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
a hidden life
I’m not a religious person, but there’s been something about Martin Scorsese’s 2016 drama Silence, about a pair of Jesuit priests in the 17th century... Read More
Parasite moves into the top 5 for Film Editing this month as its Best Picture prospects grow. That pushes 1917 back down into the Next... Read More
World Cinema Section Includes Five International Feature Film Oscar®Submissions and a Total of 16 Titles From 19 Countries The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today... Read More
The top three in Original Score remains the same this month, with two Oscar winners (John Williams and Alexandre Desplat) and now the most-nominated living... Read More
Unlike most categories this month, Best Picture sees movement from every single film in the top 10 for August, not the least of which is... Read More
Terrence Malick’s latest is a magnetic, contemplative and epic film that asks big, timely questions coupled with fantastic technical credits and performances A return to... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 67 – ‘A Hidden Life’ (Terrence Malick, 2019) with Special Guest Dave Giannini of InSession Film
Review: ‘A Hidden Life’
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: FILM EDITING and CINEMATOGRAPHY (November)
AFI FEST announces World Cinema and Documentary sections
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: ORIGINAL SCORE and ORIGINAL SONG (September)
2020 Oscar Nomination Predictions: BEST PICTURE (August)
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried is Mother (Ann) in Mona Fastvold’s Miraculous Musical Drama [A]
With ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Craig Brewer Pays Tribute to Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, Joy Amongst Sadness, and the Creation of Art [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 131 – ‘High Life’ (Claire Denis, 2019)
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead