2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (April) – McQueen is King
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] As was with Best Picture, Best Director sees a change-up from last month with Widows‘ Steve McQueen taking the pole position... Read More
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2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (April) – Widows is new #1
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Widows from Oscar winner Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) is the new top pick for Best Picture for April as... Read More
Why Black Panther Should Be Considered a Serious Contender for the Oscars in 2019
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Black Panther has made a huge impact and is certainly good enough to be nominated for Oscars in certain categories. The... Read More
2019 Oscars: How the Best Animated Feature Race is Shaping Up [Part TWO: The Indie Contenders]
In this second preview piece on next year’s Animated Feature Oscar race, we turn our attention to the indie films that may stand a shot.... Read More
Academy Launches 2018 Student Academy Award Competition
Winners Eligible for Oscars® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy is now accepting entries for its 2018 Student Academy Awards® competition. All Student Academy Award® winners become eligible... Read More
Melissa McCarthy forges a dark path in ‘Can You Ever Forgive Me?’ trailer
Academy Award nominee Melissa McCarthy gets serious in the first trailer for Can You Ever Forgive Me?, the follow-up from Marielle Heller, whose debut The... Read More
Oscar Podcast #65: FINAL Oscar winner predictions with Vanity Fair’s Joanna Robinson
It’s all down to this. Oscar voting is now over and the big show is on Sunday. In this 65th podcast I am thrilled to... Read More
Why Should I Care About the Oscars?
Earlier this week, my very patient and supportive husband asked me this question. He doesn’t really watch movies very much anymore. He’s not that interested... Read More
Academy to End Paper Ballots for Oscars Next Year
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced that this will be the last year that Oscar voters will be using paper ballots... Read More
2018 Oscars: Did the WGA help clear up Best Picture?
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Well…yes and no. The predictions of who would win the Writers Guild award for Original Screenplay were generally pretty varied among... Read More
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: It’s Big Bucks, All Whammies in Failed Follow Up to One of TV’s Best First Seasons [C-] 
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014)