Why The Shimmer in ‘Annihilation’ is an allegory for the U.S.’s foreign policy [Retrospective]
Alex Garland’s sophomore directorial feature, Annihilation, explores the ideas of corruption, destruction, and rebirth. Throughout the film, The Shimmer, also referred to as “Area X,”... Read More
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Amazon Studios starts production on rom-com ‘I Want You Back’ with Jenny Slate, Charlie Day, Manny Jacinto, Jami Gertz
Amazon Studios has started production on the original romantic comedy I Want You Back directed by Jason Orley (Big Time Adolescence), and penned by Love, Simon writers and This Is... Read More
Film Review: Tell me, tell me, how to be, how to be a ‘Kajillionaire’
Certain movies make you think a new way. Something like Yorgos Lanthimos’ Dogtooth aggressively owns that idea outright — it turns language itself against its viewers, reorganizing... Read More
Gina Rodriguez is in the fight for her life in the ‘Miss Bala’ trailer
Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, Big Mouth) puts the action chops she learned from 2016’s Deepwater Horizon to the test in the trailer for tense... Read More
2018 Oscars: 10 More Presenters Added; including Gal Gadot, Oscar Isaac, Eva Marie Saint, Zendaya
Academy Awards producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd have announced 10 more presenters for the 90th Oscars® telecast. Hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the Oscars... Read More
DEEPWATER HORIZON: First Poster and Trailer
From director Peter Berg (Lone Survivor, Friday Night Lights) comes the first poster and trailer for Deepwater Horizon, his take on the worst oil spill... Read More
Golden Globe Nominations (TV): Mad Men Snubbed, Outlander, Mr. Robot In, what is Casual?
The television side of nominations from The Golden Globes gave some love to Empire after its SAG snub yesterday in the form of a... Read More
2015 Emmys: Presenters and Awards Order
The 67th Emmys have announced their full presenters list as well as their awards order. They’re doing block again, meaning they’ll begin with the... Read More
Emmy Podcast #9: Mad Men, Big Bangs and Transparent Virgins
In the first Emmy prediction podcast of the 2014/2015 season (I know, I know…), Awardswatch Emmy Experts Chris Pepper and Jonathan Boehle and myself, Erik... Read More
2015 TCA Nominations: Empire and Transparent Dominate
The Television Critics Association have announced their 2015 nominations and freshman shows Empire and Transparent lead the way with four nominations apiece, including both making... Read More
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014) 
2024 Online Association of Female Film Critics (OAFFC) Winners: ‘The Substance” Dominates