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519: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 5! Review Paweł Pawlikowski's 'Fatherland' (Guest Sophia Ciminello – AwardsWatch) May 17, 2026

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Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 5: Review Paweł Pawlikowski 's 'Fatherland' (Guest Sophia Ciminello – AwardsWatch)

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517: Cannes Film Festival Dispatch 3. Review "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" (Guest Ryan McQuade) May 15, 2026

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Review! We are excited about Jane Schoenbrun's ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ starring Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson. Guest Ryan McQuade AwardsWatch.com

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516: Cannes Film Festival 2026. Dispatch 2 (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch) May 13, 2026

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Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch joins Christina live from the Cannes Film Festival 2026 to discuss this year’s jury, predictions, and some of the fests biggest stories.

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515: Cannes Film Festival 2026! Dispatch 1, a quick hello from Christina! May 12, 2026

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What to expect from Pop Culture Confidential at the Cannes Film Festival 2026. Join us!

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515: TV Talk! Hacks, Beef, Half Man, The Pitt, Emmy predictions & more (Guest: Eoin Daly) May 07, 2026

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Emmy season is heating up, and Christina is joined by Eoin Daly (of @onofusnet) to break down and discuss the most buzzworthy TV! From the sharp humor of Hacks, to the brilliance of Beef season 2, Half Man, The Pitt, Survivor, and everything in between. With nominations just around the corner (July 8th!) make sure to tune in for hot takes, insights, and predictions!

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Special Episode! AwardsWatch Podcast: New Oscar Rules and Preview of the 79th Cannes Film Festival with Special Guest Christina Birro May 06, 2026

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Special cross-over episode! On episode 344 of The AwardsWatch Podcast, Executive Editor Ryan McQuade is joined by Editor-In-Chief Erik Anderson, AwardsWatch Associate Editor Sophia Ciminello, and Pop Culture Confidential’s Christina Birro to preview the 2026 Cannes Film Festival and also discuss the newest changes within the Academy for the upcoming Oscars and beyond.

You can listen to The AwardsWatch Podcast wherever you stream podcasts, from iTunes, iHeartRadio, Soundcloud, Stitcher, Spotify, Audible, Amazon Music and more.

This podcast runs 1h05m. We will be back next week with a live episode from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival talking about the highlights of the first weeks of films. Till then, let’s get into it.

Music: “Modern Fashion” from AShamaleuvmusic (intro), “B-3” from BoxCat Games Nameless: The Hackers RPG Soundtrack (outro).

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514: Our First Ever Summer Movie Draft! (Guests Jay Ledbetter & Ryan McQuade) Apr 27, 2026

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Welcome to the first-ever Pop Culture Confidential Summer 2026 Movie Draft! Christina is joined by Jay Ledbetter and Ryan McQuade (hosts of The Director Watch Podcast) to draft the films of the summer season. From Nolan and Spielberg to Toy Story 5, the chilling Backrooms, and so much more, who will draft the ultimate summer lineup? Tune in to find out!

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513: A Conversation About Lena Dunham's New Memoir 'Famesick' (Guest: Sophia Ciminello) Apr 20, 2026

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Lena Dunham’s 'Famesick' is here! On this episode, Christina is joined by Sophia Ciminello (AwardsWatch, Oscar Wilde podcast) to unpack the much-anticipated memoir and explore Dunham’s cultural impact.

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512: Cannes Film Festival 2026 Preview (Guest: Ryan McQuade, AwardsWatch) Apr 14, 2026

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Sachs, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Pawlikowski, Kore-eda, Hamaguchi, Mungiu and many more! Ryan McQuade of AwardsWatch.com joins Christina to preview the Cannes Film Festival 2026, featuring an incredible lineup of films and filmmakers.

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511: A Conversation With Writer/Director Mary Bronstein ('If I Had Legs I'd Kick You') Apr 06, 2026

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The brilliant writer/director Mary Bronstein joins Christina to discuss her film If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. The film is a raw and revelatory exploration of motherhood, anchored by an incredible, Oscar-nominated performance by Rose Byrne.

Christina and Mary Bronstein dive into where Mary was in her life when she began writing the film, how she and Rose Byrne developed the character of Linda, the ongoing taboos surrounding motherhood and so much more.

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