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BAFTA Predictions: Will the Brits Ride Ocean Waves or Be in Love with Shakespeare?

Erik Anderson February 17, 2026

With DGA under our belts, BAFTA is right around the corner, putting us in the full swing of the real awards season. Despite Sinners’ record-setting... Read More

Make it a Double Feature: ‘Daughters of the Dust’ and ‘Eve’s Bayou’

Retrospective

Make it a Double Feature: ‘Daughters of the Dust’ and ‘Eve’s Bayou’

Erik Anderson February 17, 2026

Black History Month is not only a month where we acknowledge pivotal Black figures throughout history, and a form of acknowledgment that should be year-round,... Read More

‘At the Sea’ Review: Amy Adams Gasps for Air in Film Desperate to Drown Her Under the Weight of Water [C] Berlinale

Mia Pflüger February 17, 2026

Amy Adams gazes just past the camera. Her expression is tired, hollow, as if any additional emotion would already be too much. In this extended... Read More

‘Take Me Home’ Review: Liz Sargent’s Intimate Caregiving Drama Confronts a System Built to Fail [B-] Berlinale

Savina Petkova February 17, 2026

Over the past decade, Sundance has increasingly become a home for films that resist spectacle in favor of proximity. That sensibility now finds an extension... Read More

26th Black Reel Awards: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record with 14 Wins

Critics Awards (Film)

26th Black Reel Awards: ‘Sinners’ Breaks Record with 14 Wins

Erik Anderson February 16, 2026

After smashing the nominations record with 21 at the Black Reel Awards, Sinners set a new record wins, taking 14 wins including Outstanding Film, Director... Read More

Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops with 10

Critics Awards (Film)

Online Film & Television Association (OFTA) Awards: ‘Sinners’ Tops with 10

Erik Anderson February 16, 2026

Sinners was the Online Film & Television Association’s choice for the Best Picture of 2025. The film took home a total of ten awards, including Best... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 333 – Reviewing “Wuthering Heights” and BAFTA Preview

Sophia Ciminello February 16, 2026

On Episode 333 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and AW contributors Josh... Read More

‘Rose’ Review: Sandra Hüller Commands the Screen in Gender-Bending Period Piece with a Towering, Career-High Performance [A-] Berlinale

Mia Pflüger February 16, 2026

Smoke hangs heavy over the scorched earth. In the distance, cannon fire rumbles like the aftershocks of a catastrophe that has long since occurred and... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘Ben-Hur,’ ‘All the President’s Men,’ ‘Boxcar Bertha,’ ‘The Visitor’ Arrive on 4K, Lubitsch Musicals added to Criterion in Physical Media releases for the Week of February 16

Ryan McQuade February 16, 2026

Packed week of films being released the Tuesday post-Valentines, post- President’s Day as major titles from the past look to dominate the must buys this... Read More

41st Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Train Dreams’ Takes Best Feature, Director; ‘Adolescence’ Sweeps TV Wins

Film Independent Spirit Awards

41st Film Independent Spirit Awards: ‘Train Dreams’ Takes Best Feature, Director; ‘Adolescence’ Sweeps TV Wins

Erik Anderson February 15, 2026

Train Dreams has won Best Feature at the 41st Film Independent Spirit Awards, with Clint Bentley also taking home the Best Director prize and lenser... Read More

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