With Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Winning an Oscar, Which Multi-Nominee is Next? 
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Still Has More Growing Up To Do 
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
With Paul Thomas Anderson Finally Winning an Oscar, Which Multi-Nominee is Next? 
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
Interview: ‘Dead Talents Society’ (鬼才之道) Writer/Director John Hsu and Actress Gingle Wang Talk About the Award-Winning International Horror Hit
It’s not every day when you run into a horror movie that can be described as “wholesome,” a “joy to watch,” or “a tearjerker.” For... Read More
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Interview: With ‘Dìdi,’ Joan Chen is Finally Getting Her Coming of Age Story
Legendary actress Joan Chen didn’t have a typical coming-of-age story. Born in China during the Cultural Revolution, she was plucked out of the crowd at... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 69 – ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ (Carl Franklin, 1995)
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: Featurettes for ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ plus ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘September 5,’ ‘Maria,’ ‘Our Little Secret,’ ‘Severance’ Season 2, ‘Laid,’ and ‘Goosebumps: The Vanishing’
This week’s trailer watch round sees two film featurettes – for A Complete Unknown and Gladiator II – plus trailers for The Brutalist, September 5,... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More
Make It a Double Feature: ‘Serial Mom’ and ‘Strait-Jacket’
With Halloween approaching, this month’s column entry is an ideal opportunity to recommend good scary movies. However, instead of usual suspects like the original Halloween... Read More
‘Shocker’ at 35: Wes Craven’s Beautifully Bonkers Thriller About an Electric Serial Killer Lives On As an Underrated Gem [Retrospective]
On November 9, 1984, Wes Craven’s A Nightmare on Elm Street was released to critical and commercial acclaim, praised for how it leveraged the slasher... Read More
Franklin Leonard and the Black List to Receive the Gotham Anniversary Tribute
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Franklin Leonard and his company, the Black List, the platform dedicated to nurturing written storytelling and... Read More
Interview: ‘Emilia Pérez’ Breakthrough Karla Sofía Gascón Discusses Her Soul-Bearing Performance and Historic Potential Oscar Nod
In Jacques Audiard latest film, Emilia Pérez, a fearsome drug lord in Mexico hires an overworked attorney to assist in a convoluted plot aimed at... Read More
Interview: Jason Reitman on How Making ‘Saturday Night’ Was a Personal Journey of Turning Childhood Dreams to an Adult Reality
From the moment he was born, Jason Reitman has been surrounded by comedy. Whether being on the set of National Lampoon’s Animal House as a... Read More
BAFTA TV Awards Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Still Has More Growing Up To Do 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23