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For this week’s third podcast review, Dan Bayer, Megan Lachinski, and Will Mavity join me to review and discuss the latest film from Clint Bentley, “Train Dreams,” starring Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, Clifton Collins Jr., Kerry Condon, and William H. Macy. Based on the...

The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that Focus Features’ “Hamnet” is the recipient of the Vanguard Award. The Vanguard Award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an...

The winners for the craft categories for the 2025 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) have been announced. The rest of the winners will be announced on November 30th. Here are this year’s craft winners… Best CastingShaheen Baig – BridesShaheen Baig...

THE STORY – Now living in Southern France with newfound love, CW tries to leave her dark tendencies behind but old habits die hard when spoiled IG content creator Charlotte and a familiar face from her past threaten to destroy her...

“Cutting Through Rocks” is a documentary film directed by Mohammadreza Eyni and Sara Khaki in their feature debut. It follows the story of the first Iranian woman elected as a councilwoman in a rural, poor village. The film had its...

In 2026, the first Oscar for the newly appointed Best Casting category will be handed out to the winning casting director. The Best Casting category has existed at the BAFTAs since 2020, but it will be difficult to pin down...

In the 1930s, movie audiences were first introduced to Frankenstein’s Creature and the Wicked Witch of the West, and were terrified by them for decades afterward. But in 2025, audiences and Oscar voters are less likely to fear the Creature...

The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) today announced the winners in Film and all music for visual media categories. Here are this year’s winners… SONG – FEATURE FILM “Dream As One” from AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH. Written by Miley Cyrus,...

“Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk” is a documentary film directed by Sepideh Farsi, depicting life in Gaza during the ongoing Israeli military campaign, captured through Farsi’s video calls with a young Palestinian photojournalist living there named Fatima...

For this week’s second podcast review, Giovanni Lago, Alyssa Christian, and Tom O’Brien join me to review and discuss the latest film from James Vanderbilt, “Nuremberg,” starring Russell Crowe, Rami Malek, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Mark O’Brien, Colin Hanks, Wrenn Schmidt, Lydia Peckham, Richard...