Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW 
Film Academy Announces 2025-2026 Nicholl Fellowships 
On the Shelf: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon,’ ‘Red Sonja,’ ‘Hail, Caesar!’ in 4K plus ‘The History of Sound’ Arrive on Physical Media releases for the Week of March 23 
‘Ted Lasso’ season 3 review: The Emmy-winning hit proves an unforgettable match with signature wit and charm
It would be reasonable to doubt a last place team who uses a forgetful goldfish as their honorary mascot, but it is exactly this sentiment... Read More
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Casting Society’s 38th Artios Awards: ‘The Fabelmans,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Yellowjackets’ among winners
The Casting Society’s 38th annual Artios Awards, honored excellence in casting across feature films, television and theatre, were handed out on Thursday evening with film... Read More
23 for ’23: Final Oscar predictions for the 95th Academy Awards in all categories
I’m predicting six wins for Everything Everywhere All At Once, the most of any Best Picture winner since 2009’s The Hurt Locker, which also won... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE
A24’s Everything Everywhere All At Once from The Daniels premiered at the 2022 SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 16 days before the 94th Academy... Read More
‘Funny Games (1998) and (2008)’ retrospective: How Michael Haneke broke the rules in his continent-crossing examination of privilege, nihilism and violence
While both iterations of Funny Games technically ran in their first few festival circuits in 1997 and 2007, it feels appropriate to mark the anniversaries... Read More
‘Scream VI’ review: Welcome to New York, it’s been slaying for you as thrills, tension, and blood flow in gory legacy sequel
When Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett rebooted Wes Craven’s iconic franchise, 2022’s Scream, (the first sequel since the filmmaker had passed away),... Read More
2023 Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announces initial programming, including ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything,’ Indigo Girls to receive Maestro Award
The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announced today the initial slate of programming for the milestone 25th anniversary event, including the Closing Day presentation, and selections... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS
This is why you’re all here, right? The other categories are fine and all but this is why you’re here, it’s why I’m here. Best... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR
A comeback narrative vs the biopic of an icon has been the foundation of the Best Actor race for most of the season in a... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR
With the BAFTA winner (Edward Berger for All Quiet on the Western Front) not in contention here and the Golden Globe winner (Steven Spielberg for... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 145 – ‘Black Narcissus’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1947) with Special Guest Dave Giannini 
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners