Awards Radar: The Podcast

For episode 249, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on what’s now Phase Two Emmys coverage and the new season of  TV Topics , which are in abundance on the site currently. This time around, we have two major things on our minds. One, I tell Myles about The Fantastic Four: First Steps (which I reviewed here ). The other is, wi...

For episode 248, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on what's now Phase Two Emmys coverage and the new season of  TV Topics , which are in abundance on the site currently. This episode, we kick off with some Ari Aster and Eddington -related chatter (my review is here ). Then, we're getting into a more spoiler-filled d...

For episode 247, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on Emmys coverage and the new season of  TV Topics , both of which are in abundance on the site currently. This time around, we're going old school and dedicating a significant portion of the episode to a single topic. Yes, we're talking Superman , since my embargo h...

For episode 246, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on Emmys coverage and the new season of  TV Topics , both of which are in abundance on the site currently. This episode has us doubling back to talk about the news of Denis Villeneuve being hired to direct the next James Bond movie, Myles giving his thoughts on M3GAN 2.0 , a...

For episode 245, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on Emmys coverage and the new season of  TV Topics , both of which are in abundance on the site currently. This time around, we're talking breaking news (one story, as we actually forgot to hit on the other big news of the day), while also discussing some new/upcoming fi...

For episode 244, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on Emmys coverage and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for more of those very soon. This episode has the two of us looking at a bunch of your questions, which in turn feeds into discussions of several new/new-ish releases. We both give our reactions to Materialists (...

For episode 243, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes working on Emmys coverage and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for more of those very soon. This time around, I'm prepping Myles for Elio , he's giving me his take on The Phoenician Scheme (reviewed by yours truly here ), and we're both discussing the films of We...

For episode 242, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for more of those very soon. This episode features more of your questions, which leads us into a few different discussions. We talk about the Saw news, where Blumhouse is taking over shepherding that franchise, as well...

For episode 241, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for that soon. This is a Cannes results episode, as the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is now in the books. We look at all of the prizes from the fest, from the Palme d'Or on down, while speculating on which movies coul...

For episode 240, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for that soon. This is a Cannes centric episode, as the 2025 Cannes Film Festival is currently going on. We look at the contenders this year for the Palme d'Or, including Wes Anderson 's The Phoenician Scheme ,...

For episode 239, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of  TV Topics , so look out for that soon. This time around, the focus is on Tom Cruise and Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning , which I saw earlier on in the week. My review can be found here , so definitely check that out. We talk a bunc...

For episode 238, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics , so look out for that soon. This week, Myles has seen  Thunderbolts* , which is one of our main topics. My review of the film is  here , so be sure to check that out as well. We also get into the Golden Globes adding a Podcast categ...

For episode 237, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This particular episode is Marvel centric, as Myles and I do a bracket game deciding the best of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. My updated ranking of the MCU drops tomorrow, now that Thunderbolts* i...

For episode 236, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This time around, we have two main components to the episode. We get into the new Oscar rules from the Academy, as well as debate a pair of new releases. One is Sinners  (my rave review is  here ), now tha...

For episode 234, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This episode has us catching up on all of your questions from last week, as well as this week, which allows us to get into a number of topics. One of the major ones is the news of a new Oscar category in B...

For episode 234, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This time around, we’re catching up on new releases, including  Drop  (reviewed  here ),  Sacramento  (reviewed  here ), and  Warfare  (reviewed  here ), plus discussing  Freaky  some more (my review is  h...

For episode 233, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This episode is our long awaited video game movie ranking, which we do in a March Madness style bracket! Which film emerges victorious? You may be able to guess, though the Final Four is actually pretty wi...

For this week's episode, it's a mini one, as both Myles and I are a bit busy. So, instead of leaving you without a podcast, I'm instead presenting my interviews this past season with newly minted Academy Award winners. You'll hear me talk to Sean Baker and Mikey Madison from Anora , Adrien Brody from The Brutalist , and Peter Straughan from Conclave . They just won Oscars, but befo...

For episode 232, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This time around, we're looking at what could play at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, as well as what else might be worth looking forward to this year. We're going off of my annual 100 movies to look forwar...

For episode 231, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that soon. This episode, which drops on my birthday, actually, so there's that. Happy Birthday to me! As for the content of the episode, we look back on my Year in Advance predictions from last year. You can see my e...

For episode 230, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that. This time around, it's our annual Oscar post-mortem. Yes, the Academy Awards are in the books, so we're talking about it, including the job Conan O'Brien did as host. I'm obviously delighted wit...

For episode 229, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that. This week, it's time for final Oscar predictions! You can see my finalized picks here , with a full article coming tomorrow. However, Myles and I go over all of the categories in depth, with his final decis...

For episode 228, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that. This week, we recap the BAFTA and WGA awards, while previewing the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Namely, we're looking at how SAG could swing the Best Actress race between Mikey Madison and Demi Moore , as we...

For episode 227, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that. This is a big episode, as we're tackling a whole host of topics. Kicking off, we talk Critics Choice, Directors Guild, and Producers Guild wins for Anora , establishing the film as the one to beat the Oscar...

For episode 226, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes preparing for Emmys and a new season of TV Topics, so look out for that. This week, Emilia Pérez and the whole Karla Sofía Gascón controversy are discussed, mostly in terms of how it impacts awards season. I wrote about that whole situation here , but we get into it more. Plus, I te...