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 
Interview: Juno Temple on Nailing her ‘Fargo’ Accent, Kevin McCallister-esque DIY Traps and What She Learned About Cate Blanchett on the Set of ‘Notes on a Scandal’
The world of Fargo began in 1996 with the release of the titular film directed by the Coen Brothers. In 2014, it continued with new... Read More
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Interview: For Matt Bomer, Bringing ‘Fellow Travelers’ to Life was a Chance to Bring Queer History Out of the Dark
Growing up queer in the bible belt of the United States is a fascinating and unique experience best understood by others in a similar experience.... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 59 – ‘Badlands’ (Terrence Malick, 1973)
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
Interview: Sara Bareilles (‘Girls5eva’) on Finding Comfort in “The Medium Time”
She might not write a love song because you asked for it, but Sara Bareilles might write another song for the soundtrack of Girls5eva when... Read More
19th Fantastic Fest Will Open with ‘Never Let Go’ Starring Halle Berry, World Premiere of ‘The Rule of Jenny Pen’ with Geoffrey Rush
Fantastic Fest’s 19th edition will feature 28 World Premieres, 23 International and North American Premieres, and 15 U.S. Premieres at the world-famous Alamo Drafthouse South... Read More
Interview: Executive Producer and Showrunner Lee Eisenberg on his Emmy-Nominated ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ and Why He’s Optimistic About the Future of Television
Lee Eisenberg is no stranger to the Emmy awards. He earned his first two nominations for producing and co-writing his first series, The Office in... Read More
32nd Hamptons International Film Festival to Close with ‘Nightbitch,’ Plus ‘A Real Pain,’ Host U.S. Premiere of ‘We Live in Time’
HamptonsFilm announced today that the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival presented by Artemis Rising Foundation will screen Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch as... Read More
‘Blink Twice’ Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Feminist ‘Get Out’ is Righteously Angry and Frustratingly Derivative
To call Blink Twice an updated, feminist version of Get Out carries a lot of implications all at once—it’s a bit obvious, somewhat reductive, and... Read More
‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Leads 2024 Creative Arts Juried Emmy Awards
The Television Academy today announced the winners of the 76th Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation, Costume, Innovation in Emerging Media Programming and Motion... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 247: New TIFF and NYFF Announcements, New Gotham Awards Categories and International Feature Film Submissions Begin
On episode 247 of the AwardsWatch podcast, AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello take a look at the... 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