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Sunday Scaries: The Recent ‘Clayface’ Trailer is Very Promising Looking for Anyone Hoping This Will Be An Actual Horror Film
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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Ranking the Best Performances to Date from Ben Foster
One of my favorite people in Hollywood (or now outside of it, as he’s recently moved to Nashville from Los Angeles) is Ben Foster. Whenever I see him in a project, regardless of its size, I know I’m in for an interesting performance. This week saw him as a part of the cast of the […] More
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Year in Advance Oscar Predictions: ‘The Odyssey’ is Here and Every Bit the Likely Awards Juggernaut We Expected
Folks, we have a contender. Last week, Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey opened up, taking in boffo business on top of some phenomenally strong critical raves. In fact, it appears to, in many cases, have exceeded some incredibly high expectations. That enthusiasm will almost certainly extend from here in the summer all the way to Oscar […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #300: Joey and Myles Mark 300 Episodes by Talking ‘The Odyssey’ Alongside Christopher Nolan’s Filmography Before a Major Announcement About the Future of the Show
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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Interview: Filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn and Star Charles Melton Talk Inspirations for the Very Distinctive ‘Her Private Hell’
You know a Nicolas Winding Refn film when you see it. Whether that’s a positive or a negative is up to you, but over the course of his career, and especially from Bronson on, he’s felt like one of the more distinctive auteurs out there. Now, Drive is a modern masterpiece, and almost intentionally, Refn […] More
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Interview: ‘Motor City’ Stars Alan Ritchson and Shailene Woodley Discuss the Offbeat Nature of Their Action Flick
Whenever a filmmaker asks their cast to take a leap of faith, I’m intrigued. There’s no question that Potsy Ponciroli was making a big ask when he went out to the cast of Motor City. That talent like Ben Foster, Alan Ritchson, and Shailene Woodley got the concept, believed in the execution, and combined with […] More
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Film Review: ‘Her Private Hell’ is a Fascinating and Frustrating Work from Nicolas Winding Refn
Within moments of Her Private Hell beginning, you’ll know if the film is for you or not. After all, this is a Nicolas Winding Refn flick, with everything that comes within. Here, even more so than previously with his work, it’s all vibes, given that the plot is often hard to parse, if it’s even […] More
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Film Review: ‘Motor City’ is a Stylistically Unique Action Movie Throwback
Almost immediately, Motor City asks you to get on its wavelength. Now, it’s a fairly particular wavelength, but one that rewards you getting on board with. Opting to make an action movie with nearly no dialogue, told often in slow motion, all could add up to an intermidable experience. Instead, in the hands of filmmaker […] More
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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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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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