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: ‘Inside Out 2’ Director Kelsey Mann and Producer Mark Nielsen on Revisiting Riley, Joy and Company [VIDEO]
At a recent Disney Pixar press day, I had the opportunity to speak with director Kelsey Mann and producer Mark Nielsen about the highly anticipated... Read More
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Interview: Paul Walter Hauser and Lewis Black on Voicing Embarrassment and Anger in ‘Inside Out 2’ [VIDEO]
At a recent Disney Pixar press day, I had the opportunity to catch up with some of the new and returning emotions featured in Inside... Read More
Interview: Tony Hale and Liza Lapira on Playing Fear and Disgust in Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ [VIDEO]
Pixar returns with a highly anticipated sequel to the Oscar-winning film Inside Out, introducing new characters such as Anxiety, Fear, and Disgust. During a recent... Read More
Quincy Jones, ‘James Bond’ Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, Richard Curtis, Juliet Taylor to Receive Honorary Oscars
Today, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that producer Quincy Jones and casting director Juliet Taylor. Screenwriter and director Richard Curtis will receive... Read More
‘Inside Out 2’ Review: Riley is Growing Up but Pixar Plays it a Bit Too Safe in Solid Sequel
The prospect of a new Pixar film is always an exciting one for audiences and a daunting one for its creators. Before and since moving... Read More
Interview: Allison Williams Talks ‘Fellow Travelers,’ the ‘Girls’ Resurgence and Being Horror’s New Queen [VIDEO]
Actress Allison Williams had her first breakout role on the hit HBO series Girls, which spoke to a very specific 20-something millennial experience. Williams played... Read More
Interview: Carrie Coon on the Social Playground of ‘The Gilded Age,’ Bertha’s Voice and Her Chemistry with Morgan Spector
Carrie Coon logs onto our Zoom meeting laughing, telling me she isn’t good with this stuff. “It’s a start,” she responds when I tell her... Read More
Director Watch Ep. 50 – ‘The Last Boy Scout’ (Tony Scott, 1991) with guest Diego Crespo of The Waffle Press Movie Podcast
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: ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Winner Nymphia Wind on Makeovers, Sewing and Her Signature Color
RuPaul’s Drag Race is a global phenomenon with the flagship series still running, as well as All Stars seasons, international Vs The World seasons, and... Read More
Interview: Brandon Scott Jones (‘Ghosts’) on Found Family Dynamics, Dinosaur-Themed Weddings and Isaac’s Fate
When Hollywood actors and writers hit the streets last year to strike for better wages and protections, TV and film productions across the industry stopped... 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