AwardsWatch

The AwardsWatch Podcast #143: Our most anticipated films of 2022, Madonna, a Meryl Streep game and more

Ryan McQuade July 4, 2022

On episode 143 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch contributors Nicole Ackman and Kevin Lee to give out... Read More

Interview: How ‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ director Kyle Balda found the right voices and location for his animated labor of love

Dewey Singleton July 2, 2022

Kyle Balda has had a hand in some aspect of animation most of his life. What started as an internship at LucasArt morphed into a... Read More

‘The Boys’ recap: “V is for Vendetta” (Season 3 Episode 7)

TV Recap

‘The Boys’ recap: “V is for Vendetta” (Season 3 Episode 7)

Veronica Phillips July 1, 2022

The Boys are continuing their quest to check off members of Soldier Boy’s hit list. This time, they’re after the mind controlling Mindstorm (Ryan Blakely),... Read More

Quinta Brunson, Giancarlo Esposito among 2nd annual HCA TV Awards Honorary Awards recipients

Erik Anderson July 1, 2022

The Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) revealed today the first round of Honorary Awards for the 2nd Annual HCA TV Awards, including Abbott Elementary‘s Quinta Brunson... Read More

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ sweeps HCA Midseason Film Awards, Austin Butler named Best Actor

Erik Anderson July 1, 2022

The Daniels Everything Everywhere All at Once has made a clean sweep of the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) Midseason Awards, nabbing Best Picture, Director and... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Virtually unmoved top 10 outside of Searchlight’s Poor Things off the 2022 calendar and A24’s The Whale securely on it. It won’t be easy for... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (June)

Erik Anderson June 30, 2022

Academy Award winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) might be finding himself back in the Oscar race with Thirteen Lives (trailer), one of a few... Read More

2023 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (June)

Erik Anderson June 29, 2022

Regina King could be set to return to the Oscars after her Academy Award-winning turn in 2018’s If Beale Street Could Talk, where she won... Read More

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ retrospective: The case for Andrew Garfield as still the best Peter Parker

Retrospective

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ retrospective: The case for Andrew Garfield as still the best Peter Parker

Nicole Ackman June 29, 2022

There’s little denying that 2021 was Andrew Garfield’s year. He starred in three Oscar-nominated films, as the embezzling evangelist Jim Bakker in The Eyes of... Read More

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

Film Reviews

‘Minions: The Rise of Gru’ review: Loud, non-stop silliness that brings back why this cartoon pairing worked in the first place [B-]

Kevin L. Lee June 29, 2022

The biggest selling point in this franchise right from the start was the minions. They’re in large part why the Despicable Me series was so... Read More

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