Director Watch Podcast Ep. 29 – ‘The Exorcist’ (William Friedkin, 1973)
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
2023 Venice Classics Lineup: Agnès Varda’s ‘Les Créatures,’ Carlos Saura’s ‘La Caza,’ ‘Andrei Rublev’ Director’s Cut and More
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
Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre
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
Film Review: ‘The Exorcist’ doc ‘Leap of Faith’ is a Friedkin echo chamber but still a devil of a good time
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
Horror and the Oscars: A Match Made in Hell
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
FULL 2016 Fall Television Schedule Grid
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
AwardsWatch’s Top 25 Horror Films of All Time
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
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10