ON THE RADAR
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in Red Carpet, TV
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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in Interviews
Interview: Celebrating Ten Years of the ‘Mobile Legends: Bang Bang’ Theme
The mobile gaming market accounts for the most lucrative sector of the global video game industry, and with that success has come an entire cultural history of iconic games, characters, and musical themes. Fans of the popular Mobile Legends: Bang Bang game, which boasts over 1.5 billion registered players across more than 190 countries, know […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: Writer Ajon Singh Describes the Process of Penning ‘Primetime’
There are a lot of ways that someone could have made a film about Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator. For writer Ajon Singh, he chose to pen a movie unlike anyone else would have even attempted. That director Lance Oppenheim, as well as producer and star Robert Pattinson, shared that vision, speaks to […] More
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in Interviews
Interview: Discussing ‘Primetime’ with Editor Daniel Garber
Awards Radar speaks to editor Daniel Garber about his ongoing collaboration with Lance Oppenheim on Primetime. More
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in Interviews
Interview: Composer Denise Santos Debuts Personal New Single ‘Full Circle’
Emmy-winning composer Denise Santos has lent her musical talents to everything from nature docs (Primates, Island of the Sea Wolves) to award-winning short films (Taga, KAYA), often pulling from her Filipino roots to develop a sound that also recalls elements of pop, rock, and orchestral music. Her latest single “Full Circle” marks the most personal […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of October 19th – The Complete Works of Stanley Kubrick Comes to Criterion Alongside ‘The Silence of the Lambs’
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, there’s a couple of great Criterion Collection releases to highlight. One is The Complete Kubrick, which collects everything that Stanley Kubrick ever made. The other is Jonathan Demme‘s Best Picture winner The Silence of the Lambs, getting a wonderful 4K treatment. Today also features I Want Your […] More
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in Op-ed
Why Do They Keep Promoting This Slop That No One Wants?
Last week, Variety ran a totally-newsworthy-and-not-shameless-advertising-for-AI-slop article about the upcoming film Merry the Christmas Witch, with the article going out of its way to note the most unique aspect of its production: [Producer Tom] Walsh tells Variety he loved the idea of a Christmas witch and was eager to adapt the title. But when he […] More
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in Op-ed
Short Drama Fans Are Finding Cheaper Ways to Subscribe to DramaBox as Streaming Costs Rise
Streaming bills keep climbing. Disney raised its standalone ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans by $2.50, to $21.49 a month each, according to a September 25, 2026, BlackAmericaWeb report citing CBS News. Short drama fans feel that pressure too, and a DramaBox membership is one more charge to weigh against it. Short Drama Apps Keep Growing […] More
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in Op-ed
From Casino Thrillers to Crypto Dramas: How Film and Television Portray Digital Money
Money rarely sits quietly in a movie or television series. It creates pressure, exposes relationships and turns ordinary decisions into suspense. A briefcase of cash, a disputed transfer or a missing account balance can carry as much dramatic weight as a chase scene. Yet the way money moves on screen has changed much more slowly […] More
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in Op-ed
Sunday Scaries: The Most Ambitious Horror Movie Ever Made Might Be In Pre-Production Right Now
This weekend saw the release of Whalefall, a survival thriller about a young man getting swallowed by a sperm whale who has a limited amount of time to escape before suffering a horrible death inside the gut of one of the largest animals on Earth, and if that sounds like nightmare fuel to you, hey […] More














