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2024 Montclair Film Festival: ‘Conclave,’ ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ and More

Film Festivals

2024 Montclair Film Festival: ‘Conclave,’ ‘Unstoppable,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ and More

Erik Anderson September 19, 2024

Montclair Film has announced the 2024 Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Closing Night Films, as well as The 2024 Montclair Film Festival Honors for the 13th... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (September)

Erik Anderson September 18, 2024

With a Volpi Cup in hand, Nicole Kidman rises this month into the top 3. Taking a break from her 32 television shows, Kidman plays... Read More

‘A Very Royal Scandal’ TV Review: Dutiful and Boring, There’s Simply No Scoop Here

TV Reviews

‘A Very Royal Scandal’ TV Review: Dutiful and Boring, There’s Simply No Scoop Here

Alistair Ryder September 18, 2024

Can a movie about an interview reveal more about its subject than the interview itself? With the recent, Emmy-nominated Netflix movie Scoop – adapted from... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 253: The Oscar Race in a Post-Venice, Telluride and Toronto Film Festival World

Erik Anderson September 18, 2024

On episode 253 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello take a look at the awards... Read More

Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

Critics Awards (Film)

Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

Erik Anderson September 18, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that The Piano Lesson, directed by Malcolm Washington and co-written by Washington and Virgil Williams, will receive The... Read More

‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Andrews’ Rough Crime Drama Features a Sublime Central Barry Keoghan Performance | TIFF

Matt St. Clair September 18, 2024

Whether he’s playing unambiguous scumbags or those who toe the line between good and bad, Irish acting wonder Barry Keoghan always knows how to keep... Read More

‘Better Man’ Review: Hey, Hey, He’s A Monkey | TIFF

Daniel Bayer September 18, 2024

Pop superstar Robbie Williams hasn’t exactly been a great person. He’ll even tell you that himself, as he does in the opening narration to Better... Read More

2025 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)

Erik Anderson September 17, 2024

With the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals behind us, the race has changed quite a bit since early summer (or has it?). While Telluride... Read More

‘The Shadow Strays’ Review: Too Self-Indulgent by Half, Timo Tjahjanto’s Bloodlust Hits Epic Levels | TIFF

Kevin L. Lee September 17, 2024

It’s good to every once in a while just revel in a brutal action movie, where everyone knows what they’re here for. Films like The... Read More

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: A Clichéd, Lurid Afterschool Special Despite an Excellent Performance from Josh Rivera

TV Reviews

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: A Clichéd, Lurid Afterschool Special Despite an Excellent Performance from Josh Rivera

Catherine Springer September 17, 2024

After dramatizing some of our time’s most sensational collisions of news, entertainment and culture stories, it’s not surprising that it would be executive producers Ryan... Read More

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