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‘The Starling Girl’ review: Eliza Scanlen is stirring in Laurel Parmet’s insightful and layered look at the power and problems of faith | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023

For people of faith, religion can be a very comforting thing. Strict observance and ancient traditions may be seen as restrictive or repressive, but they... Read More

‘Eileen’ review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway enhance chilly period drama that doesn’t finish as well as it starts | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023

Lonely people seek companionship, and an invitation to socialize with someone new can be life-changing. For Eileen, the protagonist of the film of the same... Read More

‘Theater Camp’ review: Molly Gordon and Ben Platt are riotously funny in mockumentary-style send-up of young actors | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 22, 2023

There’s a certain type of kid who knows they want to be an actor, and attending a theater camp allows them to meet others like... Read More

‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ review: A somber meditation on work/life balance with Daisy Ridley’s finest performance to date | Sundance

Ryan McQuade January 21, 2023

In a small coffee shop located in a remote coastal town in Oregon, Fran (Daisy Ridley) walks in to purchase some doughnuts for the members... Read More

‘Fancy Dance’ review: Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson shine in an uplifting Indigenous story | Sundance

Abe Friedtanzer January 21, 2023

Stories that deal with serious subjects don’t always have to be entirely serious. Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance is a winning example. Its inspiration is a tribute to... Read More

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions in all 23 categories

2023 Oscar Predictions

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions in all 23 categories

Erik Anderson January 20, 2023

Can we skip to the good part… Click on each category for the full break down. Oscar nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be... Read More

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE

Erik Anderson January 20, 2023

Here we are. The campaigns are over (for now), the parties are done (for now) and we’re days away from the Best Picture Oscar nominations... Read More

FINAL 2023 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR

Erik Anderson January 20, 2023

As we get to the end of the long, long phase of Oscar season leading up to the nominations and as it often happens, we... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast #166: FINAL Oscar Nomination Predictions for the 95th Academy Awards

Ryan McQuade January 20, 2023

On episode 166 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello, Josh Parham... Read More