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in TV, TV InterviewsInterview: Russell T Davies Steps Out of the TARDIS and Into the Scary Shadows of Suburbia in ‘Tip Toe’
Russell T Davies is best known for taking audiences on adventures across time and space in the TARDIS. With Tip Toe, he takes viewers somewhere far more complex and often scarier, ordinary suburbia. The five-part series, now on Starz follows two Manchester neighbors (Alan Cumming & David Morrissey), a gay bar owner and a conservative […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #311: Joey and Adam Run Down the Big Debut for ‘Artificial’ and Talk New Releases Like ‘The Social Reckoning’
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
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Awards Radar Community: What is the Most Heartbreaking Example of a Once-Good Show Going Bad?
On Bluesky (aka the “woke” X.com) yesterday, writer Nev Fountain posed a question that went relatively viral: This generated a number of interesting answers: What Mr. Fountain is asking about is a more extreme version of what used to be called “Jumping the Shark,” named after an infamous episode of the once-beloved sitcom Happy Days […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of October 5th – Revisit ‘Godzilla Minus One’ in 4K
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have a couple of big blockbusters getting 4K SteelBook editions in Disclosure Day and Godzilla Minus One. Given that I just highlighted the former in the column back in August and have been on the record about loving Steven Spielberg‘s latest, the latter is today’s top […] More
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in Op-ed
Can the Golden Globes Results Help to Refine Your Oscars Predictions?
The awards season runs through a fixed timeline that slowly reveals who the favorites are in each ceremony. With the 84th annual Golden Globe Awards taking place on January 10, 2027, could this ceremony provide us with a way to understand who might win the main Oscars on March 14? The Current Favorites for the […] More
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From Best Picture Nominee to Online Slot Game: How Hollywood’s Most Celebrated Films Travel Across Every Platform
The 2026-27 awards season is already crowded. For example, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has crossed $1.7 billion worldwide, making it the year’s one true prestige blockbuster. Conclave cleaned up on the festival circuit two years and is still part of how this season gets discussed, a reference point now, rather than a contender. Awards Radar’s […] More
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Interview: The Cast of ‘Abbott Elementary’ Previews the Comedy’s Sixth Season
Abbott Elementary is back for season six, which means our favorite teachers and principal are ready for another school year. Quinta Brunson not only stars as Janine Teagues, but also created the comedy and serves as an executive producer. This allows her to appreciate different aspects of the genre that audiences might not think of. […] More
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Interview: Matt Singer Returns to Discuss His New Book ‘Funny Business: The Old-School Wedding Crashers and Knocked-Up Virgins Who Changed Comedy Forever’
Multi-hyphenate Matt Singer has been a colleague of mine since I began my writing career, nearly 20 years ago. His articles, podcast, and reviews are always a pleasure to read, and this is coming from someone who doesn’t read a whole ton of his fellow colleagues’ work. Suffice it to say, when Singer writes something, I’m […] More
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in Op-ed
What Are the Best Movies for Couples Who Have Recently Started Dating?
By the 3rd or 4th date, an evening out often turns into an evening on the sofa, and somebody has to pick the film. The choice has to hold 2 people’s attention and leave them something to talk about when the credits start. It also has to avoid long explicit scenes or graphic violence, which […] More
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Interview: Zoe Kazan Discusses the Personal Importance of Her Take on ‘East of Eden’
There are few bigger fans of Zoe Kazan out there than yours truly. Ever since she first blew me away (no pun intended) in The Exploding Girl, I’ve championed her acting. Look no further than my rave review here for She Said for further evidence of that. When she first transitioned to writing with Ruby […] More
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