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‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Let This Call Go Straight to Voicemail [C]

Film Reviews

‘Black Phone 2’ Review: Let This Call Go Straight to Voicemail [C]

Cody Dericks October 16, 2025

Although we can all agree that autumn is the spookiest time of year, winter is perhaps the best season when it comes to immediately giving... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 122 – ‘Menace II Society’ (The Hughes Brothers, 1993)

Ryan McQuade October 16, 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

2025 Gotham Film Awards to Present ‘Sinners’ with the Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

Erik Anderson October 16, 2025

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Warner Bros’ Sinners, written and directed by Ryan Coogler, will receive The 2025 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (October)

Erik Anderson October 16, 2025

Supporting Actress has lost a contender for October in Chase Infiniti. The One Battle After Another ingenue has been announced to be campaigned as lead... Read More

SFFILM’s 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup Includes Laura Poitras’ ‘Cover-Up,’ Ben Proudfoot’s ‘The Eyes of Ghana’

Film Festivals

SFFILM’s 11th Doc Stories Film Festival Lineup Includes Laura Poitras’ ‘Cover-Up,’ Ben Proudfoot’s ‘The Eyes of Ghana’

Erik Anderson October 15, 2025

Today, SFFILM announced the lineup for the 11th Doc Stories film festival. The main program includes ten features and 12 short films, including new films... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE, ORIGINAL SONG, SOUND (October)

Erik Anderson October 15, 2025

A triple threat of shortlisted aural categories, today looks at Original Score, Original Song and Sound. With a shortlist of 20, Original Score has the... Read More

Mill Valley Film Festival Spotlight on Eva Victor (‘Sorry, Baby’) | Mind the Gap Award

Damian Danemann October 15, 2025

The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF) presented Eva Victor with the Mind the Gap Award during their 48th edition. As per the festival, this award,... Read More

2025 DOC NYC Short List Announced

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

The DOC NYC Short List for documentary features was revealed today and includes some of the year’s most talked about titles. 2000 Meters to Andriivka,... Read More

‘Hamnet’ Wins Audience Award at 48th Mill Valley Film Festival

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

Today, the 48th Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF48) announced the winners of its Audience Awards after officially wrapping on Sunday, October 12. Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet,... Read More

10th Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) Nominations: ‘2+2=5,’ ‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Lead

Erik Anderson October 14, 2025

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced the nominees for the Tenth Annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards (CCDA) where Raoul Peck’s Orwell: 2+2=5 and Geeta Gandbhir’s The Perfect... Read More

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