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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

2023 Emmy Predictions: The Comedy categories find old school and new school mixing it up but who will come out on top?

Tyler Doster April 4, 2023

Welcome to April, otherwise now known as the month where every streamer you’ve ever heard of is dropping every series in their arsenal to make... Read More

Production wraps on Duke Johnson’s ‘The Actor’ for NEON with André Holland and Gemma Chan

Erik Anderson April 4, 2023

Principal photography has wrapped on Anomalisa helmer and Oscar nominee Duke Johnson’s The Actor starring André Holland (Passing, Moonlight) and Gemma Chan (Don’t Worry Darling, Eternals). Stranded in 1950s Ohio after... Read More

The ‘Barbie’ trailer is here and it’s a beach blanket Babylon of fun

Trailers

The ‘Barbie’ trailer is here and it’s a beach blanket Babylon of fun

Erik Anderson April 4, 2023

After an epic teaser three months ago that aped the opening 2001: A Space Odyssey, we now have a fuller, if still a teaser, of... Read More

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Richard Madden set to star in ‘Killer Heat’ from Amazon Studios

Erik Anderson April 3, 2023

It was announced today that Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, and Richard Madden will star in Killer Heat, from Amazon Studios. Philippe Lacôte will direct the film, which... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #176: ‘The Big Lebowski’ 25th anniversary review and our Top 5 Coen brothers films

Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast #176: ‘The Big Lebowski’ 25th anniversary review and our Top 5 Coen brothers films

Ryan McQuade April 3, 2023

On episode 176 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Sophia Ciminello, Josh Parham... Read More

Academy announces new Production and Technology branch, could a stunt category finally be in reach?

Erik Anderson March 31, 2023

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the creation of the Production and Technology Branch, comprising approximately... Read More

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