AwardsWatch

AwardsWatch Podcast #160: ‘Cocaine Bear,’ and Critics’ Awards season begins

Ryan McQuade December 5, 2022

On episode 160 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Sophia Ciminello and Dan Bayer to talk about... Read More

‘Aftersun’ tops British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) with seven; ‘Blue Jean’ wins four prizes

Erik Anderson December 5, 2022

Aftersun, the debut feature from Charlotte Wells, which premiered at Cannes and swept through the fall festivals to end up the best-reviewed film of the... Read More

‘The Star’ retrospective: Bette Davis put the camp in Oscar campaign in the zenith of meta awards movies

Retrospective

‘The Star’ retrospective: Bette Davis put the camp in Oscar campaign in the zenith of meta awards movies

Brian Lindsay December 5, 2022

“C’mon, Oscar,” says Bette Davis in The Star (1952), clutching one of her own golden statuettes from the 1930s. “Let’s you and me get drunk!”... Read More

Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ wins Best Picture

Erik Anderson December 5, 2022

The Atlanta Film Critics Circle has chosen The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once as the best film of 2022, also awarding the pair Best... Read More

This season’s box office for traditional awards films is bad, but does it matter?

Zoë Rose Bryant December 2, 2022

Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans – this year’s prospective Best Picture frontrunner, the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival’s People’s Choice Award winner, and the latest film... Read More

2022 New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) winners: ‘TÁR’ takes Best Film, Actress; A24 has a big day

Erik Anderson December 2, 2022

The New York Film Critics Circle, the first of the top tier trifecta of critics’ groups that includes Los Angeles and the National Society of... Read More

Interview: Alejandro González Iñárritu on the duality of identity and making his personal dreams the foundation of his vibrant cinematic reality with ‘Bardo’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Alejandro González Iñárritu on the duality of identity and making his personal dreams the foundation of his vibrant cinematic reality with ‘Bardo’

Ryan McQuade December 1, 2022

From the moment Amores Perros debuted in 2000, writer-director Alejandro González Iñárritu has been examining the emotional tapestry of the human condition, leaving audiences enamored... Read More

‘Violent Night’ review: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight

Film Reviews

‘Violent Night’ review: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight

Jacob Throneberry November 30, 2022

One of my favorite Christmas poems growing up goes, “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except... Read More

Cinematographer Frank Passingham on merging worlds and bringing the stop motion of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ to life

Interviews (Film)

Cinematographer Frank Passingham on merging worlds and bringing the stop motion of ‘Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio’ to life

Landon Johnson November 30, 2022

Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio may be one of the most stunning technical achievements of the decade. The Academy award- winning director constantly takes on new... Read More