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On the Shelf: ‘Wild Style,’ ‘The House with Laughing Windows,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘The Ninja Trilogy’ and New Criterions Land on Physical Media for Week of December 1

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On the Shelf: ‘Wild Style,’ ‘The House with Laughing Windows,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘The Ninja Trilogy’ and New Criterions Land on Physical Media for Week of December 1

Ryan McQuade December 1, 2025

It’s the holiday season and the last one of the 2025 year, which featured some of the best physical media releases in quite some time.... Read More

2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA): ‘Pillion’ Takes Best Film

Erik Anderson November 30, 2025

Harry Lighton’s frisky BDSM rom-com Pillion has been named the Best British Independent Film of 2025 at the BIFAs, which were held today at London’s... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)

Erik Anderson November 29, 2025

Here are my 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in Best Picture and Best Director for November. BEST PICTURE 1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros) Gotham 2. Hamnet... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED SCREENPLAY and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (November)

Erik Anderson November 29, 2025

Here are my 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in Adapted Screenplay and Original Screenplay for November. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY 1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros) Gotham... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 128 – ’35 Shots of Rum’ (Claire Denis, 2008)

Ryan McQuade November 28, 2025

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 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (November)

Erik Anderson November 28, 2025

With the official eligibility lists in for Documentary and International Feature Film, and without any glaring omissions from my first set of predictions, we can... Read More

‘Stranger Things’ EP Shawn Levy on How the Series Gave Him the Courage to Go Even Bigger [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

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‘Stranger Things’ EP Shawn Levy on How the Series Gave Him the Courage to Go Even Bigger [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Karen Peterson November 26, 2025

When director/producer Shawn Levy signed on to executive produce a new Netflix series called Stranger Things, he had no idea of the ways the show... Read More