AwardsWatch Podcast #168: 2023 Sundance Film Festival wrap-up, plus the ‘To Leslie’ of it all
On episode 168 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, AwardsWatch Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and AwardsWatch contributor Kevin L. Lee give... Read More
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‘Passages’ review: Passion and toxicity collide in latest complex romantic drama from Ira Sachs | Sundance
From the moment we meet Tomas (Franz Rogowski), he is in full control. He is shooting his latest film, directing his lead actor to walk... Read More
‘Cat Person’ review: Susanna Fogel pushes the anxieties of modern dating to a new level with Emilia Jones and Nicholas Braun | Sundance
Dating can be really awkward, especially when both sides are not experienced and are doing the best they can to not hurt each other’s feelings.... Read More
‘You Hurt My Feelings’ review: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is perfect in Nicole Holofcener’s sincere but slightly overwrought comedy | Sundance
Writer/director Nicole Holofcener seems to have filled the void left in 2012 when Nora Ephron, the unofficial queen of adult sophisticated comedy, passed away. It’s... Read More
‘Landscape with Invisible Hand’ review: Cory Finley’s creative near-future alien invasion comedy has plenty to say about humanity | Sundance
What if aliens invaded and weren’t exactly hostile, but just condescending? The unique vision of Landscape with Invisible Hand imagines a world in which the... Read More
‘Infinity Pool’ review: Though beautiful to look at, Brandon Cronenberg’s twisted horror stays in the shallow end | Sundance
Brandon Cronenberg, the son of filmmaker David Cronenberg, has never shied away from sharing his father’s body horror sensibilities. I’m all for watching an extremely... Read More
‘Bad Behaviour’ review: Alice Englert’s blistering debut can barely contain a ferocious and devastatingly good Jennifer Connelly | Sundance
Motherhood is always an intriguing subject for storytelling, but Hollywood has usually played it safe with the topic, often distilling the relationship between mother and... Read More
‘Cassandro’ review: Gael García Bernal shines as the legendary lucha libre in crowd-pleasing biopic | Sundance
In the world of professional wrestling, there is a suspension of belief that one must have in order to believe what they are witnessing. The... Read More
‘Flora and Son’ review: John Carney delivers another masterful music movie with a spectacular Eve Hewson | Sundance
Anyone can decide to become a musician. That doesn’t mean they’re set for success, but measuring that definition is different for everyone. Writer-director John Carney,... Read More
‘Rotting in the Sun’ review: Sebastián Silva’s raunchy, indulgent self-referential satire shocks and thrills | Sundance
Sebastián Silva wants to die. That is Sebastián Silva, the fictional artist protagonist of Rotting in the Sun, written and directed by real-life Chilean auteur... Read More
USC Scripter Nominations: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Train Dreams,’ ‘Slow Horses,’ ‘Death by Lightning’ and More 
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Basic Instinct 2’ and ‘The Departed’ (2006) 
Las Vegas Film Critics Society (LVFCS) Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Leads with 14 
On the Shelf: ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle’ trilogy, ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure,’ ‘David Byrne’s American Utopia,’ ‘Walking Tall’ and the ‘Babe’ Films Arrive on 4K Blu-ray Releases for Week of December 15