ON THE RADAR
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Interview: Michael C. Hall and the ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Cast Talk a Killer Midlife Crisis
Tomorrow is the night! Dexter Morgan returns to our televisions on October 30 for Season 2 of Dexter: Resurrection on Paramount+. Not only does this mark the 12th season of the Dexterverse, but also 20 years since the original series premiered on Showtime. With the Dark Passenger notching a second decade of serial killer avenging […] More
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Interview: ‘Wildwood’ Stars Jacob Tremblay and Peyton Elizabeth Lee On Voicing Laika Characters
One of the hallmarks of Laika animation, beyond its impeccable stop motion visuals, is strong voice work. Their films are made with incredible care, obviously, and that extends to the voice performances contained within. With Wildwood, the movie has even more than usual, as young stars Peyton Elizabeth Lee and Jacob Tremblay led the way. […] More
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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: ‘Wildwood’ Director Travis Knight Discusses Just What Goes into Making a Film at Laika
Travis Knight is more than a filmmaker. He’s the current CEO of Laika, having served in all sorts of positions at the stop motion animation studio. Having worked on nearly all of his films, directing Kubo and the Two Strings, he’s made Laika a part of his life. For over a decade and a half, […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of October 26th – Guillermo del Toro Brings ‘Frankenstein’ to Life on Criterion
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, the most recent Guillermo del Toro film is joining the Criterion Collection as Frankenstein gets this special treatment (my review of the movie from the Telluride Film Festival is here). This week also features some horror themed 4K re-releases, which is quite appropriate since we’re approaching Halloween, as […] More
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in Op-ed
Why the Poker Scene in ‘Casino Royale’ Still Influences Modern Casino Entertainment
Twenty years after Casino Royale introduced Daniel Craig as James Bond, its poker tournament remains one of the most memorable gambling sequences in modern cinema. Not because every card is realistic. Quite the opposite. The final hand is improbably dramatic, the stakes are enormous, and nearly everyone at the table seems capable of reading an […] 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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in Op-ed
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















