2025 Cannes: Critics’ Week Lineup Includes Sean Baker-Written Feature and a Dialogue-Free, Post-Apocalyptic Animated Film

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2025 Cannes: Critics’ Week Lineup Includes Sean Baker-Written Feature and a Dialogue-Free, Post-Apocalyptic Animated Film

Erik Anderson April 14, 2025

Cannes Critics’ Week, the festival sidebar spotlighting first and second features, has revealed the 11 competition and special screenings titles for its 64th edition running... Read More

Teaser for Ari Aster’s Cannes-Bound COVID Era ‘Eddington’ Looks at the Crumbling U.S. Political Landscape of 2020

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Teaser for Ari Aster’s Cannes-Bound COVID Era ‘Eddington’ Looks at the Crumbling U.S. Political Landscape of 2020

Erik Anderson April 14, 2025

Last week, the Cannes Film Festival announced the lineup for its 78th edition where Eddington, the next film from Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary, Beau is... Read More

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Review: Love in the Time of Cordyceps [A-]

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‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Review: Love in the Time of Cordyceps [A-]

Ryan McQuade April 13, 2025

“Swear to me that everything about the Fireflies is true.”  When we last saw Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey), they were standing on... Read More

European Film Awards (EFA) Move to January 2026 in the Heart of Awards Season

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European Film Awards (EFA) Move to January 2026 in the Heart of Awards Season

Erik Anderson April 13, 2025

The European Film Awards (EFA), the European Film Academy’s annual award ceremony celebrating the best of European cinema, is about to become a part of... Read More

2025 Emmy Predictions: The Limited Series/TV Movie Competition Is Not Child’s Play

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2025 Emmy Predictions: The Limited Series/TV Movie Competition Is Not Child’s Play

Tyler Doster April 11, 2025

This year’s limited series race seems to have been wrapped up last month when Netflix dropped Adolescence, the shockingly raw four episode limited series that... Read More

Oscars: Academy Establishes New Category for Stunt Design Beginning with 100th Oscars

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Oscars: Academy Establishes New Category for Stunt Design Beginning with 100th Oscars

Erik Anderson April 10, 2025

Just a year after announcing a new Oscar category for casting (which will go into effect this season), the Academy has revealed that stunts will... Read More

2025 Emmy Predictions: ‘The Pitt’ Aims to Claim Key Nominations and Resuscitate the Hospital Genre

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2025 Emmy Predictions: ‘The Pitt’ Aims to Claim Key Nominations and Resuscitate the Hospital Genre

Tyler Doster April 10, 2025

This will be the year of HBO when it comes to discussing the drama contenders at the Emmys. HBO/Max is responsible for some of the... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 94 – ‘Mikey and Nicky’ (Elaine May, 1974)

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 94 – ‘Mikey and Nicky’ (Elaine May, 1974)

Ryan McQuade April 10, 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

2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: New Films From Wes Anderson, Julia Ducournau, Joachim Trier, Double Josh O’Connor In Competition

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2025 Cannes Film Festival Lineup: New Films From Wes Anderson, Julia Ducournau, Joachim Trier, Double Josh O’Connor In Competition

Sophia Ciminello April 10, 2025

The official selection of the 78th Cannes Film Festival was revealed today, featuring an exciting slate of Festival newcomers and mainstays. In a reprise of... Read More

‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 Review: The Techno Series’ Take on AI Goes to Infinity but Not Far Beyond [B-]

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‘Black Mirror’ Season 7 Review: The Techno Series’ Take on AI Goes to Infinity but Not Far Beyond [B-]

Tyler Doster April 10, 2025

There aren’t souls in machines; there isn’t empathy inside a computer. The screens looking back at us will never give us anything more than a... Read More