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 
75th Primetime Emmy Awards Winner Predictions: Will ‘Succession’ Reign Once Again? Can ‘The Bear’ Serve Comedy Wins?
The Emmys are finally upon us, in January 2024, in the middle of film awards season. Television people continue to stand strong after waiting months... Read More
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Cinema Eye Honors (CEH) Awards: ’32 Sounds’ Wins Outstanding Nonfiction Feature
Cinema Eye Honors, the organization that recognizes outstanding artistic achievement in nonfiction and documentary films and series, has awarded Sam Green’s Oscar-shortlisted 32 Sounds the... Read More
RuPaul’s Drag Race recap S16E2: “She’s Got Three Names, She’s Got Three Homes”
Hershii LiqCour Jeté comes in first to start the night off, which is never great! I just think it can’t be fun to walk in... Read More
Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) Awards: ‘Barbie’ Named Best Picture
The Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) has awarded Barbie the Best Picture of 2023, also giving the film its best supporting actor (Ryan Gosling), best... Read More
‘The Book of Clarence’ Review: Jaymes Samuel’s Personal Jesus Needs to Separate the Wheat from the Chaff
The Book of Clarence is British writer and director Jaymes Samuel’s third feature film and first departure from Westerns after 2013’s They Die By Dawn... Read More
Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Barbie,’ ‘Poor Things’
The Denver Film Critics Society (DFCS) have bestowed their Best Film of 2023 to Oppenheimer, also giving Christopher Nolan’s biopic Best Director, Best Actor for... Read More
Casting Society (CSA) 39th Artios Awards Nominations: ‘Saltburn,’ ‘The Color Purple’ ‘May December’ and more
Casting Society (CSA) announced today the film nominees for the 39th Artios Awards, which honor the contributions of casting professionals in film, television, theatre and commercials. Split... Read More
PGA Awards Nominations: ‘Anatomy of a Fall,’ ‘The Zone of Interest’ Make History; ‘Barbie,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘Past Lives’ Among Nominees
For the first time in the history of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards, two international titles have been nominated for the top PGA... Read More
Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones
Early in Ava DuVernay’s remarkable new film Origin, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson (a transcendent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) listens to a recording of the 911 call... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 27 – ‘The Boys in the Band’ (William Friedkin, 1970)
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
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