ON THE RADAR
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20 Films to Watch at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival
With Venice and Telluride getting the ball rolling, the awards season train makes its way north for the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. For its 51st edition, TIFF will feature a typically vast selection of new films from across the world. From awards season contenders to fresh new voices, there’s something for everyone at the […] More
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Before Emmy Gold: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
The seven nominees for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series come from five series: The Pitt leads the pack with three nominees (Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy, and Gerran Howell), alongside Billy Crudup (The Morning Show), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), Tom Pelphrey (Task), and Carlos Manuel Vesga (Pluribus). Of the seven, five are first-time nominees […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #306: Joey and Adam Preview the Telluride Film Festival and Talk Impending Releases Like ‘The Uprising’
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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in TV, TV Reviews
TV Review: ‘The Gentlemen’ Returns for a Thrilling and Audacious Second Season
The second season of The Gentlemen is an arguably more thematically and aesthetically interesting venture for Guy Ritchie than the first. More
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in TV, TV Reviews
TV Review: ‘Chad Powers’ Sees Improvement in Season Two
Chad Powers was an interesting watch upon release in 2025. Season one was certainly entertaining, but it existed as nothing more than mindless entertainment. The performances, particularly from Glen Powell and Steve Zahn, balanced both the emotional depth and comedy. Yet they were undercut by a variety of Mrs. Doubtfire-esque comedic hijinks scattered throughout. Even […] More
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in Op-ed
Ranking the 21st Century Winners of the Golden Lion
Buongiorno, lettori! Today is the first day of the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, and what fortuitous luck that I am, in fact, residing in Italy right now! Sadly, I am unable to attend the festival itself due to work obligations, but that doesn’t mean I won’t be paying close attention to one of the […] More
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Rocky Mountain High Time: Thoughts as I Head Back to the Telluride Film Festival
Well folks, here we go yet again. If you read this today, on the day it’s published, I’m a day away from festival fever. Tomorrow, I’ll be en route to the Telluride Film Festival once more. Yes, I’m headed to the airport early in the morning (and then waiting for the shuttle bus) for another […] More
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Who is the Next Filmmaker Due to Finally Win Their Oscar?
When Paul Thomas Anderson won his Academy Awards almost a year ago now, it crossed off a massive name on the list of auteurs who were overdue to win an Oscar. Every few years, someone notable finally gets their prize. Prior to Anderson, it was Kenneth Branagh and Christopher Nolan, to name two more. With […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of August 31st – The ‘Dirty Harry’ Collection is Here to Dispense Justice on Blu-ray
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, as August (and the summer, kind of) comes to an end, we don’t really have much to talk about, new release wise. The highlight of the slate? The Dirty Harry Collection coming to Blu-ray, along with the Blu-ray re-release of The Mauritanian, which I actually was quoted on […] More
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in TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Celia Rose Gooding Talks Genre Shenaniganery in ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’
Star Trek has never been afraid to take risks, and Strange New Worlds continues to push those boundaries in season four. We spoke with Celia Rose Gooding over Zoom about portraying Nyota Uhura in a universe alive with genre. Our chat was right before the groundbreaking episode A Case of Chiaroscuro, and Gooding shared some incredible details about […] More















