AwardsWatch

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

The first new category at the Oscars in two decades and even with three available precursors the results are impacted by everything from inconsistent competition... Read More

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates

Film Festivals

Palm Springs International Film Festival Announces 2027 Dates

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

The Palm Springs International Film Society has announced that the 38th Palm Springs International Film Festival will return Thursday, January 7 through Monday, January 18, 2027. The Film Awards,... Read More

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: FILM EDITING

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

With ACE and BAFTA, One Battle After Another has the edge over Sinners and F1 in film editing, a crucial connector to the Best Picture... Read More

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: VISUAL EFFECTS

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

I guess it’s sort of a forgone conclusion that if an Avatar film is up for visual effects, congrats to everyone else on their nomination.... Read More

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED FEATURE, DOCUMENTARY FEATURE, INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

The worldwide phenomenon that is KPop Demon Hunters and its dominance in the critics and precursor races–save BAFTA where it wasn’t eligible–makes for one of... Read More

Predictions for Sound (CAS, MPSE), Cinematography (ASC) and Writers Guilds (WGA) Awards

Erik Anderson March 6, 2026

It’s a big weekend of major guilds with Cinema Audio Society (CAS), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) and the Writers... Read More

Interview: Shawn Hatosy on Directing ‘The Pitt,’ Camera Choreography, and Being Online

Interviews

Interview: Shawn Hatosy on Directing ‘The Pitt,’ Camera Choreography, and Being Online

Tyler Doster March 5, 2026

Since its first season premiered last January, The Pitt has been on a steep climb to being the best drama on television. Acting as a... Read More

Director Watch Ep. 142 ‘The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1943) with Special Guest Bilge Ebiri

Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter March 5, 2026

On episode 142 of the Director Watch Podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter are joined by film critic Bilge Ebiri discuss the latest film... Read More

‘Rooster’ Review: New Series from ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator Gives Steve Carell Something to Crow About [B-]

TV Reviews

‘Rooster’ Review: New Series from ‘Ted Lasso’ Creator Gives Steve Carell Something to Crow About [B-]

Tyler Doster March 5, 2026

Life at Ludlow College hasn’t been the same since a married couple, both professors, has had a public break-up after one of them slept with... Read More

FINAL 2026 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Erik Anderson March 5, 2026

Like the men in supporting actor, their women counterparts in supporting actress have gotten a wealth-spread of precursors that even more inconclusive. While Sean Penn... Read More

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