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Film Review: Patton Oswalt’s Tremendous Turn in ‘I Love My Dad’ Manages to Find the Heart in An Icky Premise
Good or bad, it’s terrific that a film like I Love My Dad exists in the first place. Bold, weird, and fully aware that a large swarth of people will hate it, there’s an odd joy in movies that are prepared to throw caution to the wind. Luckily, I found the flick to be amusing, […] More
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Film Review: ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ is Somewhat Exhausting but Undeniably Clever
The latest A24 horror film, Bodies Bodies Bodies, is not your traditional elevated horror effort, if there is such a thing. Now, it does some things like other movies of its ilk, but in many ways, you haven’t quite seen anything like this before. That being said, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword in […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #98: Joey and Myles Fume Over ‘Batgirl’ and Rave About ‘Vengeance’
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: ‘Prey’ is a Lean and Mean New Predator Encounter
The Predator franchise has only really had one outing that fans can fully get behind, and that’s the original. Everything else, whether it has been straight sequels, reboots, match-ups with another iconic movie monster, or what have you, has at best been met with a mixed reception. So, making the latest film a prequel is […] More
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Interview: ‘Not Okay’ Filmmaker Quinn Shephard on Her Second Directorial Outing
It’s almost upsetting how quickly Quinn Shephard has become a skilled writer and director. I don’t mean that as a criticism either, she’s just putting everyone to shame with her talent. After all, she made her filmmaking debut at such a young age with Blame, most other artists are still in the process of learning, […] More
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Film Review: ‘Bullet Train’ is Super Funny, Super Violent, and a Total Hoot
There is a lot going on over the course of the two hours plus that makes up Bullet Train. There are philosophical musings, mistaken identities, savage fights, murders, and more than one accidental death. There’s also a ton of comedy, to the point where this is oddly funnier than it is thrilling, while still being […] More
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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of August 1st – ‘Cow’ and Starting Off the Month With a Look Back
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, the month of August starts off with, well…nothing new of note. It’s not a slate really worth mentioning today, so while there’s a top pick to be had in Cow, most of what I’m doing this time around is looking back. Read on for more, including how […] More
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The Top 25 Best Director Winners So Far (Updated)
Well friends, the end of this series draws closer and closer. Until then, we press on. 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 […] More
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Awards Radar is Going to Telluride and (Back to) Toronto!
You read that correctly, folks. We’re just about a month out from the start of the film festivals that always signal the end of the summer and the start of fall, which is when awards season begins to kick into gear. Known as the fall festival season, it’s when pundits like myself decamp for various […] More
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Awards Radar Community: Which July Release Was Your Favorite?
Can you believe July is basically over? The summer is raging, the baseball trade deadline is almost upon us, and August is nearly here. Time flies. The thing is, it also means a whole month of film titles has come across our eyes. So, that gave me an idea for this weekend’s Awards Radar Community […] More
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Awards Season / Oscar Predictions Update: Closing Out July With a Major Contender Pushing to 2023?
It’s hard to believe that July is almost over, right? Time flies when you’re having fun (am I having fun?), but it also means that coming in hot and heavy are the fall film festival announcements. In the past few days we found out what will be playing at the Toronto International Film Festival and […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #97: Joey and Myles Run Down Comic-Con News Before a Spoiler-Filled Discussion of the Deeper Meaning Within ‘Nope’
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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