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‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: Good Girls Gone Bad and Energetic Set Pieces Up the Ante of Animated Heist Sequel [B+]

Film Reviews

‘The Bad Guys 2’ Review: Good Girls Gone Bad and Energetic Set Pieces Up the Ante of Animated Heist Sequel [B+]

Joshua Mbonu July 29, 2025

In the recent wave of animated films released post-COVID, it’s fascinating that The Bad Guys (2022) seemed to capture an audience that most other original... Read More

2025 Emmy Episode Submissions: ‘The White Lotus’ Cast Goes Deep on the Finale But Who Will It Pay Off For?

Erik Anderson July 28, 2025

With voting on the 77th Primetime Emmy nominations just a few weeks away, episode submissions for actors and series nominees are rolling in but as... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Thunderbolts*,’ ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Classic Comedies, and Underrated Gems Land On Physical Media This Week

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘Thunderbolts*,’ ‘The Phoenician Scheme,’ Classic Comedies, and Underrated Gems Land On Physical Media This Week

Ryan McQuade July 28, 2025

A lot of films releasing on this last week of July, including a film from the biggest franchise in modern cinema, a new feature from... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 299 – Breaking Down the Venice and Toronto Film Festival Lineups

Erik Anderson July 25, 2025

On episode 299 of the AwardsWatch Podcast, it’s an all editors show as Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello... Read More

Directors Guild of America Announces Schedule and Key Dates for 2026 DGA Awards

Erik Anderson July 24, 2025

DGA partners with Indee for screeners, eliminates DVDs/Blu-rays The Directors Guild of America today announced key dates and awards categories for the 78th Annual DGA Awards, which... Read More

Director Watch Ep. 109 – ‘Starship Troopers’ (Paul Verhoeven, 1997)

Ryan McQuade July 24, 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

First Teaser for Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones

Trailers

First Teaser for Netflix’s ‘Train Dreams’ starring Joel Edgerton and Felicity Jones

Ryan McQuade July 24, 2025

Netflix has released the first trailer for Train Dreams, starring Joel Edgerton as well as Academy Award nominees Felicity Jones, Kerry Condon, and William H.... Read More

First Trailer for ‘The History of Sound’ with Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor

Trailers

First Trailer for ‘The History of Sound’ with Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor

Erik Anderson July 24, 2025

MUBI has released the first trailer for The History of Sound, the gay romance starring Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal (Aftersun) and Josh O’Connor (Challengers)... Read More

TIFF50: Midnight Madness Lineup Includes Bob Odenkirk in ‘Normal,’ ‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie,’ Bryan Fuller’s ‘Dust Bunny’

Erik Anderson July 24, 2025

Midnight Madness, presented by Intrepid Travel, returns to TIFF with its signature slate of wicked wonders that are sure to delight and disturb the Festival’s... Read More

NYFF63: Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ is the Centerpiece Selection of 63rd New York Film Festival

Erik Anderson July 24, 2025

Film at Lincoln Center has announced Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother as the Centerpiece selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival, making its North American... Read More

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