AwardsWatch

The AwardsWatch Podcast #135: Cannes Film Festival awards, reviewing ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and a Tom Cruise filmography face-off

Ryan McQuade May 30, 2022

On episode 135 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, as well as AwardsWatch contributor Dan Bayer, as... Read More

2022 Emmy Predictions: Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

Tyler Doster May 30, 2022

There are only six slots in the category for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie and with Limited Series becoming... Read More

75th Cannes Film Festival award winners: Ruben Östlund’s ‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or, ties abound

Erik Anderson May 28, 2022

The awards for the 75th Cannes Film Festival were handed out tonight at the festival’s annual closing ceremony, where Ruben Östlund’s capitalism satire Triangle of... Read More

Cannes Review: Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s ‘War Pony’ is a well-intended but often performative look at letting Lakota people telling their stories [Grade: B-]

Savina Petkova May 28, 2022

The origin story of Riley Keough and Gina Gammell’s feature debut, War Pony, coincides with the production of another film, Andrea Arnold’s 2016 Cannes Jury... Read More

Cannes Review: Paul Mescal plays a troubled father in Charlotte Wells’ delicately stunning debut, ‘Aftersun’ [Grade A-]

Savina Petkova May 28, 2022

What can we do with our fickle memories of childhood, especially the ones painting our parents with idealistic brush strokes, as if they were something... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Showing Up’ gets closer to Kelly Reichardt’s creative process than any of her films yet [Grade: A-]

Adam Solomons May 28, 2022

A disarmingly down-the-line film about a repressed artist trying to communicate a little better with the people around her, Kelly Reichardt’s Showing Up is a... Read More

Cannes Review: Lukas Dhont’s ‘Close’ is a delicate coming of age tale with a miraculous debut performance from Eden Dambrine [Grade: A]

Ben Rolph May 27, 2022

Lukas Dhont’s sophomore feature, Close, is a remarkably well-directed film about childhood grief in a time maybe of its greatest need. It’s a great next... Read More

‘P-Valley’ Season Two review: Uncle Clifford and the girls are back open for business in the midst of COVID [Grade: B-]

TV Reviews

‘P-Valley’ Season Two review: Uncle Clifford and the girls are back open for business in the midst of COVID [Grade: B-]

Tyler Doster May 27, 2022

It’s been two years since Starz’s breakout summer hit P-Valley has graced the small screens for viewers. The first season premiered in the beginning of... Read More

Interview: Chris Perfetti on the cast camaraderie of ‘Abbott Elementary’ and Jacob’s subtly political coming out

Zoë Rose Bryant May 27, 2022

Though mainstream audiences may just be becoming acquainted with Chris Perfetti right now off of his breakout performance in ABC’s Abbott Elementary, the actor has been... Read More