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Film Review: ‘Supergirl’ Has a Very Different Tone Than Her Cousin (With Entertaining Yet Inconsistent Results)
Last year, I fell hard for James Gunn‘s take on Superman (that rave review is here). That film had a sense of hope that truly was not just needed, but essential to our current times. Supergirl is not Superman, and that’s okay. As the character says in the movie, her heroic cousin sees the good […] More
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Film Review: ‘Lucky Strike’ is a Propulsive World War II Survival Tale
If there’s one villain who audiences will always love to see get their comeuppance on the big screen, it’s the Nazis. As such, a World War II film has the ability to be both fun and serious, as the weight of the war can be honored, all while showing a despicable enemy getting dispatched. Rod […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances So Far From Penélope Cruz
When you see Penélope Cruz in a film, you know you’re in for a vibrant and positively stirring performance. As I wrote here when I interviewed her a few years back, she often gets to do some of the best acting of a given year when she’s paired up with her favorite filmmaker, Pedro Almodóvar. […] More
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Film Review: ‘The Invite’ Features Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton, Seth Rogen, and Olivia Wilde Thriving in a Smart and Even Profound Sex Comedy
Too often, a sex comedy is treated as low art. Comedy on the whole can be a genre that suffers as such, but when things get a bit raunchy, you rarely see the work have even the slightest air of prestige. The fact that The Invite is being treated as such is just one of […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of June 22nd – ‘Hairspray’ Comes to Criterion
Welcome back to my Home Movies! Today, we have a pair of John Waters films joining the Criterion Collection, led by Hairspray. They’re not the only Criterion titles this week, either. Plus, there’s our usual assortment of 4K re-releases as well. What else is hitting shelves, you say? Well, read on to find out… Joey’s […] More
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An Updated Ranking of the Pixar Efforts So Far As ‘Toy Story 5’ is Taking a Victory Lap
Folks, without a doubt in my mind, Pixar is a name that means something in the world of animated cinema. It’s a stamp of quality unlike anything else the medium has seen. Throughout its history, there have been multiple runs where Pixar was clearly on a level far different than any other animation house. So, […] More
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The Top 25 Best Makeup & Hairstyling Winners So Far (Updated for 2026)
My friends, we’re carrying on with this series, especially as we’re now deep into the below the line categories. As this is 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 […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Could a Father’s Day Fright Flick Work? (Revisited for 2026)
Folks, let me start this piece by wishing a very Happy Father’s Day to all those who celebrate it. In particular, well wishes go out to Awards Radar’s own Steve Prusakowski, who balances out parental responsibilities with helping make the site actually function. Plus, you know, my own father, I guess? (Kidding, my dad is […] More
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Film Review: ‘Toy Story 5’ is a Stunningly Successful Sequel and a Beautiful Ode to the Power of Play
Pixar, I’m sorry that I ever doubted you. I’ve been on record that the original three Toy Story films are perfect and one of the great trilogies. So, especially when Toy Story 3 ended so brilliantly, why tempt fate? Then, Toy Story 4 came and defied the odds, being a more than worthy sequel (Lightyear […] More
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James Bond is Wonderfully Depicted in the Video Game ‘007 First Light’ and Could Show Amazon MGM the Way Forward
If you’re a listener of the Awards Radar Podcast, you’re probably aware of how much I was looking forward to 007 First Light. A James Bond video game from IO Interactive, the makers of the Hitman franchise? Yes please. Well, in a world full of disappointment, this was the rare occasion where something actually lived […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #295: Joey Presents Myles with ‘The Invite’ and Preps Him for ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’
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: Josh Gad Chats About the Insanity of Playing Himself in ‘Wonder Man’ and Embracing Audience Skepticism About a New ‘Spaceballs’
Josh Gad is having quite the moment, both in terms of his career and also just in terms of his sanity. When we sat down on Zoom last week to chat, he was in the midst of returning to Broadway for the Magical Mormon Mystery Week going on for The Book of Mormon. So, being […] More
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