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NYFF: The Best Movies and Performances at the 62nd New York Film Festival
It’s over. Folks, we can put a bow on the New York Film Festival for 2024. Moreover, that’s pretty much it for festivals this year for me, allowing me to really settle in with my own bed (though, yes, I sleep at home during NYFF). Listen, I’ve been very tired! Each year, NYFF puts on […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #208: Joey and Myles Talk About ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ Before Kicking Off 31 Days of Halloween
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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NYFF Review: ‘Nickel Boys’ Features a Bold Narrative Style That Ultimately Does Not Work
I will never begrudge a filmmaker taking a bold new approach to their material. Doing something different is often a way to break cinematic ground and establish yourself as an auteur to watch. Now, there’s also the possibility that the boldness will backfire and the movie will suffer as a result. Unfortunately, there’s a prime […] More
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What Are the Oscar Prospects for the Movies That Played the 51st Telluride Film Festival?
It’s somewhat of an unspoken thing that the Telluride Film Festival launches Oscar season. The presence of Academy members, the small amount of press, most of whom are prognosticators like yours truly, and the type of movie that plays in mountains all contribute to that. So, in light of that, I figured I’d fully put […] More
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Official Trailer Drops for ‘Nickel Boys’
Today, Amazon MGM released the official trailer for Nickel Boys from RaMell Ross, who directs and co-writes with Joslyn Barnes. Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor star in the drama which just debuted at the Telluride Film Festival. This is the synopsis for the movie: “Elwood Curtis’s college […] More
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‘Nickel Boys’ to Open the 62nd New York Film Festival
The New York Film Festival has made one of their big announcements, revealing this morning their Opening Night selection. This year, it will be the RaMell Ross film Nickel Boys that kicks off NYFF. An adaptation of the Colson Whitehead novel, Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios will release the film theaters on October 25th after expanding throughout […] More
