REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)
There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring none other than All My... Read More
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National Board of Review (NBR) Predictions: Will Warner Bros Go 3/3 Again?
The National Board of Review will reveal their 2015 winners tomorrow and I have predictions ready to go for you right here. The NBR,... Read More
Oscar Podcast #31: NBR and NYFCC Predix plus The Revenant and Joy Finally Screen
In our 31st podcast, I am joined by Gold Rush Gang members Kenneth Polishchuk and Evan Kost as Hollywood embarks on the beginning of the... Read More
Screen Actors Guild Predictions from The Gold Rush Gang
It’s time for the first Screen Actors Guild nomination predictions from The Gold Rush Gang but just because there are fewer categories than The... Read More
Forum Oscar Poll Results: October 2015 – Joy Surges to #1 in Best Picture, Room Debuts
The results for the October Forum Oscar Polls are in and Joy has vaulted over Carol to land at #1 for the month. Not that... Read More
2016 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS – Lawrence, Blanchett, Larson and Ronan locking it up
It seems like it happens every year but we’re not even to November yet and Best Actress is a category that is almost sewn up.... Read More
Full-Length ‘Joy’ Trailer – “Money, Crime, Betrayal”
After a rousing first test screening and a secret one last night of a drastically different cut (and with dismal results), the full-length trailer for... Read More
In our 29th podcast I welcome back Todd VanDerWerff, the Culture Editor of Vox.com to talk about the strange year of Oscar punditry and the... Read More
Jennifer Lawrence Wages War on the Gender Pay Gap, Silences Haters
After heralded speeches on the absurd gender gap in Hollywood (which has spawned a Federal investigation) from the likes of Academy Award-winning actresses Patricia... Read More
Earlier today, Daniel Montgomery of GoldDerby reported that 20th Century Fox has submitted Joy for Drama at the Golden Globes. This falls directly in... 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