Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes 
2026 Cannes Film Festival Winners: Cristian Mingiu’s ‘Fjord’ Takes the Palme, Seventh Win in a Row for NEON 
Cannes 2026 Reviews: ‘The Unknown,’ ‘A Man of His Time,’ ‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ 
Cannes 2026: Sandra Wollner’s ‘Everytime’ Wins Un Certain Regard Grand Prize 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Lineup: John Early’s ‘Maddie’s Secret,’ Gregg Araki’s ‘I Want Your Sex’ and More 
Madonna to Premiere ‘Confessions II’ Visual Album Film at 2026 Tribeca Festival 
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘The Sun Never Sets,’ ‘Obsession’
As you are trying to make your schedule for a film festival, you might start picking up on themes that come across several films, noticing... Read More
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‘Pretty Lethal’ Review: Vicky Jewson’s Bloody, Ballistic Ballet is Never Quite On Pointe [C] SXSW
Director Vicky Jewson prefaced the world premiere of her new film Pretty Lethal by describing that she was first drawn to the film via its... Read More
Frameline Announces 2026 Completion Fund Grantees Ahead of 50th LGBTQ+ Festival
Since 1991, the Frameline Completion Fund has awarded $717,500 to 203 projects centered on LGBTQ+ stories Today, Frameline, the queer media nonprofit that hosts the annual San... Read More
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body,’ ‘Power Ballad’
When coming to the SXSW Film Festival, the main attraction for pass holders and ticket buyers can be some of the grand titles that lead... Read More
The Awards Alchemist’s Recap of the 2026 Oscars
The 98th Academy Awards have come and gone, and with them Paul Thomas Anderson is now a three-time Oscar winner. As someone who believes There... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 337 – Reactions to the 98th Academy Awards Winners
On episode 337 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham break down... Read More
SXSW 2026 Reviews: ‘Sender,’ ‘The Saviors,’ ‘Hokum’ Highlight the Stars of ‘Severance’
A clear theme emerged out of a few movies from this year’s SXSW film line-up: Severance. Specifically, Britt Lower and Adam Scott, who topline the... Read More
98th Oscars: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture, Best Director for Paul Thomas Anderson
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another has won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards, with Anderson also collecting hardware for Best Director and... Read More
‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ Review: BenDavid Grabinski Asks ‘What if Wong Kar-Wai Made a Gangster Love Triangle Sci-Fi Action Buddy Comedy’? [A-] SXSW
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice is an increasingly rare variety of film, the kind that movie fans keep clamoring for studios to finance... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 143 – ‘I Know Where I’m Going’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1945)
On episode 143 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the latest film in their Powell and Pressburger series, I... Read More
Carrie Preston (‘Elsbeth’) on the Resurgence of Broadcast Television and What She Sees for Season 4 [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+]