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The Top 25 Best Documentary Feature Winners So Far (Updated)
Here comes another one folks! 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 times, they’ll be relegated to the Honorable […] More
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Interview: Phil Rosenthal Talks Food, Travel, and ‘Somebody Feed Phil’
It seems like being Phil Rosenthal is a pretty cool thing. A comedy writer, Rosenthal first really came to widespread notoriety as the creator, writer, and executive producer of the insanely popular sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. In recent years, he’s developed an on-screen personality, one seen brilliantly on the Netflix documentary series Somebody Feed Phil. […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Horror Movies That Played at the Cannes Film Festival (Revisited)
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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The Success of ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is a Great Thing for Cinema on the Whole
I know, I know. I’m a little late putting my thoughts on (virtual) paper in regard to Everything Everywhere All At Once. In fact, I’m probably the last person chiming in here. At least nine times out of ten, I’m among the first for any given film, so forgive me, but also…it happens. Just enjoy […] More
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Will the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Have Any Impact on the Oscar Landscape?
This week, the 2022 Cannes Film Festival launched, in all of its in person glory. Starting up the fest was Michel Hazanavicius‘ horror effort Final Cut, itself a remake of One Cut of the Dead. It kicked off a Cannes that was more than a year in the making. Obviously, two years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic […] More
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Film Review: ‘Men’ is an Alex Garland Slow Burn on the Horror of Gaslighting, with Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear at Their Very Best
Without question, Men is a lot to take in. Just know that going in. Finding the horror in emotional manipulation, gaslighting, and toxic masculinity is tricky ground to traverse, but this latest A24 elevated horror film largely succeeds. It asks a lot of you, both in terms of its formal presentation as well as its […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #87: Joey Gets Myles and Steve Excited for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Before Debating Multiverses
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: James Gunn Chats About ‘Peacemaker’ and Getting to Share His Stories on an Epic Scale
James Gunn is doing something very few storytellers get to do. He gets to make projects that are deeply weird and personal to him, with the issues he’s pondering at the time. That in and of itself isn’t that unique, since that’s the core tenant of art. What’s special and unique, that separates him from […] More
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Interview: ‘Pleasure’ Filmmaker Ninja Thyberg Breaks Down Her Bold New Film
Nothing else exists quite like Pleasure. Hearing about it is one thing, but you truly have to see it in order to understand what filmmaker Ninja Thyberg is going for. What she’s attempting, as well as what she accomplishes, is nothing short of stunning. It’s a work that exists in its own special category. Last […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of May 16th – Another Delicious Slice of ‘Licorice Pizza’
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, the latest Paul Thomas Anderson flick in Licorice Pizza leads the charge, easily lapping the rest of the field. What else is hitting shelves this week, including a new Criterion Collection release and some indie options? Read on to find out… Joey’s Top Pick Licorice Pizza What an […] More
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The Top 25 Best Production Design Winners So Far (Updated)
Well, we’re back at it today! 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 times, they’ll be relegated to the […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Another Friday the 13th has Passed without Jason on Our Screens
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