GALECA The Society For LGBTQ Entertainment Journalists recently announced their nominees for their Dorian TV Awards, and it should come as no surprise, Heated Rivalry did very well. Of course, so did Hacks, which has been a favorite of GALECA for its entire five seasons. Here’s my thoughts on the best and worst of the Dorian Award nominees.The Worst: Missing Categories I’m going out on a limb to say it’s weird to have a Limited Series category, but the actors are shoved into comedy and drama. For anyone who follows TV at all, this choice disproportionately affects the Drama races. … Continue reading The Best And Worst Nominees At The 2026 Dorian TV Awards

As we get closer to the 100th Oscars in just a few years, there is an already massive list of films. I have not seen every Best Picture winner, so a few simply just aren’t here because I didn’t watch them. others are perfectly fine films, but I would have picked something else. And a few, well, it’s OK to not like everything, even a Best Picture winner. While a list of the most iconic winners might be different, these are the ten films that strike my fancy the most. #10- Kramer Vs Kramer (1979) Director: Robert Benton Cast: Dustin … Continue reading My Top 10 Favorite Best Picture Winners of All Time

A lot of what I do is to try and deepen the accessibility for the blind and visually impaired audiences, who like to enjoy film and television. I review films and discuss how the audio description did or did not work, or for projects without audio description, how easy or hard they were to watch, and what a viewer like me would be missing. I’m fortunate enough to have been accepted into a few critics organizations, and if lucky, I’ll be the first blind film critic on Rotten Tomatoes, bringing representation on the biggest scale there is. Discussing film critically, … Continue reading Introducing The Blind Film Critics Society, And Our Winners From The 2024 Film Season

I see a lot of other critics updating lists of what they are watching all the time. Since I started doing weekly rankings of my TV watchlist, i figured it was only fair to keep tabs on my film viewings as well. I have currently seen 92 films released in the year 2025, and I have not seen Sinners. So the list below may seem shocking if you think Sinners is the answer to every question. So, as of today, with 92 films under my belt, here’s where my rankings stand. Best Picture: The Parenting- I mentioned I loved this … Continue reading Going In Blind: The year So Far (May Edition)

Your time is precious, but you know that you want to catch up on movies. But, you also want to be informed as awards season progresses, and we get Golden Globes, Screen Actors Guild, and eventually the Oscars, among other awards ceremonies. Taking some of the long-shot contenders out of the race, here are ten films you can watch over Thanksgiving, somewhere, that have audio description, and are all but guaranteed to get a nomination somewhere. #1- Dune Part II Where You Can Stream It: MAX, VOD Services Dune Part II may have opened too early in the year to … Continue reading Want To Catch Up On Oscar Bait Over Thanksgiving? The Most Sure Things Inside

In September, I revealed my current top rankings for Best Picture. Now, it is time to take a hard look at who is in and… well… if I don’t mention them, I guess they are out. At least, they aren’t in my rankings. 2) Angelina Jolie (Maria) I actually think once Jolie gets the nomination, she’ll overtake Madison.While Pablo Lorraine hasn’t gotten his last two ladies Oscars, he has gotten them both to nominations. With Netflix behind this, the only thing hurting Jolie is that she might be this films only nomination, and Netflix has a top priority in Amelia … Continue reading Early Oscar Predictions- October 2024- Best Actress

With most of the relevant festivals behind us, and most of the movies having been seen, it was pretty easy to start figuring out this list. So, here’s my current rankings of what is in play, and why, plus why I have them ranked where they are. 2) Emilia Perez (Netflix) the big Netflix title this year. They don’t really have another winner. Netflix has yet to win a Best Picture trophy, but for a Mexican musical tht is also the International Oscar submission for France, and has a really good shot at getting first time Oscar nominations for Zoe … Continue reading Early Oscar predictions: September 2024- Best Picture Rankings

Last year was a great year for first timers. Cillian Murphy, Coleman Domingo, Jeffrey Wright, Lily Gladstone, Sandra Hueller, Sterling K Brown, Danielle Brooks, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Emily blunt, and America Ferrera all became Oscar nominees. this year, we take a look at the 10 actors most likely to get their first acting nomination this year. 1) Best Actor: Daniel Craig (Queer) Craig, hot off his tenure as James Bond, and following some excellent stage work, has teamed up with Luca Guadanino on his second film of 2024. With a more Oscar friendly release pattern than Challengers, it is likely … Continue reading 10 Actors Most Likely To Get Their First Oscar Nomination This Year