‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-] 
Australian Academy Award Winners (AACTA): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Bring Her Back’ Lead 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
DGA Awards Predictions: Is it a Paul Thomas Anderson Coronation or Can Ryan Coogler Prevail? 
How Writer-director Emilie Blichfeldt and the Oscar-nominated Hair and Makeup Team Behind ‘The Ugly Stepsister’ Twisted Cinderella Into a Gruesome Cautionary Tale [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 138 – ‘Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles’ (Chantal Akerman, 1975) with special guest Morgan Roberts 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Interview: ‘A Poet’ filmmaker Simón Mesa Soto on How His Literary Madcap Comedy Came to Be 
SXSW Adds 50+ Titles to 2026 Festival Slate Including ‘The Comeback’ Season 3, Two Thrillers with Adam Scott 
Gotham Film Institute Reveals Dates for 2026 Film and Television Awards 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: The Calm Before the Storm (2/6/26) 
Frontrunner Friday Oscar Predictions: We Need to Talk About ‘Marty’ 
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2 Review: John Cena Shines in James Gunn’s Wonky Multiverse of Sadness [C+]
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
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 112 – ‘Elle’ (Paul Verhoeven, 2016)
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
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’
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
63rd New York Film Festival Revivals Include Satyajit Ray, Erich von Stroheim, Mamoru Oshii Restorations
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the Revivals selections for the 63rd New York Film Festival. Expanding the traditional canon, Revivals celebrates works that have... Read More
37th Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) Lineup Announced
The Vancouver Queer Film Festival (VQFF) has announced the lineup for their 37th annual edition, which will take place in person September 11-21, 2025 and online... Read More
HBO Max, GKIDS Strike Exclusive Deal for 20 Adult Animated and Live Action Films Including ‘Your Name,’ ‘Shin Godzilla’
HBO Max and GKIDS announced today a continuation of their partnership, bringing several titles to the streaming platform for the first time in North America,... Read More
‘Nobody 2’ Review: Can Anybody Find Me Somebody to Punch? [B-]
Four years ago, Bob Odenkirk surprised and delighted audiences with his sort of anti-John Wick action movie, Nobody. That film was a modest success at... Read More
2025 Emmys: ‘Arcane,’ ‘Love, Death + Robots,’ Beyoncé Win Juried Awards
The Television Academy has revealed the winners of the 77th Emmy Awards in its juried categories, celebrating standout achievements in animation, costume, emerging media programming... Read More
35th Annual Gotham Film Awards Submissions Now Open
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that submissions are now open for the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards, taking place on Monday, December... Read More
‘Pillion’ Review: Alexander Skarsgård Puts the Dom in Domesticity [A-] 
Australian Academy Award Winners (AACTA): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Bring Her Back’ Lead 
DGA Awards Predictions: Is it a Paul Thomas Anderson Coronation or Can Ryan Coogler Prevail?