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
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All over the world, with the rise of the alt-right, attempts are being made at a daily pace restrict the access to abortion. The landmark... Read More
Two names come to mind on mention of filmmakers who found their feet in the Greek New Wave Cinema movement; Yorgos Lanthimos and Athina Rachel... Read More
Stranger Eyes by Yeo Siew Hua has already made history as Venice’s first ever Golden Lion contender hailing from Singapore, but it is its stylish... Read More
Aardman’s four-time Academy Award-winning director Nick Park and Emmy Award-nominated director Merlin Crossingham will world premiere Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl at AFI FEST,... Read More
In part one of three sets of capsule reviews from the 2024 Telluride Film Festival, I take a look at Conclave, Nickel Boys and Maria.... Read More
Fresh off its explosive world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival last weekend, the first trailer for Amazon MGM’s Nickel Boys, from Academy Award-nominated director... Read More
At the 51st Telluride Film Festival, Saoirse Ronan became one of the youngest actors to be recognized with the prestigious Silver Medallion, honoring her versatile... Read More
Pierre (Vincent Lindon) is a fifty-something single father who works night shifts for the SNCF (the French railway) as a mechanic/engineer and spends his free... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
On episode 250 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina... Read More

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2026 Tribeca Festival Celebrates 25th Anniversary with World Premieres of ‘Hadestown: The Musical,’ ‘Earth, Wind & Fire’ Doc
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‘Stranger Eyes’ Review: The First Singapore Venice Competition Title is a Well-Crafted Thriller | Venice
Aardman’s ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ to World Premiere at 2024 AFI FEST
2024 Telluride Film Festival Capsule Reviews: ‘Conclave,’ Nickel Boys,’ ‘Maria’
First Trailer for ‘Nickel Boys’ Reveals a New American Masterpiece [Trailer]
‘The Outrun’ Review: Saoirse Ronan is Towering in Sensitive Yet Uneven Recovery Drama | Telluride
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 341 – Diving into Emmy Season with First Predictions
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 149 – ‘Killer of Sheep’ (Charles Burnett, 1978)