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in Op-edIt’s Time to Get Real About Why ‘Supergirl’ Bombed
So Supergirl performed abysmally at the box office last weekend, and it’s unlikely that it’ll recover or grow box office “legs” heading into this weekend. It’s on track to lose at least $100 million for DC Studios, and we’re just on our second film in this rebooted cinematic universe trying to compete with the Marvel […] More
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The Best Films and Performances of the First Half of 2026
Folks, I’d like to welcome you all to July and the second half of the year! Time flies, doesn’t it? Somehow, we’re halfway through 2026 already. The past few days have been pretty tough for me, as many of you know that I lost my longtime canine companion last week. Those of you who have […] More
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Ranking the Films of Rod Lurie
There are few filmmakers who I find more underrated than Rod Lurie. Now, do I happen to love that he went from being a film critic to a filmmaker? Sure. However, even before I knew about that, I knew his work, and his movies are consistently entertaining, well made, and thought provoking. We’ve spoken here […] More
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in Interviews
Interview: Sophia Ali Breaks Down the Ending of ‘Above the Line’
In the film Above the Line, Sophia Ali stars as Emma, aka Princess, as the movie follows six Hollywood hopefuls on a Christmas Eve heist to get revenge on a producer by stealing his undeserved Best Picture awards. The truth of who organized this “opportunity of a lifetime” eventually becomes clear, slowly peeling back the […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of June 29th – ‘They Will Kill You’ Deserves a Second Life and ‘It Was Just an Accident’ Comes to Criterion
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have the super fun and super violent They Will Kill You hoping to hook audiences in a way it couldn’t quite do during its theatrical run. Today also features the new incarnation of Kiss of the Spider Woman coming out, as well as a pair of […] More
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in Op-ed
How Do War Film Decorations and Medals Get Made?
Watch the medals on a soldier’s chest in the opening minutes of Saving Private Ryan, or a dress-uniform scene in Band of Brothers, and you are looking at something a prop department argued over for weeks. War films live or die on small truths, and few details draw sharper scrutiny than the ribbons and decorations […] More
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The Top 25 Best Cinematography Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
It’s here, one of the more beloved below the line categories there is! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for a while now, 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 […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances To Date From Edward Norton
Edward Norton was, once upon a time, seen as a demanding actor who put forth incredible performances but could be hard to work with. These days, you really only hear about how he’s an incredible actor, suggesting a modulation that’s, frankly, led to a second golden age in his career. His talents were never in […] More
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in Op-ed
Sunday Scaries: Defending ‘Obsession’
I had originally planned to publish this opinion piece earlier, but when your film becomes an unexpected cultural phenomenon that rakes in literally over one hundred times its budget at the box office, home media rollouts get pushed back a bit to ride that theatrical gravy train for as long as possible. Now that we’re […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #296: Joey Pays Tribute to His Fallen Four-Legged Friend Before Discussing ‘Supergirl’ and ‘Toy Story 5’ with Myles
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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