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
the exorcist
The lineup for the the Venice Classics section of the 80th Venice Film Festival has been announced, featuring Les Créatures by Agnès Varda, Terence Malick’s... Read More
Historically, in the eyes of AMPAS, the idea of even nominating a horror movie for Best Picture is scarier than watching one. When The Silence... Read More
The last time I saw The Exorcist in the theater (for its re-release in 2010) I got so anxious that I made myself physically sick, and I... Read More
When looking at the Best Picture line-up of nominees of any given year, it’s likely there will be a common theme. The category is usually... Read More
The upfronts are done and this is your full 2016 Fall television schedule grid to see where the new hopefuls have landed and where your old favorites... Read More
One thing a horror film director will never be accused of: directing Oscarbait. While the genre isn’t completely unrepresented in the history of the Academy... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 29 – ‘The Exorcist’ (William Friedkin, 1973)
2023 Venice Classics Lineup: Agnès Varda’s ‘Les Créatures,’ Carlos Saura’s ‘La Caza,’ ‘Andrei Rublev’ Director’s Cut and More
Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre
Film Review: ‘The Exorcist’ doc ‘Leap of Faith’ is a Friedkin echo chamber but still a devil of a good time
Horror and the Oscars: A Match Made in Hell
FULL 2016 Fall Television Schedule Grid
AwardsWatch’s Top 25 Horror Films of All Time
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12