‘Blink Twice’ Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Feminist ‘Get Out’ is Righteously Angry and Frustratingly Derivative

• Film Reviews

‘Blink Twice’ Review: Zoë Kravitz’s Feminist ‘Get Out’ is Righteously Angry and Frustratingly Derivative

Trace Sauveur August 14, 2024

To call Blink Twice an updated, feminist version of Get Out carries a lot of implications all at once—it’s a bit obvious, somewhat reductive, and... Read More

‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Leads 2024 Creative Arts Juried Emmy Awards

• Emmys

‘Blue Eye Samurai’ Leads 2024 Creative Arts Juried Emmy Awards

Erik Anderson August 14, 2024

The Television Academy today announced the winners of the 76th Emmy Awards in juried categories from Animation, Costume, Innovation in Emerging Media Programming and Motion... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 247: New TIFF and NYFF Announcements, New Gotham Awards Categories and International Feature Film Submissions Begin

• Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 247: New TIFF and NYFF Announcements, New Gotham Awards Categories and International Feature Film Submissions Begin

Erik Anderson August 14, 2024

On episode 247 of the AwardsWatch podcast, AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello take a look at the... Read More

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Fede Álvarez’s ‘Alien’ Sequel is a Sometimes Thrilling, Yet Synthetic Greatest Hits Album

• Film Reviews

‘Alien: Romulus’ Review: Fede Álvarez’s ‘Alien’ Sequel is a Sometimes Thrilling, Yet Synthetic Greatest Hits Album

Sophia Ciminello August 14, 2024

Forty-five years ago, Ridley Scott’s Alien completely changed the game for science fiction filmmaking. It combined aspects of the B-movies of the 1960s with the... Read More

New NYFF62 Spotlights Include Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain,’ Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’

• New York Film Festival (NYFF)

New NYFF62 Spotlights Include Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain,’ Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’

Erik Anderson August 14, 2024

Film at Lincoln Center has announced the newest Spotlights for the 62nd New York Film Festival, including Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, Pablo Larraín’s Maria... Read More

2024 Gotham Film Awards to Add Best Director, Breakthrough Performer Category Returns

• Critics Awards (Film)

2024 Gotham Film Awards to Add Best Director, Breakthrough Performer Category Returns

Erik Anderson August 13, 2024

The Gotham Film & Media Institute today announced the addition of two categories for the 2024 Gotham Awards for film, something new and something old;... Read More

2024 TIFF Adds ‘Megalopolis’ Gala Plus ‘Babygirl,’ Queer,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ World Premiere of ‘On Swift Horses’ with Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Diego Calva

• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

2024 TIFF Adds ‘Megalopolis’ Gala Plus ‘Babygirl,’ Queer,’ ‘The Brutalist,’ World Premiere of ‘On Swift Horses’ with Jacob Elordi, Daisy Edgar-Jones and Diego Calva

Erik Anderson August 13, 2024

The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival lineup revealed its final Gala and Special Presentation additions today including the North American premieres of Francis Ford Coppola’s... Read More

2024 TIFF In Conversations With…Cate Blanchett, Steven Soderbergh, Zoe Saldaña, Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook; Visionaries Lineup Includes Alfonso Cuarón, Pete Docter, Franklin Leonard and More

• Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)

2024 TIFF In Conversations With…Cate Blanchett, Steven Soderbergh, Zoe Saldaña, Hyun Bin and Lee Dong-wook; Visionaries Lineup Includes Alfonso Cuarón, Pete Docter, Franklin Leonard and More

Erik Anderson August 13, 2024

This morning TIFF announced the lineup for this year’s In Conversation With…at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival, taking place September 5–15, 2024, and will... Read More

2024 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) Announces Lineup: ‘Young Hearts,’ ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’ and More

• Film Festivals

2024 Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) Announces Lineup: ‘Young Hearts,’ ‘Extremely Unique Dynamic’ and More

Erik Anderson August 12, 2024

The festival takes place September 11-22 and will showcase 97 projects from 27 countries, with 28 features, 5 series debuts and 64 short films The Vancouver... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 246: 52nd Oscars Retrospective and If We Picked the Nominees and Winners

• Podcasts

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 246: 52nd Oscars Retrospective and If We Picked the Nominees and Winners

Ryan McQuade August 12, 2024

On episode 246 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello and AwardsWatch contributor Josh Parham to... Read More