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2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 26, 2025

This is the last gasp of ‘good on paper’ predictions. Where most films still haven’t been seen but we bank on a director, a cast,... Read More

Interview: Jay Roach and Tony McNamara on Going to Darkly Comedic Places in ‘The Roses’ and the Viability of the Theatrical Comedy

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Jay Roach and Tony McNamara on Going to Darkly Comedic Places in ‘The Roses’ and the Viability of the Theatrical Comedy

Matt Minton August 26, 2025

Director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents) and Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara (Poor Things) had never met before collaborating on a remake of the dark comedy... Read More

‘The Roses’ Review: By Any Other Name it Would Still Stink [C-]

Film Reviews

‘The Roses’ Review: By Any Other Name it Would Still Stink [C-]

Erik Anderson August 25, 2025

At the opening of Jay Roach’s new film The Roses, with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, the married pair are in therapy, asked to read... Read More

On the Shelf: ‘Materialists,’ ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Modern Horror Mayhem, Criterions, and More Arrive Home on Physical Media

DVD/Blu-ray/4K

On the Shelf: ‘Materialists,’ ‘Lilo & Stitch,’ Modern Horror Mayhem, Criterions, and More Arrive Home on Physical Media

Ryan McQuade August 25, 2025

A stacked week of physical media is arriving at your doorsteps as we start with two of the most talked about films of the summer,... Read More

Jennifer Lopez to Receive Virtuoso Award at 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival

Erik Anderson August 25, 2025

The 2025 SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced today that global icon and multi-hyphenate Jennifer Lopez will receive the Virtuoso Award in honor of her performance in Kiss of the Spider Woman and her... Read More

‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Darren Aronofsky Goes Full Guy Ritchie Mode and Makes His Best Movie in 15 Years [B]

Film Reviews

‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Darren Aronofsky Goes Full Guy Ritchie Mode and Makes His Best Movie in 15 Years [B]

Trace Sauveur August 25, 2025

There’s an age-old moviemaking proverb that the new Austin Butler-starring crime thriller Caught Stealing abides by strictly, a sort of promise of destiny that this... Read More

Make it a Double Feature: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Thunderbolts*’

Retrospective

Make it a Double Feature: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Thunderbolts*’

Matt St. Clair August 25, 2025

Heroic groups are often brought together by a simple common goal to do good and save the world from evil. However, some are brought together... Read More

12th Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards: ‘A Complete Unknown,’ ‘1923,’ ‘The Studio’ and More

Erik Anderson August 24, 2025

A Complete Unknown, 1923 and The Studio were among the winners of the 12th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards for film and television announced... Read More

2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)

Erik Anderson August 22, 2025

Best Actress is once again feeling a bit bleak for top tier contenders, with filling out a top 10 turning into a struggle. That said,... Read More

AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 304 – Oscar Talk: Best Actor, Best Actress, Supporting Actor

Erik Anderson August 22, 2025

It’s time for our weekly Oscar talk and the one before everything changes. Next week begins the fall festival season with Venice and Telluride on... Read More

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