At the start of Good Fortune, things are pretty rough around the edges. The jokes don’t all land, the focus is off, and it’s hard to know what the point of it all is. By the end, the humor will have balanced out, the characters have won you over, and a message has even emerged. […] More
A satirical thriller is hard to pull off. First of all, the satire of it all has to work. Then, there needs to be something thrilling at its core. Furthermore, the mixture needs to feel right. More often than not, one element is off, keeping the whole from succeeding. That’s the case with Sacrifice, which […] More
The Knives Out franchise has progressively been able to hook me. I thought Knives Out itself was just fine, up until the end when Benoit Blanc finally put it all together. Then, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery was an upgrade on almost every level for me. So, I did go into Wake Up Dead […] More
Boxing biopics are nothing new to the cinematic world. Movie after movie has looked at fighters and their struggle both inside and especially outside of the ring. Playing at the Toronto International Film Festival, Christy is another one, telling the story of Christy Martin, though female boxers have rarely been given center stage. This one […] More
The 2018 California Camp Fire was the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history. Wildfires are fascinating for films because they’re impersonal villains, just simply nature run amok. Seeing the damage and devastation that uncontrolled fires can cause is deeply intense, which The Lost Bus has in spades. The movie is a visceral experiences, based on […] More
John Candy is rightly beloved. A legendary comic talent, his heart was even bigger than said talent, which is on full display in the documentary John Candy: I Like Me. To have him taken from us so soon was truly a tragedy, one that the doc is well aware of and constantly grapples with. At […] More
Teachers have it rough. As an occasional teacher myself, I know this, though only doing it once in a while, I know that I’m lucky in some regards. They don’t get paid enough, they have too much responsibility, and can become invested in ways that can result in emotional overload. At the same time, students […] More
Examinations of crumbling relationships are a staple of film festivals. Movies like Blue Valentine and Like Crazy have blown me away over the years. In some ways, these flicks always traffic in the same sort of plots. The difference is in the depth of the story. In the case of Charlie Harper, the emotions are […] More
After how blown away I and many others were by The Worst Person in the World (raved about here), it would be easy for Joachim Trier‘s follow up to be a letdown. The fact that Sentimental Value is pretty much just as good is quite the achievement. Again tackling heady themes in a massively appealing […] More
One of the absolute most exciting times in cinema history was the onset of the French New Wave. The art film movement in the 1950s in France launched a ton of the medium’s best filmmakers. For Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater zeroes in on the making of one particular movie by one particular director, though a […] More
Welcome back to the Awards Radar Podcast. In each episode, Editor Joey Magidson (that’s me!) will be joined by some of the staff of Awards Radar to talk about the latest in film, television, and entertainment in general. The show will obviously have an awards season slant to it, but we won’t forget about other […] More
Folks, greetings once again from Toronto! Depending on when you read this, I’m either en route or have settled into my Airbnb here in Canada, in preparation for the Toronto International Film Festival. The 2025 edition of TIFF kicks off tomorrow for me bright and early. As always, it’s going to be something, especially now […] More
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