AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 309 – ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘One Battle’ Box Office and the Screenplay Oscar Categories
On episode 309 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello to give brief... Read More
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AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 307 – Oscar Predictions in a post-Venice/Telluride/Toronto World and ‘One Battle After Another’
Living in a post-Venice/Telluride/Toronto world means it’s time get serious about our Oscar predictions and that’s just what we’re doing this week. On episode 307... Read More
‘The Smashing Machine’ Review: Benny Safdie’s Cautious Fighter Drama Pulls its Punches [C] Venice
Some films don’t know what they want to be – and that’s certainly the case with Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, a film that continuously... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 299 – Breaking Down the Venice and Toronto Film Festival Lineups
On episode 299 of the AwardsWatch Podcast, it’s an all editors show as Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade and Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello... Read More
2025 Venice Film Festival Lineup: ‘Bugonia,’ A House of Dynamite,’ ‘The Smashing Machine,’ ‘No Other Choice’ and More
Big stars and splashy fall titles are going to hit the Lido next month as Albert Barbera revealed the lineup for the 82nd Venice Film... Read More
TIFF50: Aziz Ansari’s ‘Good Fortune,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ Angelina Jolie in ‘Couture’ Announced for 50th Toronto International Film Festival
The 50th Toronto International Film Festival will see the world premieres of a host of new films, including David Michôd’s Christy, starring Sydney Sweeney as... Read More
2026 Oscar Predictions: BEST CASTING (June)
The great thing about having a new category to predict is that we don’t have anything from the Academy to rely on in terms of... Read More
Trailer: Dwayne Johnson is ‘The Smashing Machine’
A24 has released the first trailer for The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as legendary UFC fighting champion Mark Kerr from writer/director Benny Safdie. Kerr... 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