Awards Radar: The Podcast

For episode 225, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski prepping for the 3rd season of TV Topics podcast. This episode comes after the Oscar nominations, so we're looking at who and what the nominees turned out to be. We also give a first glance at potential winners, tied into my predictions piece which you can find here . In addition to the Oscar tal...

For episode 224, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, we're talking final Oscar predictions. You can see where I've landed in full here and here , though Myles and I get into it in the episode. We also talk about The Brutalist (reviewed here by yours truly) now that Myles has seen it, as well as Flow...

For episode 223, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. We begin fairly somberly, talking about the Los Angeles wildfires and how the season is taking a more than justified beat. We get into awards season, obviously, but at the top, we're serious. Precursor-wise, we look at DGA and SAG, as well as their potential Oscar corr...

For episode 222, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This week, the Golden Globes are on our minds. The results (found here ), the potential impact on Oscar, and what the new Globes voters seem to gravitate towards. We also discuss recent films Myles has caught up on, like A Complete Unknown (reviewed by yours truly here ),...

For episode 221, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, we're closing the book on 2024 and welcoming in 2025! To that end, we talk about the 5th Annual Awards Radar Awards (found here , here , and here ). There's also questions, as well as our Golden Globe predictions with the show on Sunday. My predictions ar...

For episode 220, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. It's our holiday spectacular, recorded just a few days before Christmas and dropping today on the day after. We have some holiday themed questions, including one given to me that we kick off the podcast with, tying even into awards season. Then, Myles has finally caught up...

For episode 219, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, we're talking about the Oscar shortlists that came out (you can see them here in order to follow along). Which films showed up the most? Were there movies that had a particularly bad showing? Find out! Throw in more listener questions, holiday movie recom...

For episode 218, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This week, we’re once again largely talking about the precursor season, with the next wave of awards having hit. The Golden Globe nominations are the main focus, but we hit them all, while examining how it all impacts the Oscar race. I'm able to give my take on Babygirl as...

For episode 217, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, we're largely talking about the first wave of precursor awards. As always, I'm mostly cautioning you to take them with a grain of salt, but between the Gothams, Spirit Awards, and more, there's things to discuss. Myles also caught up with Juror #2 (my rev...

For episode 216, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This is technically our Thanksgiving episode, but we kick off by discussing Glicked again (my piece on the matter is  here ), since Myles saw  Gladiator II (reviewed  here ) and  Wicked (reviewed  here ). I also caught A Complete Unknown , so there are thoughts to be had t...

For episode 215, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, we kick off by discussing the potential for Glicked (my piece on the matter is here ), before turning to Gladiator II a bit (reviewed here ) and Wicked a bunch (reviewed here ). Those are what I've seen but Myles hasn't, while he's caught up on Emilia Pér...

For episode 214, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. This time around, I'm telling Myles about Nosferatu , sure, but we're also doing an Oscar predictions deep dive. Yes, Myles has done his first set of predictions, so we go down the main Academy Award categories to compare notes. Throw in your questions and it's an actually...

For episode 213, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes as usual. We recorded this one on Election Night, which was...a choice. Obviously, we know how it turned out, but at the time, we were right in the midst of dealing with that potential outcome. So, just keep that in mind. As for the film related content, we take your questions, as a...

For episode 212, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes reanimating bodies in the name of science. It's the 2024 Halloween Spooktacular! So, we're finishing up Myles' 31 Days of Halloween viewings, alongside some cult classics I've taken in, alongside actual classics like Dawn of the Dead . Myles also has caught up on Conclave (my rave r...

For episode 211, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes. This week, we're prepping for Halloween with more 31 Days of Horror entries, as well as more discussion of Smile 2 (reviewed here ). I also tell Myles about both Gladiator II and Venom: The Last Dance (reviewed here ), before we get into a game surrounding casting a new Patrick Bat...

For episode 209, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes. This one features me catching Myles up on my time at the New York Film Festival, as well as some chatter about Joker: Folie à Deux  (reviewed  here ) tanking. In addition to NYFF titles like Queer (reviewed here ), The Room Next Door (reviewed here ), and The Shrouds (reviewed here...

For episode 207, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with producer Steve Prusakowski behind the scenes. This time around, we're talking more about The Wild Robot (reviewed here ) after Myles saw and fell in love with it. I tell Myles about Joker: Folie à Deux (reviewed here ) and Nickel Boys (reviewed here ), neither of which I cared for. On the other hand, I did enjoy V/H/S/Beyond (...

For episode 207, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski under the weather. This time around, Myles and I are getting into the nitty gritty of The Substance (reviewed here ). There's a spoiler warning towards the end, so keep that in mind. I also talk about some great documentaries I've recently seen, namely Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story (re...

For episode 206, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski away on assignment in Los Angeles. This week, we're looking at The Life of Chuck winning the People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. We discuss TIFF's history with that prize and Oscar, as well as where that movie could go next. There's also discussions...

For episode 205, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski continuing to handle the behind the scenes work during Emmy season. This week, it's an accounting of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival! Yes, it's TIFF talk time. I go over the films I saw at the fest, mention more about the movies I saw previously at the Telluride Film Festiv...

For episode 204, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski continuing to handle the behind the scenes work during Emmy season. This week, it’s a Telluride Film Festival wrap up and a Toronto International Film Festival preview! Yes, Myles and I chat about both festivals, especially in terms of how it impacts the Oscar race. Telluride-wise, my best of t...

For episode 201, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski continuing to handle the behind the scenes work during Emmy season. This week, it's a Telluride Film Festival preview! Yes, Myles and I chat about it, especially while reading your questions, but then Clarence Moye of The Contending joins me to share our prior experiences, discuss potential...

For episode 201, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski continuing to handle the behind the scenes work during Emmy season. What are we up to? Well, there's more talk of Alien: Romulus  (reviewed  here ) now that Myles has seen it, while we discuss the entire Alien franchise (which I ranked here ). Then, there's two upcoming films that I&#39...

For episode 201, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, with fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski continuing to handle the behind the scenes work during Emmy season. This time around, we're both discussing Cuckoo (reviewed here ), while I prep Myles for Alien: Romulus (reviewed here ). We also talk a bit about my recent Sunday Scaries piece here on indie horror sequels. In addition, we...