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NYFF Film Review: ‘Paper Tiger’ is a James Gray Masterpiece With Phenomenal Turns from Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson, and Miles Teller
The best James Gray films are obsessed with the weight of family, the broken promise of the American Dream, and the criminal element that can be lurking just beneath the surface of society. With Paper Tiger, he’s combined them into a brilliant movie that is as good as anything he’s ever done (it’s this and […] More
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Robert Pattinson Gets an Updated Performance Ranking to Account for ‘Primetime’ Releasing
As I’ve now said on more than 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 […] More
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NYFF Film Review: Kate and Rooney Mara Are an Hypnotic Novelty in the Otherwise Too Thinly Drawn ‘Bucking Fastard’
There is a novelty at the center of Bucking Fastard that nearly makes it worth the price of admission all on its own. The novelty? Watching Kate Mara and Rooney Mara not just share the screen for the first time together, but essentially act as one. It’s remarkable to watch them in action, and during […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #309: Joey and Robert Discuss ‘Digger’ and ‘Resident Evil’ Alongside More Festival Chatter
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: Zoey Deutch Chats About Working with Richard Linklater and ‘Nouvelle Vague’ Joining the Criterion Collection
Zoey Deutch is back! I adore her, admire her work, and have a blast whenever we talk. One of the first films of hers that clued me in to her talents was Everybody Wants Some!!, from Richard Linklater. So, when she reunited with Linklater for Nouvelle Vague, I was pumped. Now, with the movie getting […] More
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Film Review: ‘Primetime’ Features an Electric Robert Pattinson Channeling the Grotesqueries of Chris Hansen and ‘To Catch a Predator’
Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator holds, at the very least, an infamous spot within pop culture. The debate still rages on about whether the show was a public service, dangerous exploitation, or something in between. Both Hansen and the show have a complicated history, so a film about them makes all the sense […] More
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An Updated Ranking of the Best Brad Pitt Performances So Far
As I’ve previously said, Brad Pitt is an old fashioned movie star. That goes without saying, considering his fame, but it also explains why he’s such an A-lister. He just has “IT” and when that’s the case, you become a movie star. It doesn’t hurt that he’s also grown into a very talented actor, but […] More
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Interview: Talking ‘The Scout’ with Filmmaker Paula González-Nasser and Star Mimi Davila
Whenever an independent film is made about the industry itself, I’m always fascinated to see what the folks involved can do with limited resources. Audiences don’t always respond to movies about movies, for example, but often it feels like half measures. That’s certainly not the case with The Scout, an indie that made its debut […] More
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Film Review: ‘Heart of the Beast’ is a Simple Yet Effective Tribute to the Bond Between Man and Dog
I remain an easy mark for dog movies, even though, on the day I saw Heart of the Beast, it would have been my late dog’s fourteenth birthday. So, I went into this film in a fragile place, which wasn’t exactly fair to the flick, Luckily, however, I quickly settled in for what became a […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of September 21st – ‘Toy Story 5’ Continues the Animated Franchise’s Amazing Run
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, the fifth Toy Story film comes home, continuing Pixar’s undefeated run with that particular franchise. Today also features Evil Dead Burn hitting shelves, alongside Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, I Love Boosters, and Scary Movie. Plus, there’s also a pair of high profile Criterion Collection […] More
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How Often Does a TIFF People’s Choice Award Translate to Oscar Success?
Yesterday, the Toronto International Film Festival came to an end. As always, one of the highlights of the end of the festival is the awarding of the TIFF People’s Choice Award prize. This year, the winner was La bola negra, with I Play Rocky and Being Heumann the first and second runners up, respectively. The […] More
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Sunday Scaries: ‘Resident Evil’ is Both a Great Zach Cregger Movie and a Great Survival Horror Adaptation
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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