‘Gladiator II’ Review: Rome if You Want To
In the opening credits of Gladiator II, a rotoscoped animated retelling of the finale of 2000’s Oscar-winning Gladiator with Russell Crowe’s Maximus killing Joaquin Phoenix’s... Read More
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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 70 – ‘Out of Time’ (Carl Franklin, 2003)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 69 – ‘Devil in a Blue Dress’ (Carl Franklin, 1995)
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
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (October)
A consistently healthy category full of possibilities but with now having seen all performances in my current top 10 save one (Ed Norton in A... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (September)
Pearce appears. Norton rises. Magaro surprises. Washington stays king. Here are my 2025 Oscar predictions in Supporting Actor for September. Next up: Yury Borisov – Anora... Read More
Blood is a Chord in First Trailer for Malcom Washington’s ‘The Piano Lesson’
Netflix today released the first trailer for Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson, the latest of August Wilson’s award-winning plays to be brought to the screen... Read More
2025 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTOR (August)
Reiterating my Best Actress predictions, with Venice, TIFF and NYFF lineups revealed, save a few titles over the next couple of weeks, and Telluride just around the corner, who’s showing... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 58 – ‘Unstoppable’ (Tony Scott, 2010)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 57 – ‘Deja Vu (Tony Scott, 2006) with guest Brendan Cassidy of InSession Film
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
Director Watch Ep. 55 – ‘Man on Fire’ (Tony Scott, 2004) with guest Dave Giannini of InSession Film
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
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