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2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 18, 2025

There’s something interesting about Timothée Chalamet’s trajectory as both and actor and an Oscar nominee that isn’t unlike Leonardo DiCaprio is many ways. Both broke... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 18, 2025

Everything’s coming up Gladys! Ever since the huge box office opening of Zach Cregger’s Weapons two weeks ago, the name on everybody’s lips has been... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 303 – 52nd Telluride Film Festival Preview

Erik Anderson August 18, 2025

We’re a mere 11 days before the 52nd Telluride Film Festival kicks off on Labor Day weekend and we have a packed show. On episode... Read More

Interview: Kaitlyn Dever Goes Deep about ‘The Last of Us,’ Grief and Abby’s Unfulfilled Catharsis

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Kaitlyn Dever Goes Deep about ‘The Last of Us,’ Grief and Abby’s Unfulfilled Catharsis

Tyler Doster August 18, 2025

The Last of Us has become an incisive exploration into grief, the second season doubling down in the darkness that propels the plot. Joel is... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Happy Gilmore,’ ‘Xanadu,’ and More Blaxploitation Classics Land on 4K Physical Media This Week

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Happy Gilmore,’ ‘Xanadu,’ and More Blaxploitation Classics Land on 4K Physical Media This Week

Ryan McQuade August 18, 2025

Big week of 4K Blu-ray releases from three different distributors, starting with an Ang Lee classic, Sense and Sensibility. Based on the classic Jane Austen... Read More

‘Lurker’ Review: Writer-Director Alex Russell Crafts a Symbiotic Power Struggle with Paranoid Pop Star Thriller [B+]

Film Reviews

‘Lurker’ Review: Writer-Director Alex Russell Crafts a Symbiotic Power Struggle with Paranoid Pop Star Thriller [B+]

Devan Suber August 18, 2025

Online fandom and fame-hunger have gotten so intense in the last decade or so that it’s a bit surprising there haven’t been more films like... Read More

‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Review: John Cena Shines in James Gunn’s Wonky Multiverse of Sadness [C+]

TV Reviews

‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Review: John Cena Shines in James Gunn’s Wonky Multiverse of Sadness [C+]

Ryan McQuade August 15, 2025

The superhero genre has been a problem for Warner Bros. for some time now. Since director Christopher Nolan’s celebrated The Dark Knight trilogy, their property... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 112 – ‘Elle’ (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)

Ryan McQuade August 15, 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

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 302 – Post-TIFF/NYFF Lineups, Pre-Venice/Telluride Oscar Talk

Erik Anderson August 14, 2025

On episode 302 of the AwardsWatch podcast, Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson is joined by Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello as we look... Read More

20th Fantastic Fest Lineup: World Premiere of ‘Black Phone 2,’ U.S. Premieres of ‘Shelby Oaks,’ Cannes Winner ‘Sirāt’

Film Festivals

20th Fantastic Fest Lineup: World Premiere of ‘Black Phone 2,’ U.S. Premieres of ‘Shelby Oaks,’ Cannes Winner ‘Sirāt’

Erik Anderson August 14, 2025

Fantastic Fest’s 20th anniversary lineup has been revealed, featuring 45 World Premieres, 15 International and North American Premieres, and 13 U.S. Premieres that are guaranteed... Read More

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