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With the 98th Academy Awards officially behind us, we are geared up for another banner year in film. Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,“ Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three,“ and Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day“ will dominate most anticipated lists, and for good reason. It’s...

For this week’s second podcast review, Lauren LaMagna, Josh Parham, Dan Bayer, and Larry Fried join me to discuss “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood....

Quite literally days after “One Battle After Another” brought an end to the 2025 Oscar season, the 2026 Oscar season began in short order with the release of “Project Hail Mary.” Yet as hyperbolic as it may sound to argue...

What I love about predicting the Emmy Awards is that there are no industry precursors in which the entire crop of shows eligible for a given cycle competes together. You are ultimately going solely off buzz, viewership, and critical reception...

THE STORY – An ex-A-list celebrity attempts to rekindle the flame of her once-prominent acting career with nothing but a camera crew and some determination. THE CAST – Lisa Kudrow, Laura Silverman, Damian Young, Dan Bucatinsky, Tim Bagley, Ella Stiller,...

THE STORY – A struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime finds himself thrust into a full-blown existential crisis and conspiracy at the same time. THE CAST – Riz Ahmed, Guz Khan, Aasiya Shah, Sheeba...

Not even a week after the 2025 Academy Awards season drew to a close, we already have a strong 2026 Oscar contender blasting into theaters. It’s no surprise there is plenty of hype for “Project Hail Mary,” considering the star...

“Late Shift” is a drama film written and directed by Petra Volpe, inspired by the book “Unser Beruf ist nicht das Problem: Es sind die Umstände” by Madeline Calvelage. Starring Leonie Benesch, the film centers on a young nurse, Floria,...

For Episode 484, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Amy Kim, and Will Mavity as we say goodbye to the 2025 film awards season and look ahead to what’s to come in 2026. Part of that is recapping the best...

For Episode 484, I am joined by Katie Johnson, Dan Bayer, Lauren LaMagna, Amy Kim, and Will Mavity as we say goodbye to the 2025 film awards season and look ahead to what’s to come in 2026. Part of that is recapping the best...