Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW 
Six Join 51st Residence of the Festival de Cannes, including Harry Lighton, Mansi Maheshwari, Oliver McGoldrick 
‘Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat’ Review: The Emmy-Nominated Hit Returns as an Hilarious Workplace Comedy [B+] 
‘The Comeback’ Season 3 Review: Cherish is the Word I Use to Describe Lisa Kudrow [A-] 
‘Tow’ Review: Rose Has Plenty to Byrne But In Woefully Uninspired Vehicle [C+] 
‘They Will Kill You’ Review: Zazie Beetz’s Final Girl Slays in Gonzo Satanic Slasher [B+] SXSW 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
Six Join 51st Residence of the Festival de Cannes, including Harry Lighton, Mansi Maheshwari, Oliver McGoldrick 
Online Film and Television Association (OFTA) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 23
The nominations for the 30th Annual OFTA Film awards were announced today where Sinners was the top nominee with 23 nominations, one short of the record... Read More
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‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘The Secret Agent’ Lead International Cinephile Society (ICS) Nominations
A pair of well-timed thrillers about the cruel persecution of refugees scored the most noms with voters from the International Cinephile Society (ICS) this year.... Read More
38th European Film Awards: ‘Sentimental Value’ Wins Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress
Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value won Best European Film at the 38th European Film Awards, which took place Saturday in Berlin. The film also won Best European... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
I want to say Best Actor feels pretty locked in now but there are still little outliers in the 5-7 slots that make that lock... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Winners: ‘Sorry, Baby’ Takes Best Picture, Director, Screenplay for Eva Victor
The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) went outside the box of this season’s critics’ winners and has awarded Sorry, Baby a trifecta of wins for... Read More
Director Watch Ep. 135 – ‘Bulworth’ (Warren Beatty, 1998)
On episode 135 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by Pop Culture Confidential host Christina Jeurling Birro to... Read More
Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) Winners: ‘Sinners’ Nabs 10 Awards
The Chicago Indie Critics (CIC) have announced the winners of their Windie Awards for the best in film for 2025. Leading all films with 10... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jacob Elordi’s win for Frankenstein at Critics Choice all but secured him a spot at the Oscar table. In the 32 years of CCA every... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Feeling oddly comfortable about where I’ve landed with Supporting Actress. Golden Globe winner Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) and Critics Choice winner Amy Madigan... Read More
FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM
As I mentioned in my December predictions, if The Perfect Neighbor is able to make it into the Oscar five it would mark a significant... Read More
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW