It’s almost Christmas but the real gift for awards watchers is the Oscars shortlist announcement! On this 84th podcast, I’m joined by Will Mavity of... Read More
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The Indiana Film Journalists Association (IFJA) has named Mass as Best Film of the Year. It won four awards in total, including Best Original Screenplay for... Read More
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Christmas sure, but the Oscar Shortlists are arriving tomorrow and I’ve got predictions. Original Score has 137... Read More
The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the Western drama The Power of the Dog as the best film of 2021, according to the results... Read More
Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story led the St. Louis Film Critics Association nominations with 8 apiece, but it was Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1970s... Read More
The Power of the Dog has topped the Utah Film Critics Association’s best of 2021 list with wins for Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actor and... Read More
The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) is announcing their winners today and Ryusuke Hamagachi’s Drive My Car came out the winner of the org’s... Read More
The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) has named The Power of the Dog the Best Picture of 2021, also awarding the film Best Director for Jane... Read More
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast lead the Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) nominations with seven and five... Read More
Some of the most compelling dramas are the ones where you see your allegiances shift back and forth between characters. You understand where each character... Read More

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