‘The Color Purple’ Review: Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks and Taraji P. Henson are Electric but the Film Can’t Break Free from the Stage
Adapting a stage musical for the screen has tripped up a fair share of filmmakers in the past. Hew too closely to the stage version,... Read More
Daniel Bayer
Daniel Bayer has been in love with movies all his life, in love with the theater since he could sit still, and in love with tap dance since seeing Singin' in the Rain at nine years old. A nationally-ranked dancer in his teens, his theater credits are many and varied, both behind and on the stage. He now spends his days as a non-profit database manager and the rest of his time seeing, writing about, and talking about movies and theater. He is a proud member of GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. You can find him on the AwardsWatch and Next Best Picture podcasts, and on Twitter @dancindanonfilm.
Interview: Ayo Edebiri on Her Whirlwind Year of ‘The Bear, ‘ ‘Bottoms,’ ‘Theater Camp’ and ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ and That Possible Paul Mescal Rom-Com
Ayo Edebiri has had one hell of a year. The actress, Emmy nominated for her work on FX’s The Bear, saw three films hit theaters... Read More
Interview: Cinematographer Robbie Ryan on Using Ektachrome to Shoot ‘Poor Things’ and the Happy Accident That Made for a Perfect Shot
Robbie Ryan has been working as a cinematographer for around three decades, but that doesn’t mean he knows everything. When talking about his work on... Read More
‘Dear Jassi’ Review: Tarsem Frames Real Life Honor Killing as Stirring Spin on ‘Romeo & Juliet’ in His Best Film to Date | Toronto
The career of Tarsem Sing Dhandwar encompasses only five films since the year 2000, when his debut feature The Cell blew the minds of audiences.... Read More
‘Poolman’ Review: Chris Pine Skims the L.A. Underbelly in Homage to Classic Noir | Toronto
Chris Pine loves noir films. Mostly Chinatown, but really just noir films in general. This much is clear from his directorial debut Poolman, in which... Read More
‘One Life’ Review: James Hawes’ Holocaust Savior Story is Heroism Simply Told and That’s the Point | Toronto
There is no shortage of stories to be told about the Holocaust. Every person who was alive in Europe at that time has a story... Read More
‘Dicks: The Musical’ Review: A Naughty Bawdy Gaudy Sporty Musical Comedy Out That Alphas the Alphas | Toronto
It can be simultaneously exhilarating and exhausting to watch a film that is so thoroughly on its own wavelength that you have to either get... Read More
2023 Tony Awards Predictions: Who Will Win and Who Could Win on Theater’s Biggest Night
AwardsWatch’s theater correspondent Dan Bayer looks at the field and thinks Leopoldstadt, Topdog/Underdog, Kimberly Akimbo and non-binary performers will end up as top winners The... Read More
Interview: Tied up and tied down with ‘Sanctuary’ director Zachary Wigon
Creativity fascinates Zachary Wigon. “I love reading books about creativity and how it functions. It’s so interesting and so mysterious.” In the eight years since... Read More
2023 Tony Awards nomination predictions: The Plays – Leading actresses given short shrift this season
With seventeen new plays and six revivals eligible for Tony consideration this season, there’s a lot to wade through this year. And yet, in a... Read More
14th Guild of Music Supervisors (GMS) Awards: ‘Barbie,’ ‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ Lead Wins 
38th American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Awards: ‘Oppenheimer’ Wins Feature Film Prize 
71st Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) Golden Reel Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Maestro,’ ‘Society of the Snow’ Top Film Wins 
74th American Cinema Editors (ACE) Eddie Awards: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Holdovers’ Take Top Film Honors
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