Religious dramas are not really my cup of tea, to use a British expression. I’m a big fan of Ingmar Bergman, but I’m not really fond of The Seventh Seal or The Virgin Spring. I ...

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 some of cinema’s greatest ...

For casting director, Jennifer Venditti, finding the right face is everything. After beginning her career in the fashion world, where she worked with brands like Versace and Yohji Yamamoto, she ...

The Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) has announced its nominations recognizing outstanding achievement in filmmaking for the year 2025. One Battle After Another led all films with 13 ...

The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association has voted One Battle After Another as the best film of 2025, also awarding it Best Director and Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson, Best Actor for ...

The Oscar shortlists are here, giving us 15 eligible films for both Documentary Feature and International Feature Film. Packed with some shocking snubs, like the award-winning docs The Tale of Silyan ...

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced additional honorees for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival’s annual fundraiser, Celebrating Sundance Institute: A Tribute to Founder Robert Redford, ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Film, Casting, Cinematography, Documentary Feature Film, ...

There was a time when mid-budget, mid-grade thrillers kept movie theaters in business, before the multiplexes were taken over by an uneven mix of big IP movies and quiet awards dramas. As our viewing ...

I used to love LA, but after the last entry in this series I don’t think I’m going back to Cali. Instead, we’re going on a couple trips as far from the west coast as we can. Thankfully we’re not ...

Back in April, the new season of an acclaimed television show based on a popular video game series released its second batch of episodes for fans around the world to consume. Of course I’m referring ...

Three years ago, we left the Sully family at a devastating low point. In an attempt to protect his family, Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) brought Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and their children to seek refuge ...