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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 4 – ‘Carol’ (Haynes, 2015)

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately,… Read More

August 3, 2023

‘Women Talking’ review: Writer/director Sarah Polley returns with a harrowing and hopeful chamber piece of the power and fortitude of women [A] | Telluride Review

In a small colony, in an undisclosed location in the United States, lies a community of Mennonite-like religious conservatives living… Read More

September 3, 2022

2023 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (August)

Director Rian Johnson with Janelle Monáe in GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY My #1 may stay the same but… Read More

August 22, 2022

Interview: ‘Nightmare Alley’ hair & makeup designers Cliona Furey and Jo-Ann MacNeil on those challenging carnival creations and working with Guillermo del Toro

Guillermo del Toro’s vivid imagination and flare for fantastical worlds has made him a master of fantasy. His latest, Nightmare… Read More

January 31, 2022

‘Nightmare Alley’ review: Another gorgeous but safe outing from Del Toro [Grade: B-]

There’s something beautiful, admirable, yet frustrating about Guillermo Del Toro’s recent works. With films like The Devil’s Backbone, Pan’s Labyrinth,… Read More

December 5, 2021

Lies, treachery and deceit highlight the first teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s star-studded carny saga ‘Nightmare Alley’

"Is he man or beast?" Searchlight Pictures has released the first teaser for Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro's long-anticipated Nightmare… Read More

September 16, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July)

It may be only (late) July but I'm feeling comfortable with establishing two category placements that have been a bit… Read More

July 26, 2021

2022 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (June)

As I mentioned in Supporting Actor, fluidity between roles and category placement will be a big factor in Supporting Actress… Read More

June 22, 2021

2021 Oscars: The Best Supporting Actress Contenders (February)

From top: Rooney Mara and Cate Blanchett in NIGHTMARE ALLEY (Searchlight Pictures), Ariana DeBose in WEST SIDE STORY (courtesy of… Read More

February 17, 2020

Principal Photography on Searchlight Pictures’ ‘Nightmare Alley’ from Guillermo del Toro begins

Guillermo del Toro at the 90th Academy Awards Awards at the Dolby Theartre, Hollywood - March 4, 2018 (Shutterstock/1047754549) Bradley… Read More

January 30, 2020

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