August 2024 — Features, Musings & More

Will Bjarnar –

• Chasing the Gold: Could ‘Kneecap’ or ‘The Devil’s Bath’ Shake Up the International Feature Film Race? – 8/12/24
• The Franchise-ification of Pixar, From ‘Inside Out 2’ to ‘Toy Story 5’ – 8/16/24

Jared Mobarak –

• Posterized August 2024: Trap, Red Island, Alien: Romulus & More – 8/2/24

Joe Reid –

• The Traitors Finally Broke the Emmys’ Reality Rut – 8/3/24
• How Did the Emmys Get Writing for a Variety Special So Right? – 8/10/24
• Seriously, How Did The Morning Show Score All Those Emmy Nominations? – 8/17/24
• The Case Against RDJ – 8/24/24
• So … What Will the 2025 Emmys Look Like? – 8/31/24

Jeff Simon –

• Thanks to Simone Biles, Caitlin Clark and others, 2024 is the year of the female athlete – 8/9/24

Jordan M. Smith –

• New Participant Care Resources by Peace is Loud, RIP Manfred Kirchheimer – 8/5/24
• Streamers Favor Celebs & Crime Over Political Docs, TIFF Docs Announced, Gotham Project Market Slate Revealed – 8/12/24
• Increasing Cinema Accessibility, NYFF Spotlight Announced, New Orleans Film Fest Titles Unveiled – 8/19/24
• Independent Lens Fall Slate Announced, How the PRESS Act Will Protect Doc Filmmakers – 8/26/24