‘The Exorcist: Believer’ Review: Will the Devil Ever Give David Gordon Green His Soul Back?
The specter of The Exorcist looms large over modern horror filmmakers. William Friedkin’s tale of demonic possession wasn’t so much released in 1973 as it... Read More
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2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (February)
This category is chaos. I’ve had Glenn Close (Hillbilly Elegy) at #1. I’ve had her at #5. I’ve had Amanda Seyfried (Mank) climb to the... Read More
Julia Roberts: When ‘America’s Sweetheart’ wins an Oscar
When Julia Roberts won the Oscar, we all won the Oscar. It’s hard to find a metaphor that works properly, so let me go full... Read More
2021 Oscars: Glenn Close & Amy Adams (‘Hillbilly Elegy’) and Ellen Burstyn & Vanessa Kirby (‘Pieces of a Woman’) could be latest Oscar-nominated mother-daughter duos
n 1987, Olympia Dukakis and Cher (Moonstruck) made history as the first actresses to score Oscar wins for portraying a mother and daughter in the... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (January)
Youn Yuh-jung (Minari) has maintained a close but consistent lead with critics’ wins this season and earned a Spirit Award nomination this week as well... Read More
New York Film Critics Online award ‘Minari’ Best Picture; Ellen Burstyn, Youn Yuh-jung tie in Supporting Actress
The New York Film Critics Online (NYFCO) announced their winners for the best in film for 2020 and Lee Isaac Chung’s Minari was named Best... Read More
Denver Film Critics Society award ‘The Trial of the Chicago 7’ Best Picture; Ellen Burstyn (‘Pieces of a Woman’) nabs first win
The Denver Film Critics Society have given Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 their Best Picture prize, Sacha Baron Cohen Best Supporting Actor... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
With five critics groups announcing winners last week (and two on tap for Monday but after this will have posted), only two contenders have earned... Read More
2021 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (November)
Aw, nerts! We’ve got a new #1 this month and it’s Amanda Seyfried in Mank. We’ve had a few films feature early silver screen star... Read More
Trailer: Vanessa Kirby comes apart in ‘Pieces of a Woman’
Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change irrevocably when a home birth ends... Read More
Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with Record-Tying 14 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 318 – The First Week of Awards Season with Critics Choice, Spirit Awards Nominations; NYFF, NBR, Gotham Winners 
Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: ‘Adolescence’ Leads, Followed by ‘Nobody Wants This’ 
Michigan Movie Critics Guild Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12