AwardsWatch

76th Berlin Film Festival Awards: ‘Yellow Letters’ Wins Golden Bear for Best Film; ‘Queen at Sea’ Nabs Two Among Festival Unrest Over Politics

Erik Anderson February 21, 2026

In a festival ripe with political controversy and heated debate, Yellow Letters from German-Turkish filmmaker İlker Çatak, has won the Golden Bear for Best Film... Read More

‘Flies (Moscas)’ Review: To Be a Fly on the Wall is to See All in Fernando Eimbcke’s Quiet Family Drama [B-] Berlinale

Mia Pflüger February 21, 2026

It begins with the buzzing of a fly. That thin, nerve-fraying sound that slices through the silence and refuses to disappear. Flies are tiny invaders,... Read More

‘The Blood Countess’ Review: Isabelle Huppert’s Glamorous Vampire Mother Rises Above Baroque Bungle [C-] Berlinale

Mia Pflüger February 21, 2026

Isabelle Huppert glides through an underground grotto as if she is about to launch a global tour. A neon-red boat slices across the dark waters... Read More

Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Tops Wins, ‘Christy’ Nabs Best Irish Film

Erik Anderson February 20, 2026

The 23rd Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) Awards were held today at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre where Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet was named Best... Read More

8th Kodak Film Awards Recipients: Kristen Stewart, Joachim Trier, Autumn Durald Arkapaw and More

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8th Kodak Film Awards Recipients: Kristen Stewart, Joachim Trier, Autumn Durald Arkapaw and More

Erik Anderson February 20, 2026

The 8th Annual Kodak Film Awards recipients have been announced, where they will be feted at a celebration on Monday, March 2, 2026, at the American... Read More

Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Pre-BAFTA Conclave Begins, Will a New Frontrunner Be Anointed? (2/20/26)

Erik Anderson February 20, 2026

Last weekend the Make Up & Hairstylists Guild (MUAH) winners, where Sinners grabbed both period hair and makeup while Frankenstein took the prosthetic makeup award, to no... Read More

‘Paradise’ Season 2 Review: There Goes the Neighborhood [B-]

TV Reviews

‘Paradise’ Season 2 Review: There Goes the Neighborhood [B-]

Karen Peterson February 20, 2026

As our world gets more chaotic, TV shows about post-apocalyptic survivors are sometimes strangely comforting and cathartic. There are zombie stories like The Walking Dead... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 140 – ‘A Couch in New York’ (Chantal Akerman, 1996)

Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter February 19, 2026

On episode 140 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter discuss the final film in their Chantal Akerman series, A Couch... Read More

Interview: ‘Pillion’ Director Harry Lighton and Star Harry Melling Bring Kink to the Mainstream

Interviews (Film)

Interview: ‘Pillion’ Director Harry Lighton and Star Harry Melling Bring Kink to the Mainstream

Erik Anderson February 19, 2026

“I’ve had dreams about the Castro and having a film here. It’s a proper ‘pinch me’ moment.” Harry Lighton is beaming, just hours before his... Read More

Prime Video Announces Ensemble Cast of ‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’

Erik Anderson February 19, 2026

From the creative team behind the Emmy-nominated hit comedic series Jury Duty, the long-awaited follow follow up and its full cast announcement, have reported for duty. Today,... Read More

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