AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast #81: Fall festivals, Oscar predictions and the ‘House of Gucci’ trailer
We’re baaaack! After six long months, the AwardsWatch Oscar Podcast is back with the first of the 2021/2022 season with very special guest Ryan McQuade... Read More
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Interview: Ann Dowd on the weight of ‘Mass’
There is nothing like watching an actor or actress dominate a performance on screen. When they are in complete control of their character, making the... Read More
‘Cyrano’ review: Peter Dinklage has a song in his heart but it’s not enough to let the film soar [Grade: B-]
In Joe Wright’s Cyrano, love is the main theme centered in this adaptation of Erica Schmidt’s off-Broadway musical of the same name, based on classic... 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
‘Belfast’ review: With his most personal film, Kenneth Branagh delivers an entertaining, moving meditation on family and the power of love [Grade: A]
Right before his latest film screened in front of a packed audience at the Middleburg Film Festival, writer-director Kenneth Branagh explained that Belfast was a... Read More
2021 Middleburg Film Festival to open with ‘King Richard,’ close with ‘The Power of the Dog’
Belfast is the Centerpiece Film; Red Rocket, The Hand of God and Flee are Spotlight Films The Middleburg Film Festival announced today a first round... Read More
‘Minari,’ ‘The Dissident’ win Middleburg Film Festival Audience Awards
The Middleburg Film Festival announced today the Audience Award winners for Best Narrative Film and Best Documentary Film following the conclusion of the four-day hybrid festival on... Read More
Middleburg Film Festival to honor Chloé Zhao, George C. Wolfe, the cast of ‘Minari’ and more
Festival to also honor composer Kris Bowers, Academy Award-winning writer/director Aaron Sorkin; Academy Award-winning actress Sophia Loren to Receive Legacy Tribute Award The Middleburg Film... Read More
8th Middleburg Film Festival: ‘Nomadland’ to open, ‘Minari’ is centerpiece film
The hybrid festival will run October 15-18 The Middleburg Film Festival announced today a first round of programming for its eighth edition, which will be... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 268 – Our Favorite Films of 2024 
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Winners: ‘Anora’ is Best Picture 
2024 Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Nominations 
2024 Columbus Film Critics Association (CFCA) Nominations