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in Op-edCould Online Casino Games be Netflix’s Next Move?
It’s only been a couple of years since Netflix announced it would be entering the competitive arena of the gaming industry. Though many initially scoffed at the idea, Netflix has already launched a few of its own cloud games and mobile games. They haven’t made much of a stir in the gaming community yet, but […] More
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Overviewing Iconic Psychic Characters: How Hollywood Displays Psychics
Supernatural phenomena have been a source of fascination for decades. That’s why psychic movies and the related mystique attract a vast audience and retain engagement. The manifestation of mysterious mentors, tormented souls, or even evil entities by psychic characters corresponds to various popular cultural conceptions of otherworldly abilities. Depending on the emotions and thoughts they […] More
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What Would An “Alternate” Lineup for the Academy Award Nominations Have Looked Like This Year?
Here we go again! Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to a fun little exercise that I like to do each year. A day or two (less than twenty four hours, in this case) after the Academy Award nominees are announced, I like to look at what the alternate version of the nominations would be. Imagine, […] More
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Two Years Gone But Not Forgotten: Thoughts on the Anniversary of Having Lost My Mom
Much like last year, apologies to those of you who are looking for wall to wall Oscar coverage today, but this is a day that I’m using, in part, to mark a very sad anniversary. A piece on the close of voting will be up later today and my final Academy Award nomination predictions will […] More
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100 Films to Look Forward To in 2025
Welcome to 2025 everyone! With the calendar fully turned over from 2024, we’re about to get an entire slate of new movies to dig into. This coming weekend, the first major releases of the year will be hitting. Beyond that? Well, there’s literally everything. Four years ago, I posed this list for 2021 on January 1st […] More
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Happy New Year From Your Friends At Awards Radar!
Faithful readers of Awards Radar, let me wish you all a very Happy New Year! Not only that, but welcome to 2025 as well! My fingers are crossed all of you had fun and kept things safe last night, whether you were at home or out and about celebrating. However you wrapped up 2024, here’s […] More
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Wishing Everyone a Very Happy Thanksgiving From All Of Us At Awards Radar!
My friends, from all of us at Awards Radar, we want to once again wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. As many of you know, not only has it historically been one of my favorite holidays (food, football, and usually a film make for a very happy Joey), it’s one that I have new appreciation […] More
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‘Gladiator II’ and ‘Wicked’ Are Not Going to Be the Next ‘Barbenheimer’
Last year, Barbie and Oppenheimer combined to set the box office and Hollywood in general ablaze with Barbenheimer. What initially seemed like a silly idea, opening two big films on the same day, instead ginned up the business, leading to Academy Award attention for both, including the Oscar for Best Picture in the case of […] More
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It’s Great to Be a Fan of Someone or Something…Just Don’t Be a Toxic Fan
It happens every year or two. A film comes out that features a cast member that a large group on the internet is a big fan of. Listen, that’s cool. I love when people love someone or something. The thing is, what inevitably happens is whenever someone reacts to the movie, one that the fans […] More
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Drop a Bomb, and It Falls on the Just and the Unjust
Over the last few days, I haven’t been able to stop thinking about Oppenheimer, the ambitious, epic-scaled, apocalyptic historical drama that ended up being one half of an astonishing cultural phenomenon at the movies last year. Maybe it’s because we’re a film awards site and that was the latest recipient of the highest award from […] More
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Ranking the Best Performances From Ralph Fiennes So Far
Ralph Fiennes is one of our best actors, that much goes without saying. A project that lands Fiennes is always better for it. This week, audiences in general release are seeing what festival crowds the past month or two have seen, as Conclave is opening up. It features one of his best turns to date, […] More
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Awards Radar Endorses Kamala Harris for President
Four years ago, Awards Radar publicly endorsed Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. for President of the United States of America. To be fair, the article was not just a positive endorsement of Biden, but I and the staff were beseeching the American people to remove Donald John Trump from office. With Trump seeking to return to […] More
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