‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Review: Ilker Çatak’s Oscar Entry from Germany is a Brilliant and Powerful Reflection on Flawed Democracies | Toronto
One of the smartest, most satisfying films at the Toronto International Film Festival this year, Ilker Çatak’s The Teachers’ Lounge uses a German school as... Read More
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2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not ‘Parasite’
‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite’ is a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series, Carlos... Read More
2020 Oscars: 25 Best International Feature Film Contenders Part 2 – Denmark, France, Germany, Israel and Italy
Welcome to ‘25 Best International Feature Film Contenders That Are Not Parasite,’ a 5-part series by Carlos Aguilar, his first for AwardsWatch. In this series,... Read More
2019 Oscars: The State of the Foreign Language Film Oscar race
The Foreign Language Film Oscar is fully underway with the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals already providing us with a wealth of contenders and plenty... Read More
2019 Oscars: Official Submissions for the Foreign Language Film Oscar
Belarus’s Crystal Swan, the first Foreign Language Film submission for the 2019 Oscars This is the official submission list for countries entering the Foreign Language... Read More
2018 Oscars: Final Foreign Language Film Predictions
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] What a pleasure it has been to write about so many wonderful films from so many countries. Ever since September 2017,... Read More
2018 Oscars: Foreign Language Film – The Cases for THE WOUND (South Africa) and IN THE FADE (Germany)
In this week’s analysis, we look at two films which some pundits are considering as longshots for an Foreign Language Film Oscar nomination while others... Read More
2018 Oscar Predictions: FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM (December Part 2)
With the official shortlist revealed, here are the official 2018 Oscar Predictions in Foreign Language Film for second half of December from the Gold Rush... Read More
2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed
2018: Foreign Language Film Shortlist: ‘The Square,’ ‘In the Fade’ In; ‘BPM,’ Angelina Jolie Snubbed
The nine films that will compete for the Foreign Language Film Oscar have been revealed and it’s never without huge surprises. While many films, such... Read More
2018 Oscars: Final Predictions for the Foreign Language Film Shortlist
It’s been an exciting 10 weeks during which we analyzed almost 30 films in the Foreign Language Film Oscar race, a number that represents around... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
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