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Awards Radar Podcast #130: Joey Tells Myles and Steve About His Time at Pixar Previewing ‘Elemental’ As Well As Answering Listener Questions, Talking Keanu Reeves, and More!
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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Pixar Previewed ‘Elemental’ and They Might Have Made the Next Great Romantic Comedy
Yesterday, the trailer dropped for Pixar’s latest animated offering, Elemental. If you didn’t see it then, definitely check it out here now. However, for the past two days prior, I was on a somewhat secret trio to Pixar Headquarters, to get a more in-depth look at the film. As a bonus, we were also shown […] More
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Film Review: ‘Smoking Causes Coughing’ is a Bizarrely Comedic Superhero Misadventure
Sometimes, a project has the benefit of good timing when it comes to its release. Right as the film discourse on certain parts of the internet is beginning to wonder is the superhero movie is on its last legs (though it’s not, we can just be clear about that), Smoking Causes Coughing is entering the […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of March 27th – ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ Comes to 4K
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, the latest season of Rick and Morty hits shelves, alongside a handful of early 2023 cinematic releases, including All Quiet on the Western Front in 4K. What gets top honors from me today? Read on to find out… Joey’s Top Pick All Quiet on the Western Front […] More
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Film Review: ‘Tetris’ is the Offbeat Origin Story You Never Knew You Wanted
When you think of Tetris the video game, you hardly think of Cold War intrigue. Now, Tetris the film, on the other hand, has a healthy dose of that. Odd, right? Well, considering the time period where Tetris swept the world, it makes more sense. Now, the movie itself wants to be a fun romp […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Between ‘The Last of Us’ and Now ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ Gaining Critical Acclaim, Game Adaptations Are Having a Moment
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 Radar Community: What Is Your Favorite Action Franchise?
A well-done action movie is just so satisfying. This weekend, a high quality one is hitting theaters in John Wick: Chapter 4. The success of this film further establishes Keanu Reeves as a master of the genre, alongside someone like Tom Cruise. Along those lines, I got to thinking about action franchises. There’s an endless […] More
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in Editor, Interviews
Interview: Zach Braff Returns to Talk About ‘A Good Person’ and Themes Running Throughout His Filmmaking
When Zach Braff steps behind a camera, good things always happen. As I wrote when I spoke to him last time around (here), he’s more than just an actor. I said: “Zach Braff is not just a talented actor, memorably turning in many seasons of strong work on Scrubs (he’s also incredible in the independent film The High Cost […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #129: Looking Back on Early Oscar Predictions, the ‘Creed’ / ‘Rocky’ Movies, and More with Joey, Myles, and Steve
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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Film Review: ‘A Good Person’ Sees Zach Braff’s Filmmaking Take On a Heartbreaking and Moving New Dimension
Zach Braff as a filmmaker has proven to be a storyteller I deeply respond to. Garden State and Wish I Was Here are brilliantly effective quirky dramedies, establishing his specific voice. I even really enjoyed his remake of Going in Style, which he only directed, as opposed to writing and directing his other features. Now, […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Which Oscar Nominated Film That Went Home Empty-Handed Do You Like Best?
If you happen to check the home page of Awards Radar, earlier in the week I updated the poll we feature on the right side. It hadn’t been updated since Oscar nominations, since it was a fairly evergreen poll. Now, however, it’s been replaced with a brand new one. It’s Academy Award related, of course, […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of March 20th – Party On with the Excesses of ‘Babylon’
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, the wild excess of Babylon easily makes its claim as top pick. Joining that film among the new releases this week are M3GAN, as well as a juicy new Criterion selection. Read on for more… Joey’s Top Pick Babylon Damien Chazelle went all out with Babylon, that’s for […] More