Film Review: ‘Wendy’ is a fantastical tribute to childhood
The words “re-interpretation” or “re-imagining” are often overused in Hollywood. They usually signal that a film is devoid of original ideas and is simply dressing... Read More
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Sundance Review: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Wendy’ finds a director unable to grow up
Eight years ago, writer/director Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival like lighting in a bottle. Beats of the Southern Wild... Read More
The first trailer for Benh Zeitlin’s Peter Pan-inspired ‘Wendy’
It’s been 8 years since Benh Zeitlin shocked everyone with his Best Director Academy Award nomination for Beasts of the Southern Wild (as well as... Read More
2019 Oscars: The Directors (March)
This year promises a wealth of directors all angling for Oscar votes. From previous Oscar winners to breakthroughs waiting to happen to a chance for... Read More
A Look Back: What AwardsWatch Was Predicting a Year Ago
As we about to embark on the nonstop train that is the awards season, I took a look back at where AwardsWatch (then still AwardsDaily... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’ 
‘Anima’ Review: Sydney Chandler and Takehiro Hira Ground Brian Tetsuro Ivie’s Low-Fi Sci-Fi Road Movie [B+] SXSW