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Interview: Anirudh Pisharody on the Tenth Season of ‘9-1-1’ and Ravi’s Relationship with May
9-1-1 came in hot for its tenth season opener with a volcanic eruption and a river of lava, which reaches its epic conclusion in the upcoming third episode. Anirudh Pisharody returns as Ravi Panikkar, who quickly became a fan favorite after joining the drama in season 4. Despite the life-or-death experiences that the 118 constantly […] More
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Interview: Mike Flanagan and the ‘Carrie’ Cast on Reinventing The Story for Today’s Horrors
The new girl in school has become quite popular. Carrie is not only topping the charts, landing as Nielsen’s No. 1 overall streaming title in the U.S. and hitting No. 1 on Prime Video in over 105 countries, the series has already earned a season two renewal. With so much horror content as well as […] More
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Interview: ‘Crystal Lake’ Cast and Creator on the Reimagining of Pamela Voorhees
Horror fans are booking their fateful stays at Crystal Lake. The new Peacock series goes back to the 1970s to tell the backstory of people’s favorite hockey-masked slasher, Jason Voorhees (Callum Vinson). But instead of focusing on Jason, the series shifts to his mother, Pamela Voorhees, played to bloody perfection by Linda Cardellini. During this […] More
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Sunday Scaries: ‘Clayface’ is Finally Here and…It’s Fine?
The Sunday Scaries are upon us once again! Yes, as the weekend concludes, most of us feel an oncoming sense of anticipatory dread about the week ahead. Anxiety about work manifests itself into a feeling that’s known as the Sunday Scaries. However, we at Awards Radar are here to combat that, by taking back the […] More
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Awards Season Went Down to Georgia: Previewing the 2026 SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Today, I’m headed down to Savannah to continue festival season. While once upon a time, the devil famously went down to Georgia, now I am too. The occasion? The beginning of the 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival. This point in festival season is where the regional fests kick into high gear, and while there’s not […] More
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Movie Villains Who Use Poker to Intimidate Their Opponents
In Rounders, Teddy KGB eats Oreo cookies at the table, splashes his chips into the pot, and taunts the man across from him in a Russian accent thick enough that a Rolling Stone critic gave up trying to transcribe it. The man across from him is Mike McDermott, who lost his entire $30,000 bankroll to […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #313: Joey and Kate Turn Their Attention to the Best Actor / Best Supporting Actor Races
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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Experiencing the New York Premiere of the ‘Star Trek’ Documentary ‘The Sixty Year Mission’
Just over sixty years ago, Star Trek premiered and changed television and the world forever. Now in theaters, Mark A. Altman‘s documentary The Sixty-Year Mission: How Star Trek Changed Television and the World, executive produced by the legendary William Shatner, boldly explores the untold early history of the iconic franchise. Some years ago, the LA […] More
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Why ‘You Can See Everything’ is a Legitimate Best Picture Contender
Last weekend, audiences finally got to see what pundits like yours truly have been raving about since the Telluride Film Festival. Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim‘s You Can See Everything opened in theaters, taking in a phenomenal $15.6 million in only 855 theaters. This weekend, the film goes wide and may well challenge Clayface for […] More
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Interview: ‘The Only Living Pickpocket in New York’ Filmmaker Noah Segan Chats About Making His Wonderful Movie
Noah Segan has truly outdone himself with The Only Living Pickpocket in New York. The actor, probably best known as Kid Blue in Rian Johnson‘s Looper, turned writer and director, has one of the films of 2026 in this wonderful character study. The movie, centered on a towering turn from John Turturro, has been impressing […] More















