ‘Dead Presidents’ (The Hughes Brothers, 1995)

Ryan McQuade October 23, 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

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Pulse (Kairo)’ and ‘Red Rooms’

Retrospective

Make It a Double Feature: ‘Pulse (Kairo)’ and ‘Red Rooms’

Matt St. Clair October 22, 2025

Both the Internet and social media often serve as outlets for human connection. However, such platforms can simultaneously serve as a hellish dimension of questioned... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 22, 2025

With the news that Warner Bros will be campaigning Chase Infiniti in Best Actress for One Battle After Another, she makes a solid first entrance... Read More

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