ON THE RADAR
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The Top 25 Best Production Design Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Well, we’re back at it here during the beginning parts of July! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, I’m ranking the new crop of Academy Award winners. For nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest winner will appear. Other […] More
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in Red Carpet, TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Emmy Rossum, Jake Lacy & More Discuss New Hulu Crime Series on ‘Furious’ Red Carpet
From New Girl creator Liz Meriwether, Furious follows FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer (Lola Petticrew). Both walk their paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur. The cast and creative team gathered […] More
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A Fresh Ranking of the Best Performances From Robert Pattinson as ‘The Odyssey’ Sets Sail
As I’ve now said on a few occasions, Robert Pattinson is a perfect case study in what a young actor should do after making it big in a franchise. Sure, he came to fame in the Twilight series, which admittedly wasn’t much of a strain on his talents, but once that ended, he almost exclusively sought out unique auteurs. […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances From Matt Damon So Far
Matt Damon has had one hell of an interesting career so far. After winning the Academy Award in the Best Original Screenplay category with Ben Affleck for Good Will Hunting, he’s gone on to be one of the more reliable leading men in Hollywood. He’s worked with never every A-list filmmaker, led both franchises and […] More
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in TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Nam Joo-hyuk and Roh Yoon-seo Lead ‘The East Palace’ With Immense Star Power
Netflix continues its strategy to create anticipation surrounding their slate of South Korean films and television series around the world. The East Palace tells the unpredictable story of Gu-cheon (Nam Joo-hyuk) a young man who has the ability to see spirits beyond our dimension. The television series will heat up the summer for audiences, with […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #299: Joey Raves to Myles About ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Tony’ as a Big Announcement on Episode 300 Looms
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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An Updated Ranking of the Films of Christopher Nolan
It goes without saying, but Christopher Nolan is a unique breed of filmmaker. Auteur driven blockbuster filmmaking is few and far between, so he’s a rare bird. Like many writer/directors, he began with independent roots, before growing to studio cinema. Of course, Nolan also revolutionized comic book and superhero films, paving the way for him to […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Which Film From the Second Half of the Year Are You Most Looking Forward to Seeing?
Now that we’re halfway through July, attention can be turned towards the second half of the year. 2026 has certainly had its fair share of big films, but the back half promises to have even more. So, it feels only right to make that the subject of today’s Awards Radar Community Question. The question in […] More
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in Op-ed
Horror is Having Its Best Box Office Years in Decades and Now It Wants an Oscar
A film that cost $750,000 to make just outgrossed almost everything Hollywood spent nine figures on this year. Curry Barker’s Obsession has pulled in $426.7 million worldwide, per the latest Screen International box office tracking, on a budget that wouldn’t cover catering for most studio tentpoles. It’s the highest-grossing horror movie of 2026, and it […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of July 13th – ‘Normal’ and ‘Pillion’ Lead an Eclectic and High Quality Slate
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have a nice assortment of 2026 titles hitting shelves, led by the one two punch of Normal and Pillion, both of which are amongst my favorites of the year so far. There’s also two of the highest grossing films of 2026 in Michael and Obsession. Today […] More















