‘A Real Pain’ Review: Kieran Culkin Shines in Jesse Eisenberg’s Triumphant and Thoughtful Dramedy
It can sometimes be worrying when a film is directed by one of its stars, and even doubly concerning when that person is also the... Read More
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Trailer Watch: ‘Maria,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bonus Track,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Caddo Lake,’ and ‘Ballerina’
This week’s trailer round up looks at Angelina Jolie in Maria as legendary opera singer Maria Callas, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan with the... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 250: 51st Telluride Film Festival Roundup with Special Guest Christina Birro
On episode 250 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and special guest Christina... Read More
32nd Hamptons International Film Festival to Close with ‘Nightbitch,’ Plus ‘A Real Pain,’ Host U.S. Premiere of ‘We Live in Time’
HamptonsFilm announced today that the 32nd annual edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival presented by Artemis Rising Foundation will screen Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch as... Read More
New NYFF62 Spotlights Include Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘A Real Pain,’ Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ and Jacques Audiard’s ‘Emilia Pérez’
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the newest Spotlights for the 62nd New York Film Festival, including Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain, Pablo Larraín’s Maria... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 245: Looking at the Top Awards Contenders of the Venice, TIFF and NYFF Lineups
On episode 245 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, we’re doing things a little different. Splitting off from the main pod that drops on Mondays, AwardsWatch Editor-In-Chief... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (July)
We got our first look at Gladiator II earlier this month and with it two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington, who brings some deep bench... Read More
Sundance 2024 Reviews: ‘Dìdi (弟弟),’ ‘In the Summers,’ ‘A Real Pain’
In today’s Sundance 2024 review diary I look at three of the festival’s award winners in the U.S. Dramatic section: Sean Wang’s Dìdi (弟弟), which... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10