2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST ACTRESS (August)
Glenn is ready for her Close-up It’s time, isn’t it? Glenn Close has been nominated for SIX Academy Awards. She stands alone as the most-nominated... Read More
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New, action-packed trailer for ‘Widows’ finds Viola Davis in charge
“You had no idea, did you? Or did you choose not to know?” The new trailer for Widows, from Academy Award winner Steve McQueen (12... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (August)
Not much change this month, just a few placement moves in the top 5. Can You Ever Forgive Me? (does anyone else hear the Pet Shop... Read More
2018 Fall Festivals: Where We Are in the Oscar Race
The main fall festivals, Venice, Telluride and Toronto, always clue us in on how the studios position their 4th quarter films in terms of box... Read More
Oscar Podcast #66: What’s in and what’s out of the Venice and Toronto Fest lineups with guest Daniel Joyaux
This week gave us the lineups of two of the fall’s biggest festivals, Venice and Toronto. On this 66th Oscar podcast, I am joined by... Read More
TIFF set to World Premiere ‘Widows,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’, ‘Beautiful Boy,’ ‘High Life’ and more
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Piers Handling, CEO and Director of TIFF, and Cameron Bailey, Artistic Director of TIFF, today unveiled the first round of titles... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST PICTURE (July) – On the Eve of Festival Announcements ‘Roma,’ ‘A Star Is Born’ Rise
Roma, Widows, A Star Is Born and Boy Erased could all find festival bows that boost their odds [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We are just... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: BEST DIRECTOR (July) – Alfonso Cuarón makes big chart jump
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Things are starting to happen as we’ve crossed the halfway point of the year. While obviously the fall and winter films... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: ADAPTED and ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY (July) – Beautiful Boy Erased
Let’s here it for the boys. Both Boy Erased and Beautiful Boy rise in the ranks this month with Boy Erased entering the top 5.... Read More
2019 Oscar Predictions: SUPPORTING ACTRESS (July) – Emma Stone rises; Cynthia Erivo is coming
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] A crazy thing happened in the last week with regard to Supporting Actress. Well, two things. First; the Fox Searchlight costume... Read More
‘Squid Game’ Season 2 Review: It’s Big Bucks, All Whammies in Failed Follow Up to One of TV’s Best First Seasons [C-] 
2024 North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 78 – ‘The Holiday’ (Nancy Meyers, 2006) 
Hollywood Biopics and Mental Health Through the Lenses of ‘The Aviator’ (2004), ‘A Beautiful Mind’ (2001) and ‘Love & Mercy’ (2014)