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Interview: ‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini on Navigating Those Single Shots and Exploring Toxic Masculinity

Interviews (TV)

Interview: ‘Adolescence’ Director Philip Barantini on Navigating Those Single Shots and Exploring Toxic Masculinity

Tyler Doster August 19, 2025

Adolescence dropped on Netflix earlier this year to universal praise and attention, which isn’t surprising since it’s four of the most tense hours you could... Read More

‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: The Power of Chris(t) Almost Compels You in Ethan Coen’s Overly Sexualized Yet Sexually Timid Romp [B-]

Film Reviews

‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: The Power of Chris(t) Almost Compels You in Ethan Coen’s Overly Sexualized Yet Sexually Timid Romp [B-]

Brandon Lewis August 19, 2025

In Honey Don’t!, Margaret Qualley’s Honey O’Donahue is handwashing a small but varied assortment of sex toys after a night of wild pleasure with Aubrey... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 19, 2025

Feeling stronger about Adam Sandler each month and there’s certainly going to be a healthy campaign for him by Netflix (only he and Clooney have... Read More

Interview: Britt Lower on Running, Acting on Impulse and Going to Helly and Back in ‘Severance’ Season 2

Interviews (TV)

Interview: Britt Lower on Running, Acting on Impulse and Going to Helly and Back in ‘Severance’ Season 2

Tyler Doster August 19, 2025

Severance has had an insane ride for its second season. What started was a follow-up season three years in the making, a glass box in... Read More

Colin Farrell is in Too Deep in First Trailer for Edward Berger’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player’

Trailers

Colin Farrell is in Too Deep in First Trailer for Edward Berger’s ‘Ballad of a Small Player’

Erik Anderson August 19, 2025

Netflix has released the first trailer for newest film from Oscar-nominated director Edward Berger, Ballad of a Small Player, starring Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell... Read More

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

2026 Oscar Predictions

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