Awards Radar: The Podcast

For episode #126, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, as well as a special guest in none other than Myles' wife, Kelly Kates Hughes! This week, we're putting a bow on 28 Days of Love,, so who better than Kelly to help recap the series. She and I even plan how to torture Myles next year! Then, we get into the PGA and SAG fallout, leading into the final predictions episode next we...

For episode 125, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes, as well as a returning Steve Prusakowski. This week, we're talking about the BAFTA and DGA results, along with what that means for PGA and SAG. Alongside that, there's reader questions, a quick new game, and more raves for The Last of Us (I also tease my love for Cocaine Bear , my review of which will be up later today). Plus, we t...

For episode 124, I’m joined once again by my co-host Myles Hughes. Steve Prusakowski had something come up, but he'll likely be back next week. This time around, we're floating through several topics, including the various Super Bowl trailers, what James Gunn has planned for the DCU, how the reviews for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania have shaken out (including mine here ), and rave some more ab...

For episode 123, I’m joined once again by my co-host, Myles Hughes (fellow co-host Steve Prusakowski is under the weather, perhaps stricken with a case of Quantumania). This week, we're checking on on Myles' 28 Days of Love project, chatting about the newest episode of The Last of Us , discussing the work of M. Night Shyamalan (including Knock at the Cabin , reviewed here ), and taking lots of you...

For episode 122, I’m joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This one focuses on The Last of Us , and particularly the third episode, as well as my recap of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, which ends up with us spending the most time talking about Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (reviewed here ). There's also questions, as well as a brief discussion of the whole Andrea...

For episode 121, I’m joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. Of course, we're discussing the Oscar nominations (found here ), including how our predictions squared up, what some of the snubs/surprises were, and what comes next. Throw in more chatter about the newest episode of The Last of Us , as well as complaining about how bad the Razzies are, there's plenty to che...

For episode 120, I’m joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This episode focuses on the end of Oscar voting and what the Academy Award nominations might look like. There's also questions, Myles finally understanding why I warned him about Skinamarink (reviewed here ), as well as the return of an Armond White segment. Obviously, I also address the loss of my moth...

For episode 119, I’m joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This time around, it's an epic sized one, as Myles and Steve reveal their top ten lists, we go over my personal awards for 2022 ( here , here , and here ), and run down the precursor nominations (SAG and DGA) and Golden Globes results from the past week. Plus, Myles and I debate the merits of M3GAN (my...

For episode 118, I’m joined once again by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. We spend a long time talking about both last year and this year's lists of films to look forward to (2022 here and 2023 here ), though movies like Avatar: The Way of Water (reviewed here ), Babylon (reviewed here ), Empire of Light (reviewed here ), and The Whale (reviewed here ) get discussed as well. Plus,...

For episode 117, I’m joined by some special returning guests, namely Mark Johnson and Ryan McQuade. The three of us run down our top ten lists (you can see mine here ), as well as look a bit at the Best Picture and Best Supporting Actress races. Throw in some A Man Called Otto chatter (my review is here ) and there's plenty that Mark, Ryan, and I were discussing... As always my friends and faithfu...

or this episode, the holiday season is upon us and, like the rest of you, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski are busy with family (and I'm a bit under the weather). So, we're presenting another interview episode! The last one went over well, so this time we're focusing on Oscar contenders, led by Brendan Fraser for The Whale . There's plenty of others, too, so enjoy, but also, have a very happy ho...

For episode 116, I’m once again joined by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This time around, we’re discussing the recent wave of precursor announcements. We mainly focus on the Golden Globes, but we also mentioned Critics Choice and National Board of Review. Then, we talk about some new releases, including Avatar: The Way of Water (review here ), A Man Called Otto , and The Pale Bl...

For episode 115, I’m once again joined by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This time around, we're discussing a whole host of topics. What might they include? Well, there's upcoming releases like Avatar: The Way of Water and Babylon (look for my reviews soon), as well as Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (reviewed here ). We also double back on Causeway (reviewed here ), Hustle (revie...

For episode 114, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, with Steve Prusakowski taking the week off. This time around, we're largely talking about the big movie I've recently seen ( Emancipation , my review of which will be up by the time this goes live), as well as the ones Myles has caught up on. So, look for his takes/my re-takes on She Said (my review is here ), Bardo (my review is...

For this episode, with Thanksgiving having been on everyone's mind/taking up a lot of time, I wanted to make the week a bit easier on cohosts Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski (well, less so for Steve since he's still editing this together). So, instead of a new episode, we have some of our favorite recent interviews this year. Of course, I've included my Kevin Smith one for Clerks III , but that...

For episode 113, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, as well as Steve Prusakowski. This week, we're continuing to celebrate Noirvember with a new Oscar recalibration. Plus, we talk about Steve seeing Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (my review is here ), while Myles chimes in with takes on Black Panther: Wakanda Forever ( my review ), Decision to Leave , and The Menu ( my review )....

For episode 112, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, as well as Steve Prusakowski. This week, we’re talking more about  Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (my review is here ), as well as the announcement of Jimmy Kimmel as Oscar host once again. In addition to the Black Panther chatter and a discussion of Oscar hosts, we have listener questions and much more, including Myles' take...

For episode 111, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, as well as Steve Prusakowski. This week, we're wrapping up our Halloween coverage before traveling to Wakanda to talk about the Black Panther sequel. Yes, Steve and I have seen Black Panther: Wakanda Forever , and while the review embargo is still a few days out, we're able to share our thoughts. Look for my review next week (plus...

For episode 110, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, as well as Steve Prusakowski. Today, it's our Halloween Spooktacular for 2022! We talk about seminal horror memories in various platforms, rank the Halloween franchise, and generally talk fright flicks. Plus, non horror films discussed include TÁR (reviewed here out of Telluride), which has a somewhat divisive nature among Myles a...

For episode 109, I’m once again joined by my co-host, Myles Hughes, with Steve Prusakowski on assignment this week. The episode has plenty of horror topics, including both Terrifier and Terrifier 2 , which feature the newly iconic horror villain Art the Clown, as well as the most recent V/H/S outings in V/H/S 94 and V/HS/ 99 . The questions are horror based in part as well, though awards season ge...

For episode 108, I’m once again joined by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This time around, we’re continuing our patented horror themed October spooky podcasts (spookcasts, perhaps?) by talking  Hellraiser  again (reviewed  here ), as well as revisiting The Night House (which I reviewed last year here ). In terms of new releases, I've also seen Halloween Ends (the r...

For episode 107, I’m once again joined by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This week, we're beginning our horror themed October podcasts by talking Hellraiser (reviewed here ) and revisiting Trick r Treat . We're also doing another draft you all can vote on, with this one centered on a Saw reboot. You can see our selections below. Also on the agenda is Emancipation entering the Osc...

For episode 106, I’m joined by my co-hosts, Myles Hughes and Steve Prusakowski. This week, we talk about several new releases, including Avatar 's remaster, as well as Don't Worry Darling (reviewed here ), plus the impending release of The Banshees of Inisherin (reviewed here ). Then, we go into the recent Category placement news, centered on Michelle Williams competing in Best Actress for The Fab...

For episode 105, I’m joined by Myles Hughes, as well as the returning Steve Prusakowski. This week, we're talking about David O. Russell 's Amsterdam , which Steve and I attended the premiere of. Then, we discuss RRR getting snubbed by India, as well as some more chatter about The Woman King (my review is here ). Then, we wrap with some listener questions, as well as my reaction to Don't Worry Dar...

For episode 104, I’m joined by Myles Hughes, as well as the returning Steve Prusakowski. Today, we're talking TIFF, as I've returned from the Toronto International Film Festival, with word on movies like The Fabelmans , The Whale , and more. Plus, we talk about Barbarian (my review is here ), Blonde , and take some listener questions. It's a good time, to be sure... As always my friends and faithf...