Director Watch Podcast Ep. 97 – ‘Heavenly Creatures’ (Peter Jackson, 1994) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman
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
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42nd Miami Film Festival to Open with Julie Delpy’s ‘Meet the Barbarians,’ with Tributes to Melanie Lynskey, Paul Feig and More
Festival will honor Mark Duplass, Paul Feig, Melanie Lynskey, Roger Ross Williams, and Billy Zane Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival announced its lineup for its... Read More
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Review: Showtime’s Buzziest Series Still Stings [B]
It has been two years since the shocking season finale that left one of our favorite Yellowjackets dead and another being hauled away on a... Read More
Interview: Melanie Lynskey and Sophie Nélisse on Cathartic Violence and Sharing Shauna in ‘Yellowjackets’
In Yellowjackets, the audience knows that the characters’ lives will, at no point, be fun or happy or a joy to watch. There is humor... Read More
‘Yellowjackets’ season two review: Trauma deepens for the wilderness gang, as does the show’s richer examination of it
Sophomore seasons of television can succumb to the same pitfalls as movie sequels: they can be bloated, try too hard to out-do what they’re following,... Read More
2022 Emmy Predictions: Drama categories are among the most up in the air with ‘Succession,’ ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Euphoria’ all with creative arts wins going into the big night
September has begun, which means the 2022 Emmys are right around the corner (September 12). The Television Academy announced their nominations back in July, honoring... Read More
Interview: In ‘Yellowjackets,’ Melanie Lynskey takes the lead and embraces “female characters who are not necessarily likable”
Melanie Lynskey knew that there was something special in Yellowjackets, but the path to getting there wasn’t easy. A new mother, and a new mother... Read More
2022 Emmy Predictions: Lead Actress in a Drama Series
This year’s top two contenders took a gap year in 2021. 2020 winner Zendaya (Euphoria) and Laura Linney (a two–time nominee for Ozark) return to... Read More
Interview: Melanie Lynskey finds the bittersweet center of ‘Candy’ to tell the story of Betty Gore
Melanie Lynskey is one of those actors that shows up on screen and often catches the viewer off guard. Why? Because she has the ability... Read More
Emmys FYC: Why Melanie Lynskey deserves an Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Shauna in ‘Yellowjackets’
As a budding lesbian, I was first introduced to Melanie Lynskey through my love for television and her small, albeit memorable role in The L... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 345: Recapping the 79th Cannes Film Festival and Looking to the Awards Future 
‘The Beloved’ Review: Javier Bardem Makes a Meal Out of Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Movie-Making Buffet [B] 
‘The Dreamed Adventure’ Review: Valeska Grisebach’s Observant Thriller Examines the Grey Zones of Morality [B+] 
‘Minotaur’ Review: Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Timeless, Domestic Epic is an Unflinching Look at Putin’s Russia [A] Cannes