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
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‘White Noise’ review: Noah Baumbach creates a new American soundtrack with his ambitious adaptation of Don DeLillo’s iconic novel [B+] | NYFF
When the pandemic hit the U.S., my fear of death oddly became most apparent when I would venture out to the grocery store. Strange, I... Read More
‘White Noise’ teaser finds Adam Driver and Greta Gerwig battling the mighty and the mundane in Noah Baumbach’s satire
“Do not advance the action according to a plan.” Netflix today revealed the teaser trailer for Oscar nominee Noah Baumbach’s upcoming film White Noise, starring... Read More
‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ review: More of a server jam, an uncanny valley of overused IP keeps the hybrid from being a slam dunk
Though there was a point in time where Space Jam seemed like a singular occurrence – a bizarre, beloved, uber-90s phenomenon that unexpectedly found its... Read More
2019 Emmys: Who will join Bill Hader in the Emmy lineup for Best Comedy Actor?
Unlike the dragon scorched wasteland that is the Drama acting races, the comedy field is filled to the brim with possible nominees and potential winners... Read More
Black Reel Awards Nominations: Moonlight Leads with 13
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Moonlight continued its critics’ nomination domination with a field-best 13 nominations from the Black Reel Awards. That included three nominations in... Read More
2016 Governors Awards: Videos of Honorees Anne V. Coates, Frederick Wiseman, Jackie Chan and Lynn Stalmaster
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A few years ago, The Academy and its producers decided that cutting the presentation of the Honorary Oscars at the annual... Read More
2017 Oscars: SPC’s ‘Miles Ahead’ and ‘Maggie’s Plan’ First Screeners of the Season
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Maybe it’s first predictions, maybe it’s the first of the fall festivals but I usually like to think the real... Read More
47th NAACP Image Awards: Creed, Compton, black-ish Big Winners
The NAACP Image Awards don’t often get a lot of press but this year is different. In the face of the overwhelming backlash against... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Miles Ahead’ (★★★)
“Get the fuck off me, Hitler” Don Cheadle’s gaudy, prismatic passion-project biopic Miles Ahead just had its world premiere. It was the closing night... Read More
2024 Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations 
2024 Black Reel Awards Nominations: ‘Nickel Boys,’ ‘The Piano Lesson’ Lead 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Nominations 
Interview: ‘Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl’ Directors Nick Park and Merlin Crossingham on Bringing Back Two of Animation’s Most Beloved Characters [VIDEO]