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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Netflix today released new images up The Last Airbender, the upcoming live-action reimagining of the beloved animated series following Aang, the young Avatar, as he... Read More
The Black Film Critics Circle (BFCC) has named Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction the best film of 2023, also awarding the satire Best Director, Best Actor... Read More
“We’re cool. It’s official.” Claire Foy is looking at my fingernails; short, shiny and onyx black. She extends her hand out to show me hers;... Read More
From the moment you begin the experience of watching Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, you are sucked into a deeply emotional, visceral journey as... Read More
Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers led the nominations at the 44th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations announced this morning with nine, followed by... Read More
The San Diego Film Critics Society (SDFCS) broke from every critics group to announce so far, naming Kelly Fremon Craig’s Are You There God? It’s... Read More
The Dublin Film Critics Circle has named Celine Song’s Past Lives the best film of 2023 and Song as Best Director. The film made no... Read More
Barbie and Poor Things lead the Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) nominations with 10 apiece, including Best Film, Best Director and Best Female... Read More
This morning, the Hollywood Creative Alliance announced that J.A. Bayona, Daniel Pemberton, and Chad Stahelski and the Stunt Team behind John Wick: Chapter 4 will receive honorary awards at the 2024 HCA Astra Film... Read More

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