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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of July 20th – Revisit Some Modern Classics as ‘I’ll Remind You of Everything: The Films of Mike Mills’ Comes to Criterion
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a wonderful box set coming to the Criterion Collection in I’ll Remind You of Everything: The Films of Mike Mills. As someone who is a fan of Mike Mills‘ work, seeing 20th Century Women, Beginners, and C’mon C’mon (which I reviewed here and spoke to Mills […] More
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The Top 25 Best Production Design Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
Well, we’re back at it here during the beginning parts of July! Continuing a tradition I’ve been keen on for years, 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 will appear. Other […] More
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in Op-ed
Game Shows Go Live
There is a reason game shows remain so easy to recognise. The lights come up, the host takes control, the contestant watches the board or wheel, and the audience understands the pressure before every rule has been explained. That familiar language has travelled far beyond daytime television. Streaming competition series, celebrity formats, interactive broadcasts and […] More
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in Op-ed
How People Started Betting on Everything
Wagering on whether a thunderstorm hits London tomorrow or who wins a presidential race used to be a barroom novelty. Today, it is a multi-billion-dollar global market where everyday news cycles get priced in real time. The boundaries separating sportsbooks, financial exchanges, and breaking news headlines have mostly dissolved, turning casual observers into active market […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Christopher Nolan Got to Show Some Horror Chops With Certain Sequences in ‘The Odyssey’
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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A Fresh Ranking of the Best Performances From Robert Pattinson as ‘The Odyssey’ Sets Sail
As I’ve now said on a few occasions, Robert Pattinson is a perfect case study in what a young actor should do after making it big in a franchise. Sure, he came to fame in the Twilight series, which admittedly wasn’t much of a strain on his talents, but once that ended, he almost exclusively sought out unique auteurs. […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances From Matt Damon So Far
Matt Damon has had one hell of an interesting career so far. After winning the Academy Award in the Best Original Screenplay category with Ben Affleck for Good Will Hunting, he’s gone on to be one of the more reliable leading men in Hollywood. He’s worked with never every A-list filmmaker, led both franchises and […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #299: Joey Raves to Myles About ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Tony’ as a Big Announcement on Episode 300 Looms
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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An Updated Ranking of the Films of Christopher Nolan
It goes without saying, but Christopher Nolan is a unique breed of filmmaker. Auteur driven blockbuster filmmaking is few and far between, so he’s a rare bird. Like many writer/directors, he began with independent roots, before growing to studio cinema. Of course, Nolan also revolutionized comic book and superhero films, paving the way for him to […] More
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in Op-ed
Inside Martin Scorsese’s Visual World: How Locations Become Cult Movies
Martin Scorsese has long treated locations as more than attractive backdrops. Streets, neighborhoods, historic buildings, and distant countries all influence the way his stories unfold, giving characters a setting that feels authentic and emotionally grounded. From New York’s unmistakable energy to carefully chosen international filming sites, his productions reflect years of research and attention to […] More
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