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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 102 – ‘King Kong’ (Peter Jackson, 2005) with Special Guest Sean Fennessey

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 102 – ‘King Kong’ (Peter Jackson, 2005) with Special Guest Sean Fennessey

Ryan McQuade June 5, 2025

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

‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: The Best-Selling Video Game of All Time Becomes Generic Building Blocks in Uninspired Adaptation [C]

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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Review: The Best-Selling Video Game of All Time Becomes Generic Building Blocks in Uninspired Adaptation [C]

Trace Sauveur April 2, 2025

The troubled relationship between cinema and video games—namely, the former’s filmic interpretations of the latter—can often be distilled down to an attempt to translate an... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006)

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006)

Ryan McQuade December 23, 2024

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

‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

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‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ review: The video game tries to level up on the big screen, but in the end turns into a big bob-omb

Daniel Bayer April 4, 2023

Despite how often critics rail against the practice, there’s nothing inherently wrong with making a film adapting a piece of pre-existing IP. In theory, at... Read More

‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ review: To nostalgia and beyond [Grade: B] | SXSW

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‘Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood’ review: To nostalgia and beyond [Grade: B] | SXSW

Ryan McQuade March 14, 2022

Over the last couple of years, we have seen directors take themselves back to times in their lives, and retell events or stories of their... Read More

Game on: The ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ trailer is here

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Game on: The ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ trailer is here

Erik Anderson July 1, 2019

After the near billion-dollar success that was 2017’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan and Jack Black are back for... Read More

Joaquin Phoenix is on the run in the trailer for ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’

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Joaquin Phoenix is on the run in the trailer for ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’

Erik Anderson April 26, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Academy Award nominee Joaquin Phoenix has already earned some of the best reviews of his career for his Cannes Best Actor-winning... Read More

Jack Black and Cate Blanchett are timed to spook in ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ trailer

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Jack Black and Cate Blanchett are timed to spook in ‘The House with a Clock in its Walls’ trailer

Erik Anderson March 27, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In the tradition of Amblin classics where fantastical events occur in the most unexpected places, Jack Black and two-time Academy Award®... Read More

San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

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San Francisco International Film Festival lineup: ‘Tully,’ ‘Sorry to Bother You,’ ‘A Kid Like Jake’ and more

Erik Anderson March 14, 2018

The longest-running film festival in the Americas, the SFFILM Festival is an extraordinary showcase of cinematic discovery and a major cultural event in the Bay... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Don’t Worry He Won’t Go Far On Foot’

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2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Don’t Worry He Won’t Go Far On Foot’

Erik Anderson February 20, 2018

Synopsis: The story of American cartoonist John Callahan whose alcoholism led him to a permeant physical impairment and a career in satirical cartoons. Gus Van... Read More