2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 152 – ‘Following’ (Christopher Nolan, 1998) 
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+] 
50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) Announces Opening Night, Centerpiece, and Pride Kickoff Films 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
‘Queer’ Review: Luca Guadagnino Conjures a Psychedelic, Sympathetic Fever Dream of Gay Love and Longing | NYFF
“What else could I say? Everyone is gay.” Quite an ironic beginning to Queer, Luca Guadagnino’s adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ classic and controversial novel,... Read More
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30th Critics Choice Awards to Air Live on E!, Chelsea Handler Returns as Host
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today that the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards will air live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 from 7:00-10:00 pm ET /... Read More
‘Blitz’ Review: A Solid Saoirse Ronan but Steve McQueen’s WWII Story Feels Too Tidy | London Film Festival
Anyone who has grown up in Britain will be intimately familiar with the narrative of the country’s enduring spirit in the Second World War. All... Read More
‘My Eternal Summer’ Review: Sylvia Le Fanu’s Debut Feature is an Intimate and Contemplative Tearjerker | London Film Festival
The Danish poet and philosopher N.F.S. Grundtvig is quoted fleetingly in My Eternal Summer. A father recites Grundtvig to his daughter, paraphrasing: “Love will never... Read More
European Film Academy Announces Animated Film Nominees; Adds 16 to Feature Film Selection of EFA Awards
Today, the European Film Academy revealed the nominees of the category European Animated Feature Film. As the Academy aims to equally recognize the achievements and contributions of animation films... Read More
Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) Acquires Local Theatre for State of the Art Film Center
New SBIFF Film Center expected be open on November 15, 2024 and continue through 2025 festival The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced today... Read More
‘The Room Next Door’ Review: She’s Thinking of Ending Things | NYFF
Ten years ago, as I was wrapping up an afternoon shift at my college part-time job, I received a call that made me feel like... Read More
Boots Riley Sets New Film ‘I Love Boosters’ at NEON; KeKe Palmer, LaKeith Stanfield, Naomi Ackie and Demi Moore to Star
Award-winning studio NEON announced today that it has partnered with Boots Riley (Sorry to Bother You) on his new film, I Love Boosters, with Keke Palmer... Read More
Timothée Chalamet Sings in New Trailer for Bob Dylan Biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’
Searchlight Pictures today released a full trailer for James Mangold’s A Compete Unknown, his biopic of singer-songwriting legend Bob Dylan, starring Academy Award nominee Timothée... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 255: 82nd Oscars Retrospective and If We Picked the Nominees and Winners
On episode 255 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Dan Bayer, Jay Ledbetter, and Josh Parham to go... Read More
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‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations