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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 125 – ‘The Book of Eli’ (The Hughes Brothers, 2010)

Ryan McQuade November 7, 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

68th Grammy Nominations: Kendrick Lamar Leads with Nine, Bad Bunny Makes Grammy History

Erik Anderson November 7, 2025

Lady Gaga, Sabrina Carpenter and Leon Thomas among top nominations hauls Kendrick Lamar leads the nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards announced this morning, with... Read More

Ira Sachs on His New Film ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ Coming of Age in the 80s, and the Art of Creating Art [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Interviews (Film)

Ira Sachs on His New Film ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ Coming of Age in the 80s, and the Art of Creating Art [VIDEO INTERVIEW]

Erik Anderson November 7, 2025

There are really just a handful of directors whose work feels so quintessentially New York and that list doesn’t exist without Ira Sachs. Which makes... Read More

Adam Sandler to Receive Chairman’s Award from Palm Springs International Film Awards for ‘Jay Kelly’

Erik Anderson November 7, 2025

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Adam Sandler is the recipient of the Chairman’s Award for his performance in Netflix’s Jay Kelly.... Read More

‘Palm Royale’ TV Review: Soirees, Serial Killers and Soap Tropes Make Sophomore Season More Confident and Absurd Than the First [B+]

TV Reviews

‘Palm Royale’ TV Review: Soirees, Serial Killers and Soap Tropes Make Sophomore Season More Confident and Absurd Than the First [B+]

Karen Peterson November 7, 2025

“If a woman falls in public and no one catches her, does anyone hear her cry?” Kristen Wiig’s Maxine Dellacorte muses in the new season... Read More

‘Pluribus’ TV Review: Rhea Seehorn is the Worst Person in the World [A]

TV Reviews

‘Pluribus’ TV Review: Rhea Seehorn is the Worst Person in the World [A]

Tyler Doster November 6, 2025

It’s been three years since Vince Gilligan’s acclaimed series Better Call Saul finished its six season run, expanding the story of Saul Goodman from his... Read More

Interview: Mary Bronstein and Rose Byrne on Molding an Immersive Experience of Modern Motherhood with ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Mary Bronstein and Rose Byrne on Molding an Immersive Experience of Modern Motherhood with ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’

Ryan McQuade November 6, 2025

Like most great films, writer-director Mary Bronstein came up with the idea of an exceptional second feature film, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You,... Read More

Interview: Jafar Panahi on Making a Statement of Forgiveness Rather Than Revenge with ‘It Was Just an Accident’

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Jafar Panahi on Making a Statement of Forgiveness Rather Than Revenge with ‘It Was Just an Accident’

Ryan McQuade November 6, 2025

There has been no one in cinema making movies like writer-director Jafar Panahi. No literally, no one. Over the course of the last fifteen years,... Read More

Trailer Watch: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘Michael’ ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Rosemead’

Trailers

Trailer Watch: ‘The Testament of Ann Lee,’ ‘Michael’ ‘Oh. What. Fun.’ ‘Resurrection,’ ‘Rosemead’

Erik Anderson November 6, 2025

This week brings a wild array of trailers from an Oscar contender, a biopic of a deeply problematic legend, a Christmas comedy, a kaleidoscope vision... Read More

‘Wicked: For Good,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 16th Hollywood Music in Media Award (HMMA) Nominations

Erik Anderson November 5, 2025

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) today announced the 2025 nominees for scores and songs in film and other visual media categories where Wicked: For Good... Read More

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