2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (November)
Here are my 2026 Oscar nomination predictions in Best Picture and Best Director for November. BEST PICTURE 1. One Battle After Another (Warner Bros) Gotham 2. Hamnet... Read More
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Interview: Teyana Taylor on Cooking Up the Complex and Lingering Presence of Perfidia Beverly Hills in ‘One Battle After Another’ [VIDEO]
When you see One Battle After Another, the latest epic from writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson, the first thing you can’t help but gravitate towards is... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 119 – ‘One Battle After Another’ (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2025)
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
‘One Battle After Another’ Review: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Satirical Saga is the Defining American Film of the Decade [A]
When reviewing Thomas Pynchon’s postmodern tale of American transformation, “Vineland,” Frank McConnell of the LA Times described the book as, “Quite simply, one of those... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE and BEST DIRECTOR (September)
With the trifecta of major fall festivals behind us, the time for play is over. Wistful predictions are no more and there’s nothing to hide... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Special Episode: The Best of Paul Thomas Anderson – Awards Edition
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 26 – ‘Licorice Pizza’ (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 25 – ‘Phantom Thread’ (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2017)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 24 – ‘Inherent Vice’ (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2014)
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
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 23 – ‘The Master’ (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012)
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
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10