December 24, 2025

The Awards Tape: Best Sound, Original Score & Original Song Predictions 2025-26

After multiple drafts of way-too-early above the line predictions through the summer, and a “state of the awards race” pulse check episode di...

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December 22, 2025

EP 169: Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Avatar: Fire and Ash is directed by James Cameron, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. Distributed by 20th Ce...

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December 19, 2025

TRT After Dark: Netflix Wins the Warner Bros. Auction

We discuss the recent acquisition of Warner Bros. by Netflix after an open auction saw bids from the likes of Warner Bros., Paramount, and Co...

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December 17, 2025

The Awards Tape: State of the Awards Race & Precursor Recaps 2025-26 ft. Cole Curtiss-Fuentes

We take a brief pause on our category-by-category prediction series to assess the current state of the race as a checkpoint after a major fir...

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December 17, 2025

NEWS 050: 98th Oscars Shortlists Announced in 12 Award Categories (2025-26)

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) announced shortlists in 12 categories for the 98th Academy Awards: Animated Short Fil...

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December 16, 2025

Bonus Review: Jay Kelly (2025)

Jay Kelly is directed by Noah Baumbach and written by Baumbach and Emily Mortimer. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes George Cloon...

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December 15, 2025

EP 168: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)

Wake Up Dead Man is written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is a standalone sequel to Glass Onion (2022) and the third installment overall i...

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December 10, 2025

The Awards Tape: Best Cinematography, Film Editing & Visual Effects Predictions 2025-26

After multiple drafts of above the line predictions we are now officially in the phase of rolling out our specialized prediction episodes tha...

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December 8, 2025

EP 167: Zootopia 2 (2025)

Zootopia 2, the sequel to Zootopia (2016), is directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard and written by Bush. Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, S...

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