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2025 Oscars: Original Score Shortlist Increased, Drive-Ins Removed from Theatrical Eligibility, New Screenplay Submission Requirement and More

Erik Anderson April 22, 2024

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced today updated rules for the 2025 Oscars, including the Original Score shortlist increasing from 15... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 228: 2024 Summer Box Office Draft

Erik Anderson April 22, 2024

On episode 228 of the AwardsWatch podcast, it’s a full house as Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello are joined by AwardsWatch contributors... Read More

2024 Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards: ‘Lies We Tell’ Leads; Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal Among Acting Wins

Erik Anderson April 20, 2024

The 21st Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards, which highlight Irish filmmakers, television creators and performers, were held tonight where Pat Collins’ That They... Read More

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E16: The Final Hoedown Throwdown

TV Recap

RuPaul’s Drag Race Recap S16E16: The Final Hoedown Throwdown

Tyler Doster April 19, 2024

After a season of sisterhood and shadiness, RuPaul’s Drag Race comes to a close on its sixteenth season of the flagship iteration of the international... Read More

Interview: ‘Food Inc. 2’ Author/Producer Eric Schlosser, Directors Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo Discuss Income Disparity and Social Impact [VIDEO]

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Food Inc. 2’ Author/Producer Eric Schlosser, Directors Robert Kenner, Melissa Robledo Discuss Income Disparity and Social Impact [VIDEO]

Landon Johnson April 19, 2024

Fifteen years ago, the world underwent a seismic shift with the release of Food Inc., the Oscar-nominated documentary that fundamentally altered the discourse surrounding our... Read More

2024 Emmy Predictions: The Wide Open Drama Series Race

Tyler Doster April 18, 2024

Where we’ve seen an increase in the submissions for Drama categories at the Emmys for the past few years, this year’s submissions will see considerably... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 42 – ‘Somewhere’ (Sofia Coppola, 2010)

Ryan McQuade April 18, 2024

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

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: Guy Ritchie’s Crowd-Pleasing Pic is a Perfect Match for Henry Cavill’s Charms and Alan Ritchson’s Arms

Film Reviews

‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ Review: Guy Ritchie’s Crowd-Pleasing Pic is a Perfect Match for Henry Cavill’s Charms and Alan Ritchson’s Arms

Jay Ledbetter April 18, 2024

Rarely has the phrase “based on a true story” been stretched quite as thin as it has in Guy Ritchie’s bloody, bombastic, and wholly entertaining... Read More

‘Abigail’ Review: Pirouette with a Vampire

Film Reviews

‘Abigail’ Review: Pirouette with a Vampire

Daniel Bayer April 18, 2024

Abigail, the latest baroque bloodbath from directing duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (aka Radio Silence), feels familiar. Too familiar, in fact. It’s not just... Read More

Retrospective: Amped Up Jason Statham, Super-Charged Nipple Clamps and the Postmodern American Vulgarity of ‘Crank: High Voltage’ (2009)

Retrospective

Retrospective: Amped Up Jason Statham, Super-Charged Nipple Clamps and the Postmodern American Vulgarity of ‘Crank: High Voltage’ (2009)

Trace Sauveur April 17, 2024

Within the first fifteen minutes of Crank: High Voltage, Jason Statham’s Chev Chelios has graphic forcible open heart surgery, violently guns down some dudes, sodomizes... Read More

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