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2026 NewFest LGBTQ+ Pride Summer Series to Feature ‘STOP! THAT! TRAIN!,’ Outdoor ‘Heated Rivalry’ Screening and More 
62nd New York Film Festival Main Slate Includes Cannes Winner ‘Anora,’ plus ‘Hard Truths,’ ‘The Brutalist’ and More
Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) has announced the 32 films that will comprise the Main Slate of the 62nd New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking... Read More
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2024 TIFF Centerpiece International Lineup Boasts 43 Films From 41 Countries
TIFF today unveiled its 2024 Centerpiece lineup, presented by Marriott Bonvoy, featuring 43 titles from filmmakers representing 41 countries. The selection includes 18 World Premiere titles from Algeria, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile,... Read More
‘Duchess’ Review: Neil Marshall’s Charmless Guy Ritchie Rip-Off is a Female Empowerment Forgery
In 1998, Guy Ritchie erupted onto the British cinema scene with Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The gangster movie, which in itself took inspiration... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 244: Reviewing ‘Trap’ and a Look Back at M. Night Shyamalan’s Complicated Career
On episode 244 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributor Karen Peterson to give their thoughts on the career... Read More
How ‘Sing Sing’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Highlight the Power of Theater as Venues of Survival
Theater and cinema have always had a strange symbiotic relationship. While cinema has, over the decades, become more accessible to view than theater, theater is... Read More
Interview: ‘Sebastian’ Director Mikko Mäkelä and Star Ruaridh Mollica Reflect on Telling Queer Stories with Authenticity
In Mikko Mäkelä’s second feature film, Sebastian, a queer 25-year-old aspiring writer named Max living in London begins a double life as a sex worker... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 57 – ‘Deja Vu (Tony Scott, 2006) with guest Brendan Cassidy of InSession Film
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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When HBO’s Industry premiered in late 2020, it felt like Gen Z’s Succession with a little Skins in the game. It was a fresh and... Read More
2025 Oscars: Official Submissions for International Feature Film
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Faith, Heroes, Monsters, Scares, and Twists: Ranking the Films of M. Night Shyamalan
The state of cinema is ravaged with unoriginal, unfulfilling, and downright wasteful popcorn, blockbuster filmmaking. In the past, there used to be an internal process... Read More
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