ON THE RADAR
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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 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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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
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The Myth of the Emmy Snub or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying About ‘Snubs’ and Celebrate Television
Disclaimer: Due to bandwidth issues, I was unable to write my yearly FYC piece, and sadly my reviews and other articles had to be put on hold. Instead, I delivered dozens of fascinating interviews that became my personal FYC. The thoughts below are mine, and I stand by them. Mainly, I love television. The Emmy […] More
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The Top 25 Best Original Score Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Yes friends, I’m still ranking the newest crop of Academy Award winners, with the column careening towards the end for 2026, as this is among our final below the line categories. As a reminder, for nearly all of the Oscar categories, you’ll see me list the top 25 recipients of that prize. Sometimes, our newest […] More
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Sunday Scaries: The ‘Evil Dead’ Franchise is Continuing to Prove to Be a Bloody Good Playground for Directors
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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in Op-ed
From Screen to Reel: Why Awards Season Cinema Keeps Returning to the Card Table
Green cloth. A ring of faces lit from below. Someone pushes a stack forward and does not blink. You have seen this shot in films separated by sixty years, by continents, by budgets differing a hundredfold, and you have never once needed it explained. The table is cinema’s most reliable machine, and every awards season […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: Zoey Deutch Returns with Ken Marino and David Wain to Dsicuss the Comedy ‘Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass’
No one does comedy quite like the team of Ken Marino and David Wain. Whether it’s Wet Hot American Summer or They Came Together, their films are one of a kind. Now, they’re back with their latest laugh riot, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, and as a bonus, they have one of my […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #298: Joey and Myles Go Over Their July 4th Holiday Movie Viewings
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 Editor, Emmys, FYC, Interviews, TV, TV Interviews
Interview: Judd Apatow Chats About His Emmy Nomination for ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’
Yesterday, Judd Apatow received two Emmy nominations for his work directing the documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! (Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program and Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special). Apatow has been nominated and won Emmys before, and he’s made several documentaries already over the years, but this one does feel special. […] More















