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Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘Showing Up,’ creating art and the importance of background casting in her films

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Kelly Reichardt on ‘Showing Up,’ creating art and the importance of background casting in her films

Erik Anderson April 11, 2023

Writer/director Kelly Reichardt may have been born in Florida but her heart is in the Pacific Northwest. As the location of seven of her eight... Read More

‘Barry’ season 4 review: HBO’s hit comedy-drama goes even darker and deeper in a cathartic, uproariously wild final season

TV Reviews

‘Barry’ season 4 review: HBO’s hit comedy-drama goes even darker and deeper in a cathartic, uproariously wild final season

Ryan McQuade April 11, 2023

In the opening moments of the fourth and final season of Barry, we are introduced to a vast, silent landscape, with nothing to be found... Read More

‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix goes to hell in Ari Aster’s horrifying, hilarious Freudian odyssey

Film Reviews

‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix goes to hell in Ari Aster’s horrifying, hilarious Freudian odyssey

Sophia Ciminello April 10, 2023

The first time a mother and son are separated from each other is painful yet inevitable. While childbirth is frequently considered a violent experience for... Read More

2023 Emmy Predictions: Limited Series and Television Movie categories are a mad scramble to beat the deadline

Erik Anderson April 10, 2023

Does it seem like we’re getting even more limited and anthology series programming right now? Probably because we are. New Emmys, new rules. Limited and... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #177: Reviewing Ben Affleck’s ‘Air,’ and our favorite ‘based on a true story’ films

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast #177: Reviewing Ben Affleck’s ‘Air,’ and our favorite ‘based on a true story’ films

Ryan McQuade April 10, 2023

On episode 177 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Nicole Ackman and Dan Bayer give their thoughts... Read More

Star Wars Celebration 2023 TV highlights: ‘Andor,’ ‘The Mandalorian, ‘The Acolyte’ ‘Skeleton Crew’ and ‘Ahsoka’

Ben Rolph April 8, 2023

Star Wars Celebration Europe IV got off to an exciting start as fans flooded the halls of London’s ExCel Exhibition Centre this morning. Up at... Read More

Retro Review: ‘Donnie Darko’ (2001)

Erik Anderson April 7, 2023

It’s hard to nail down Donnie Darko as it succeeds on so many levels. It’s a science fiction coming-of-age tale, it’s high school gothic, it’s... Read More

‘Blindspotting’ season 2 review: Reality and imagination collide in a thoughtful probe of family, race, and the prison system

TV Reviews

‘Blindspotting’ season 2 review: Reality and imagination collide in a thoughtful probe of family, race, and the prison system

Abe Friedtanzer April 5, 2023

The decision to take the 2018 Sundance hit Blindspotting and spin off a supporting character into her own TV series, and not starring Daveed Diggs,... Read More

2023 Emmy Predictions: Variety Sketch and Talk Series changes set up an epic showdown of two titans

Erik Anderson April 5, 2023

One thing that the Television Academy always has over the Film Academy is its willingness to change and morph its rules and designations to try... Read More

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

Film Reviews

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

Daniel Bayer April 4, 2023

Despite how often critics rail against the practice, there’s nothing inherently wrong with making a film adapting a piece of pre-existing IP. In theory, at... Read More

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