AwardsWatch - Joaquin Phoenix

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (October)

Erik Anderson October 28, 2021

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]

Ryan McQuade October 22, 2021

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

2022 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (August)

Erik Anderson August 23, 2021

Hot off his Best Actor Oscar win for 2019’s Joker and having to awkwardly close out this year’s Oscar’s when the show’s producers thought it... Read More

Oscars: Regina King, Bong Joon Ho, Zendaya and more set as presenters for 93rd Academy Awards

Erik Anderson April 12, 2021

Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars, which airs live on ABC... Read More

Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix-produced ‘Gunda’ intimately examines sentience within animal species’

Erik Anderson November 12, 2020

Experiential cinema in its purest form, Gunda chronicles the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with... Read More

NYFF Review: A humble pig gets her time in the spotlight in gripping nature doc ‘Gunda’

Clint Worthington September 21, 2020

Victor Kossokofsky loves to prod at the boundaries of what he can do with documentary cinema — 2018’s Aquarela, for instance, asked its audience to... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)

Jeff Beachnau August 7, 2020

“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I’m very drunk to stop me from renting this movie ever again. Hopefully... Read More

2021 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTOR (July)

Erik Anderson July 10, 2020

Is Disney going to throw away it’s shot? Let’s address this up front; there is still so much up in the air about Hamilton‘s eligibility... Read More

NEON nabs ‘Gunda,’ farm doc from exec producer Joaquin Phoenix, out of Berlinale

Erik Anderson February 25, 2020

NEON announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Gunda, directed by Victor Kossakovsky, which made its World Premiere in the new competitive section... Read More

Final 2020 Oscar Predictions – THE FULL LIST

Erik Anderson February 7, 2020

Here’s the quick and easy version of the 2020 Oscar predictions for the 92nd Academy Awards. Click each category for my full breakdown analysis and... Read More