AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 320 – The Oscar Shortlists for the 98th Academy Awards
Oscar pre-season is in full swing and nothing says that more than the annual Oscar shortlists, which expand to 12 categories this year, adding Casting... Read More
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2026 Oscar Predictions: DOCUMENTARY FEATURE and INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM (November)
With the official eligibility lists in for Documentary and International Feature Film, and without any glaring omissions from my first set of predictions, we can... Read More
‘Sentimental Value’ Leads 2026 European Film Awards Nominations
The nominations for the 38th European Film Awards were announced today where Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value earned six nods, the most of any film. Along... Read More
‘Sirāt’ Sound Team Kangding Ray and Laia Casanovas Discuss Creating a Spiritual Soundscape on the Highway to Hell [VIDEO INTERVIEW]
There are few films like Sirāt that immediately and completely immerse you, transfix you, then linger in your mind months after viewing. The seemingly straightforward... Read More
20th Fantastic Fest Lineup: World Premiere of ‘Black Phone 2,’ U.S. Premieres of ‘Shelby Oaks,’ Cannes Winner ‘Sirāt’
Fantastic Fest’s 20th anniversary lineup has been revealed, featuring 45 World Premieres, 15 International and North American Premieres, and 13 U.S. Premieres that are guaranteed... Read More
‘Sirāt’ Review: Óliver Laxe Takes Us on a Sisyphean Journey of Sound and Fury Road [A-] Cannes
Perhaps the most mesmerising Competition entry thus far, Óliver Laxe’s Sirāt takes us to a world of desert raves where the promise of salvation still... Read More
‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman 
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More 
Trailer Watch: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day,’ ‘Dune: Part Three,’ Disclosure Day,’ ‘Wild Horse Nine’