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) 
Ben Schnetzer on Starring in ‘The Madison’ and Working with Michelle Pfeiffer [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘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 
‘The Brutalist’ Review: Everything Old is New Again in Brady Corbet’s Monumental, Novelistic Epic | NYFF
Early in The Godfather Part II, a young, solitary Vito Corleone looks out the window at Ellis Island and sees The Statue of Liberty in... Read More
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Trailer Watch: ‘Maria,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bonus Track,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Caddo Lake,’ and ‘Ballerina’
This week’s trailer round up looks at Angelina Jolie in Maria as legendary opera singer Maria Callas, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan with the... Read More
‘The Shawshank Redemption’ at 30: The Enduring Classic Proves it Can Make it on the Outside
How does a film filled with characters going through existential crises overcome its own to become an enduring classic? When it comes to hailing a... Read More
We’re Not Dunne Yet: A ‘Gone Girl’ 10th Anniversary Retrospective and its Deserved Oscar Legacy
Our relationship to pop culture is deeply personal. Yes, there are numerous monoculture moments, starting with The Beatles and Elvis causing mass hysteria on The... Read More
‘Misericordia’ Review: Into the Woods the Path Isn’t So Straight | NYFF
Everyone has a secret they’d take to their grave— but at what cost? And is it really even a secret? Confronting the ghost of a... Read More
Critics Choice Association to Honor Zoe Saldaña, Joan Chen, Tyler Perry at 2024 Diversity Celebration Events
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the honorees and dates for their upcoming Diversity Celebrations including the 4th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema &... Read More
2024 Middleburg Film Festival Honorees Include RaMell Ross, Danielle Deadwyler; Ed Lachman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award
The Middleburg Film Festival announced additional programming today for its 12th edition which will run October 17-20 including Orion Pictures/ Amazon MGM Studios’ Nickel Boys as the... Read More
2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Honorees Include Steve McQueen, Karla Sofía Gascón and Sebastian Stan
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has announced its first list of honorees for the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival, scheduled to take place from... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 65 – ‘Knight of Cups’ (Terrence Malick, 2015) with special guest Jesse Nussman
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
‘Maria’ Teaser Finds Angelina Jolie Singing Her Final Aria
Netflix has released the first teaser for Maria from director Pablo Larraín and starring and Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’ 
‘The Traitors’ Leads 8th Annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards Nominations