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in InterviewsInterview: Michael & Jahna Perricone Want to Bring Mindfulness to the Grammys
Some of the most fascinating categories at the Grammys never even make it to the television broadcast, but take some time to comb through the entirety of what The Recording Academy votes on each year, and you are sure to make a musical discovery or two. Even better, allow your latest discovery to be the […] More
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Interview: ‘9-1-1’ Stars Oliver Stark and Jennifer Love Hewitt Reflect on the Unbreakable Bond of the Buckley Siblings
With 9-1-1 about to premiere its tenth season, it was the perfect time for Oliver Stark and Jennifer Love Hewitt to do their first-ever joint interview and look back on how far Buck and Maddie’s relationship has evolved throughout the beloved series. “When we were shooting last year, the recovery from the drug dependence, there […] More
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Ranking the Films Directed by Ben Affleck
When Ben Affleck steps behind a camera, I get excited. His filmmaking debut, Gone Baby Gone, was incredibly impressive, and with The Town and Argo, he only upped his game. That era established him as an A-list director, in addition to an actor. Aside from Live by Night, that era led to a downturn in […] More
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Interview: Russell T Davies Steps Out of the TARDIS and Into the Scary Shadows of Suburbia in ‘Tip Toe’
Russell T Davies is best known for taking audiences on adventures across time and space in the TARDIS. With Tip Toe, he takes viewers somewhere far more complex and often scarier, ordinary suburbia. The five-part series, now on Starz follows two Manchester neighbors (Alan Cumming & David Morrissey), a gay bar owner and a conservative […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #311: Joey and Adam Run Down the Big Debut for ‘Artificial’ and Talk New Releases Like ‘The Social Reckoning’
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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Five Actors Who Had to Wait to Win Their Oscar
Winning an Academy Award is one of the biggest achievements in Hollywood, but even some of the most celebrated actors have had to wait years before finally hearing their name called on Oscar night. For some, the wait lasted decades and included several nominations along the way. Others had already won an Oscar in another […] More
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Has Ontario’s iGaming Boom Reached Canadian Film and Television?
Ontario’s regulated iGaming business reached a new point in July 2026. Players placed C$9.88 billion in cash wagers during the month, the highest total since the open market began in April 2022. Yet the more interesting cultural story may be happening away from the balance sheet. Gambling has become part of what viewers see around […] More
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Awards Radar Community: What is the Most Heartbreaking Example of a Once-Good Show Going Bad?
On Bluesky (aka the “woke” X.com) yesterday, writer Nev Fountain posed a question that went relatively viral: This generated a number of interesting answers: What Mr. Fountain is asking about is a more extreme version of what used to be called “Jumping the Shark,” named after an infamous episode of the once-beloved sitcom Happy Days […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of October 5th – Revisit ‘Godzilla Minus One’ in 4K
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have a couple of big blockbusters getting 4K SteelBook editions in Disclosure Day and Godzilla Minus One. Given that I just highlighted the former in the column back in August and have been on the record about loving Steven Spielberg‘s latest, the latter is today’s top […] More
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Seven Latino Romantic Comedies Perfect for Late Nights
There is a specific kind of Friday night that calls for a specific kind of movie. Even though you have options, what you actually want is something warm, something that remembers how to flirt. Latin rom-coms, bless them, were engineered for this moment. They are messy and musical and loud. Here are seven worth queueing […] More
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