SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be 
‘zi’ Review: Kogonada’s Latest is a Return to Minimalism But Frustratingly Unfocused [C+] Sundance 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
‘Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back’ to Close 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) at The Castro Theatre 
Girls on Film Awards: ‘Hamnet’ Wins Best Feature, Director, Lead Actress 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 330 – Reviewing Sam Raimi’s ‘Send Help’ 
‘Josephine’ Review: A Remarkable Debut from Mason Reeves Helps Keep a Brutal Story Afloat [B-] | Sundance 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
‘In the Blink of an Eye’ Review: Andrew Stanton’s Feature Film Return is an Epic, Triptych Timeline Stunner [A] | Sundance
Andrew Stanton’s career at Pixar once unfolded with the clean inevitability of a well-told parable. He directed A Bug’s Life, Finding Nemo, and WALL•E—films that... Read More
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Writers Guild of America (WGA) Nominations: ‘Black Bag,’ Weapons,’ ‘The Chair Company’ and More
The nominations for the 76th Writers Guild of America (WGA) awards have been revealed in feature film, television, radio and news categories. For film, original... Read More
Oh the Horror! How the Oscars are Finally Embracing the Spooky
As one of a select few genres to have sustained its theatrical audience post-pandemic, horror has become a major staple of the contemporary moviegoing culture.... Read More
‘Wicker’ Review: Olivia Colman Makes a Real Boy Out of Alexander Skarsgård in Fun, Bawdy Fable [B+] | Sundance
The Sundance Film Festival has long been a place for emerging filmmakers to introduce themselves and their stories to friendly crowds who love quirky, weird... Read More
American Cinema Editors (ACE) Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Bugonia,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘The Chair Company’ and More
American Cinema Editors (ACE) announced today the nominations for the 76th Annual ACE Eddie Awards, recognizing outstanding editing in 14 categories of film, television, documentaries,... Read More
79th BAFTA Film Awards Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with ‘Sinners’ Close
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another leads the nominations for the 79th BAFTA film Awards 14, just two shy of the record set by... Read More
Kumail Nanjiani to Host 78th DGA Awards
The Directors Guild of America today announced that actor, comedian, writer, and producer Kumail Nanjiani will host the 78th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 7,... Read More
‘The Invite’ Review: Who’s Afraid of Olivia Wilde? [A] | Sundance
Romantic partnerships are rife with stories to tell and emotions to explore. This is why there are endless movies about them. People longing for love,... Read More
On the Shelf: ‘Birth,’ ‘House Party,’ ‘Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985),’ ‘Once a Thief’ Arrive on 4K Physical Media Releases for Week of January 26
The last week for the first month of 2026 is carried by three anticipated releases from the most prestigious physical media distributor, Criterion Collection, with... Read More
79th BAFTA Nomination Predictions: Expect Big Showings for ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Sinners’
It’s a topsy-turvy season, with BAFTA nominations coming after Oscar nominations for the first time since 2001 (an era when the BAFTA Awards were also... Read More
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be 
‘zi’ Review: Kogonada’s Latest is a Return to Minimalism But Frustratingly Unfocused [C+] Sundance