‘Ella McCay’ Review: James L. Brooks Aims to Mine a Nostalgic Relic but Comes Up With Something Mildly Dated [B-]
Very quickly into its runtime, Ella McCay establishes itself as a fantasy. After the narrator (Julie Kavner) introduces herself with “I’m the narrator” (there’s no... Read More
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‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Triumphantly Reunite for More Body-Swapping Hijinks [C+]
It’s August of 2003. Adrien Brody won an Oscar earlier in the year. Sarah Jessica Parker and Noah Wyle lead two of the hottest shows... Read More
30 Years Later, We’re Still Confused About the 1995 Best Actress Oscar Race
The first Oscars ceremony I remember being aware of was in 1991 when I was ten years old, falling asleep before the Academy decided Dances... Read More
FINAL 2025 Oscar Nomination Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Despite The Brutalist‘s poor showing at SAG (only earning lead actor Adrien Brody a nod), I think Felicity Jones and Selena Gomez (Emilia Pérez) will... Read More
‘The Last Showgirl’ Review: Gia Coppola Gives Pamela Anderson the Role of a Lifetime in a Performance of Tenderness and Grace | TIFF
There is a scene towards the latter half of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl that encapsulates the lonely, tender heart of the film. Shelley (Pamela... Read More
‘Haunted Mansion’ Review: A Little Creepy, Mostly Sleepy Ride on the Classic Disney Attraction
“Welcome, foolish mortals,” the film tells us at its beginning, echoing the Disney attraction it’s based on. And maybe we are foolish mortals if we... Read More
96th Oscars Forecast: What this year’s acting winners and nominees have coming that could bring them back next year
The saying goes something like you’re only as good as your next one and for this last season’s Academy Award winning and nominated actors, we’re... Read More
FINAL 2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Chaos reigns. Best Actress might be a very close two-person race but Supporting Actress is where the action is with three contenders are realistically vying... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast #173: Everything has led to this – our final 2023 Oscar winner predictions
On episode 173 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AW Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AW contributor Sophia Ciminello give out... Read More
2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (December)
The Golden Globes and Critics’ Choice have given us the beginning of consensus in a wonderfully diverse and difficult to predict category. Kerry Condon (The... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film 
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out