Film Review: In ‘Boys State,’ American Exceptionalism Wins
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’s documentary Boys State begins by juxtaposing two ideologically opposite campers at the Texas outpost of the American Legion’s Boys State... Read More
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2021 Sundance Film Festival shortens fest, pushes date
The 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival have decided to reduce the amount of days of their normally 10-day fest to seven, and pushing... Read More
Watch the terrifying teaser for NEON’s ‘Possessor’
From writer/director Brandon Cronenberg, Possessor is an arresting sci-fi thriller about elite, corporate assassin Tasya Vos. Using brain-implant technology, Vos takes control of other people’s... Read More
Interview: Alexis Chikaeze, the breakthrough of ‘Miss Juneteenth’
Channing Godfrey Peoples new film Miss Juneteenth is a celebration of Blackness, of Womanhood, and community—however—these things do not come without struggle. Turquoise Jones (Nicole... Read More
Trailer: Elisabeth Moss in Neon’s Sundance winner ‘SHIRLEY’
“What happens to all lost girls…they go mad.” Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? meets its horror counterpart in the new film by Josephine Decker (Madeline’s... Read More
Benedict Cumberbatch thriller ‘The Courier’ (formerly titled ‘Ironbark’) set for late summer opening
Benedict Cumberbatch thriller ‘The Courier’ (formerly titled ‘Ironbark’) set for late summer opening
Lionsgate and sister company Roadside Attractions will deliver the Cold War espionage drama The Courier, starring Academy Award nominee Benedict Cumberbatch, to theaters on August 28, 2020. The film screened at... Read More
We Are One: YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival with Cannes, Berlin, New York and more
The 10-day digital festival, produced and organized by Tribeca Enterprises, will feature programming from 20 festivals including Berlin International Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival, Venice... Read More
Focus Features’ ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ goes on-demand on April 3
NBCUniversal has announced their specialty film label Focus Features’ latest title Never Rarely Sometimes Always, an urgent and poignant drama, will be re-released at home on demand... Read More
‘Boys State’ to open 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival
Sundance Grand Jury Prize-Winning Documentary Will Kick Off the SFFILM Festival’s Two-Week Program SFFILM announced today that the 2020 San Francisco International Film Festival (April 8–21) will... Read More
Interview: Oscar winner Alicia Vikander on ‘The Glorias’ and finding her voice
After more than a decade in the industry, and post-Oscar win, Alicia Vikander speaks to new AwardsWatch correspondent Christina Birro of Pop Culture Confidential about... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 147 – ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1951) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro 
Something Old, Something New: Who’s in Contention For This Year’s Emmys? 
TCM Film Festival to Honor Glenn Close with Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre 
2026 Cannes Predictions: American Firepower is Low While International Fare Hits High, Almodóvar Out of Comp?