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Joey’s Home Movies For the Week of January 20th – ‘The Substance’ Hits 4K and Blu-ray Right As It Might Crack the Oscar Lineup
Welcome back to my Home Movies! This week, we have a surprisingly strong Oscar contender in The Substance hitting shelves. Today also includes some interesting 4K re-releases, as well as a more modern Criterion Collection release. Read on for more… Joey’s Top Pick The Substance The Substance is such a wild film, it’s surprising that […] More
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in Op-ed
Sunday Scaries: There’s Been a… Slight Misuse… of the Satire
The more it sits with me, the more I like The Substance, Coralie Fargeat’s brazen, in-your-face, gruesome satire of… well, a lot of things. Some of which works and some which doesn’t, but the messy reflection of the writer/director’s own sense of aggrievement at the result of unfair patriarchal standards – including how those standards […] More
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Sunday Scaries: Which Horror Films Could Hear Their Names Called on Oscar Nomination Morning?
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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Sunday Scaries: ‘The Substance’ Will Challenge Oscar Voters But Could Prove to Be a Breakthrough for Horror at the Academy Awards (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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Sunday Scaries: It’s Great to See FYC Ads for Horror Films
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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in Golden Globes, News
‘The Substance’ to Be Submitted as Best Musical/Comedy at the Golden Globes
The Coralie Fargeat-directed body horror film The Substance is being officially submitted as a Comedy/Musical at the Golden Globes. More
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Awards Radar Podcast #207: Joey and Myles Partake in ‘The Substance’ Before Talking Documentaries
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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Sunday Scaries: ‘The Substance’ Will Challenge Oscar Voters But Could Prove to Be a Breakthrough for Horror at the Academy Awards
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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in Editor, Festivals, Interviews
Interview: Sitting Down Back at TIFF to Discuss ‘The Substance’ with Coralie Fargeat
Coralie Fargeat treated The Substance as if it was the last film she’d ever make. When you see it, you’ll understand. Ever since I saw the movie back in August, I’ve been eager to find out how more folks would feel about it. For me, it’s phenomenally well done, while also being about as out […] More
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Awards Radar Podcast #206: Joey and Myles Discuss the TIFF People’s Choice Winner Before Drafting Their Fantasy Movie League
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: ‘The Substance’ Has Career Best Work From Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley in a Body Horror Epic Like You’ve Never Seen Before
It has become a cliche to say that a horror film is extreme or unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Too often, the degree to which something is gory or out there is exaggerated, resulting in some level of audience disappointment. Well, I’m here to tell you that The Substance warrants those kinds of brash comments. […] More
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People’s Choice Award at TIFF Goes to ‘The Life of Chuck’
The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival has come to a close, with their annual awards ceremony having just wrapped. The coveted People’s Choice Award was crowned as well, with the winner not being one that many expected. Taking the top prize, in a surprise, was Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck. Runners up for the […] More
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