2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
With recent screenings of The Iron Claw and Napoleon, now every major Best Actor contender having been seen. A handful of folks have seen Wonka... Read More
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‘Napoleon’ Review: Joaquin Phoenix’s Short King Finally Faces His Waterloo
Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic, Napoleon, begins with one of the most well-known executions in French history, that of Marie Antoinette. As she walks through... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 17 – ‘You Were Never Really There’ (Ramsay, 2018)
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
First trailer for Ridley Scott’s ‘Napoleon’ starring Joaquin Phoenix
Apple Original Films and Sony Pictures have released the first trailer for Ridley Scott’s latest historical epic, Napoleon, detailing the rise and fall of French... Read More
2024 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (June)
Subtlety isn’t always the Academy’s bait amidst fake teeth, fake noses, fat suits and more but sometimes a performance can seep through and live inside... Read More
‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix goes to hell in Ari Aster’s horrifying, hilarious Freudian odyssey
The first time a mother and son are separated from each other is painful yet inevitable. While childbirth is frequently considered a violent experience for... Read More
Interview: Woody Norman (‘C’mon C’mon’) is the youngest grownup you’ll ever meet
Woody Norman has emerged as one of this season’s brightest young stars. Every now and then, Oscar season introduces a crop of talented young actors... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (November)
While supporting actor feels up in the air with a melange of contenders, yet also kind of barren, Best Actor is so packed with A-listers,... Read More
2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)
Benedict Cumberbatch (The Power of the Dog), Joaquin Phoenix (C’mon C’mon), Clifton Collins, Jr. (Jockey) and Andrew Garfield (tick, tick…BOOM!) all tick up this month... Read More
‘C’mon C’mon’ review: A perfectly somber Joaquin Phoenix and a breakout performance from Woody Norman add up to a Mike Mills classic [Grade: A]
There is something so simple yet profound about the films of Mike Mills films. Whether it is about letting go of your loved ones with... Read More
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Interview: Annette Bening on Her Holistic Transformation in Training for ‘NYAD,’ Learning from Jodie Foster, and a Few Scuba Diving Tips 
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