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Interview: Actress Nicole Beharie Unpacks ‘Miss Juneteenth’
Channing Godfrey Peoples’ film Miss Juneteenth started its journey with its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Since then, the coming of age story has been steadily gaining traction throughout the festival circuit and the awards race. At the film’s centerpiece is a powerful performance by its star Nicole Beharie. Juneteenth marks the celebration of […] More
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Does a Joe Biden Presidency Impact the Best Picture Race?
Despite what one orange-colored sore loser had to say, Joe Biden is officially the 46th President of the United States today. He won the election, defeating Donald Trump, full stop. All of the whining and moaning by the about to be former President, along with cronies like Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, not to mention […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of January 18th – Take ‘The Climb’
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a well liked indie in The Climb leading the way, alongside a far more high-profile title in Ammonite. Plus, there’s the Criterion Collection release of a new collaboration between Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese. Read on for more… Joey’s Top Pick The Climb A tale of a […] More
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Interview: Best Buds Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin on Their Bro-mantic Comedy ‘The Climb’
The buddy comedy The Climb has been around for a long time. Since its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival way back in May 2019, it played at Telluride, Toronto, Sundance, and a number of other festivals. Its March 2020 release was pushed back to November, and now the film is finally available to watch […] More
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On Our Radar: Rod Lurie’s ‘The Outpost’
Readers, you know cinematic greatness when you see it. Sometimes, it comes in high profile fare. Other times, it’s in below the radar works that need to be championed. That’s where we come in. A new series of articles here at Awards Radar, called On Our Radar, will call out the work that we think […] More
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Interview: Veteran Actor Lance Henriksen Talks ‘Falling’
For decades, Lance Henriksen has been a versatile and underrated character actor. Best known for his role as Bishop in Aliens and subsequent appearances in the Alien franchise, Henriksen is always working, in all sorts of projects. However, nothing he has done can prepare you for his role as Willis in Falling. Working with and […] More
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Interview: Judith Light – A Legend Speaks About Her Work On Two of Netflix’s Biggest Shows
Max Joseph: You played Bobby Jewel in MANHUNT, Richard Jewell’s mother. Is there something different you feel when you play someone who exists or who existed in real life like Bobby? Judith Light: No, I don’t feel anything different. I feel responsible being true to their story and who they are, but I don’t feel […] More
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Interview: Carey Mulligan on the Brilliance of ‘Promising Young Woman’
Carey Mulligan is a terrific actress. That goes without saying, but Promising Young Woman is on a whole other level. Already having delivered stirring work in An Education, Drive, Shame, and Wildlife, to name a few, this genre-busting revelation is the best performance of her career. Only having one Academy Award nomination so far is […] More
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TV Review: ‘Servant’ Season 2 Delivers A Wild and Disturbing Feast
You cannot talk about the second season of the AppleTV+ series Servant without talking about the first. When executive producer M Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Split) announced the series at New York Comic Con in 2019, the series was shrouded with mystery. Now two seasons in, the series remains an enigma. My best advice, […] More
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Interview: Production Designer David Crank on Making ‘News of the World’
Arriving today on VOD after a December 25th theatrical release is News of the World, which comes from director Paul Greengrass and stars Tom Hanks as a man who goes from town to town reading the news to an eager audience in the time after the Civil War. Awards Radar had the chance to speak […] More