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Exclusive: Film Constellation has boarded sales on Oscar Hudson’s Straight Circle, a dark comedy on the absurdities of conflict, and revealed a first image as principal photography wraps in South Africa.

The work follows two soldiers from opposing nations who are stationed at a shared barrack on a desolate border. As they grapple with their identities, loyalties, and the absurdity of their situation, their isolation slowly gives way to an unfathomable nightmare that will blur the line between friend and foe.

Straight Circle is the feature debut of London-born filmmaker Hudson whose short film Joy in People premiered at BFI London Film Festival and won the Audience Award at Rotterdam IFFR.

He has also won praise for his work directing music videos for Radiohead, Bonobo and James Blake, and for brands including Nike and Apple, and has been awarded a Primetime Emmy, Best Young Director at Cannes Lions and...

After two postponements due to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards were at last held on Friday — and it was a big night for Shōgun.

FX’s acclaimed drama, which went into the evening with the most TV category nods, ultimately won in four of the five categories for which it was nominated, including trophies for Best Drama Series, Actor in a Drama (Hiroyuki Sanada), Supporting Actor in a Drama (Tadanobu Asano) and Supporting Actress in a Drama (Moeka Hoshi). Anna Sawai, however — nominated for Best Actress in a Drama Series — ultimately lost out to Kathy Bates,...

Utopia has secured worldwide rights to Pedro Kos’ psychological thriller In Our Blood and will commence talks with buyers at the EFM in Berlin next week.

Brittany O’Grady from The White Lotus and It’s What’s Inside stars as filmmaker Emily Wyland who reconnects with her estranged mother tocollaborate on a documentary.

When her mother mysteriously disappears, Emily and her cinematographer Danny embark on a search, uncovering haunting remnants of her past struggles with addiction. E.J. Bonilla, Alanna Ubach, Krisha Fairchild, Steven Klein, Bianca Comparato, and Leo Marks round out the cast.

Mallory Westfall, known for her work in the genre...

Kaitlyn Dever stars as infamous scammer Belle Gibson in “Apple Cider Vinegar” — a woman who built a business empire on a fake cancer diagnosis.

As Belle lies her way through several business launches, she weaves a complex web of deceit with cancer patients, associates, friends and even her on partner. Dever stars in “Apple Cider Vinegar” alongside Alycia Debnam-Carey, Ashley Zukerman, Aisha Dee, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Mark Coles Smith and Phoenix Raei.

Keep on reading for the full breakdown of all the characters in “Apple Cider Vinegar,” and where you’ve seen them before.

Kaitlyn Dever as Belle in “Apple Cider Vinegar” (Netflix)

Kaitlyn Dever as Belle Gibson

Kaitlyn Dever stars Belle Gibson, a troubled young woman who pretends to have brain cancer in hopes of gaining more attention in personal life, before the lie grows as she develops an app and book for healthy eating, using her trials and tribulations...

Apple Cider Vinegardoesn’t come with a warning label, but once the familiar sounds of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” start playing in the first episode, it’s clear this will be a poisonous tale. Then, as the limited series reaches its crescendo, another pop anthem closes out the final episode: Olivia Rodrigo’s “Vampire,” a chilling reminder of the bloodsucking predators who walk among us, selling promises of paradise.

The “bloodsucker” at the heart of Apple Cider Vinegar is the character Belle Gibson (Emmy nominee Kaitlyn Dever). But Belle doesn’t fear the sun like other vampires. Instead, in the drama’s closing montage, Belle basks in the sun, squatting next to a swimming pool, thriving compared to characters like Chanelle (Aisha Dee) and Lucy (Tilda Cobham-Hervey) who must attempt to rebuild their lives after falling for Belle’s lies about having cancer. Chanelle sacrificed time with her lifelong best friend...

Temple Hill Entertainment has announced that Brittany O’Grady of The White Lotus and It’s What’s Inside is on board to star in their high-concept horror film Monitor – and she’ll be stepping in front of the camera to bring her character to life very soon, because Monitor is scheduled to start filming on March 10th! Production will take place on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the film has the following synopsis: When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen.

This marks the feature debut for the filmmaking duo, who have been collaborating on short films for several years.

“The White Lotus” actress Brittany O’Grady has joined the cast of the high-concept horror film Monitor.

Writing-directing duo Ryan Polly and Matt Black make their feature debut based on their short film of the same name, which you can watch below.

When a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen.

Production is set to begin on March 10 with Philip Lozano serving as cinematographer.

Marty Bowen, Wyck Godfrey, and John Fischer of Temple Hill Entertainment — the team behind Smile and Smile 2 — are producing alongside Nostromo Pictures’ Adrián Guerra (Buried). Protagonist Pictures’ Dave Bishop and George Hamilton executive produce.

“We’re delighted to see cameras roll on this smart and...

Exclusive: The White Lotus star Brittany O’Grady is set to join Temple Hill Entertainment’s high-concept horror Monitor, which is gearing up to film from March 10 on location in Barcelona and the Canary Islands.

In Monitor, when a group of social media moderators refuse to publish a horrifying video, a demonic creature starts following them across every screen in their lives. Feeding off fear, the creature hunts them down one by one and attacks until it gets what it wants… to be let out beyond the screen. Additional casting is being finalized now.

Written and directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the project was launched at AFM by Protagonist, which pre-sold it to Elevation for Canada, Capelight for Germany and Austria, Le Pacte for France, Sun for both Spain and LatAm, and Spentzos for Greece. Plaion came on board for Italy, Nos Audiovisuais for Portugal, MisLabel for Scandinavia, Monolith for Eastern Europe,...

Agents have been telling us for years now that the pace of the market at Sundance isn’t what it used to be. Maybe it’s time we started taking them seriously. Just as industry people arrived home from Park City last week, everyone checked the proverbial scoreboard and realized not one world premiere feature had been acquired from Sundance. Where are the sales?!?

The next day, Midnight movie “Together” sold in a $17 million worldwide deal to Neon, a number that matches the high mark of last year’s sale of “It’s What’s Inside” to Netflix and puts it in the upper echelon of all-time Sundance deals. It was a true bidding war, with Searchlight Pictures and A24 also in the mix.

Later that day, a journalist at an event asked Netflix’s Bela Bajaria why Sundance was so “dull” and if this was a sign Netflix is changing course on indie movies.

A hallmark of every Sundance Film Festival is the freezing temperatures, trudging through the snow and ice of Park City. But at the 2025 iteration of the festival, that bone-chilling weather has extended to the market, resulting in an unprecedented cold streak.

Six days in, only one film has been sold: Neon picked up the Alison Brie/Dave Franco body horror “Together” on Tuesday, following its rowdy debut Monday night at the Eccles.

“Together” generated the festival’s first real bidding war, as Neon ultimately won out over A24 and Mubi with a low eight-figure offer said to be north of $10 million. The buzz around the film, which stars and is produced by real-life married couple Franco and Brie, offered a brief reminder of the kind of heated market activity that used to be commonplace at Sundance.

But beyond that? Zilch. And it’s got the industry nervous.

Are the movies not good?...

The Oscars are meant to celebrate the best of the year, but they are just as infamous for the movies they ignore. Every year the Academy releases a list of films that can be nominated in most categories (this year’s list features 323 films) and a shorter list for best picture (207 in 2024).

Not all films make the lists. Movies that didn’t open in certain US cities and didn’t show in theaters for long enough, premiered on streaming, screened outside of the year, or didn’t pay the fees aren’t eligible. Then there’s also a slew of genre and low-budget movies from all over the world that just don’t win awards. Some of these omissions are surprising. They have big stars, got some of the best reviews of the year, made money at the box office, or set the streaming world afire. But, in the end,...

While we were eager to tell you last year about Sundance premieres starring Kristen Stewart and Pedro Pascal, the unlikely “Thelma” became the true indie success story of 2024. Unexpected buyer Magnolia Pictures turned the June Squibb film into a hit, opening the doors for other buyers to take their own risks this year.

Heading into 2025, uniqueness is the name of the game, as is picking out the discovery that you won’t see coming, and not necessarily the movie with the big cast, commercial pedigree, or crowdpleaser premise. Last year, we were pretty spot on with “A Real Pain” and “My Old Ass” surviving the long haul, and we were among the few to tell you about “It’s What’s Inside” before Netflix plunked down $17 million to buy it; we were way off on a few others.

The below list is not a collection of movies certain to sell or do so for eight figures,...

“Thelma,” the action comedy starring a 93-year-old June Squibb, sold to Magnolia Pictures out of last year’s Sundance for around $2-3 million and made $12.5 million at the box office. That box office is about $4.5 million less than what Netflix paid for the straight-to-streaming horror title “It’s What’s Inside” at the fest. That movie spent just one week on the streamer’s global Top 10, and without a significant theatrical release.

Looking ahead in 2025, it’s time to start recalibrating what success looks like, and Sundance may be the perfect place to start.

For Magnolia, last year’s “Thelma” turned out to be the best-performing film in the indie distributor’s 23-year history. Magnolia bought the movie in a competitive situation at Sundance 2024 and was an unlikely player to give it a wide release.

The indie success stories don’t stop there. Mubi was a surprise, aggressive buyer for “The Substance” out of Cannes,...

Horror in 2024 proved that the genre thrives on reinvention, delivering a lineup as daring as it was unsettling. While the year saw its share of sequels and prequels, what stood out were films that reimagined old tropes with fresh perspectives. From slashers infused with arthouse aesthetics to nuns with evil pregnancies, horror expanded its boundaries. Themes of bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom resonated strongly, reflecting societal anxieties in the wake of seismic legal changes, while other films boldly tackled aliens, vampires, fanatics, and class disparity. The year wasn’t without its disappointments, but when horror soared, it truly transcended. Cinephiles flocked to both indie gems and boundary-pushing studio fare, underscoring a collective appetite for narratives that terrify and provoke. So let us take a look at the ten standout English-language horror movies of 2024—movies that not only chilled us to the bone but also made us think.

10. It’s What’s Inside

“It’s What’s Inside,...

In a dingy lab somewhere in China, a young girl named Wei (Mohan Liu) watches her father, Liu (Sam Wang), go about his work. He’s developing a new kind of skin graft procedure that he hopes will rid both of them of the large purple birthmarks adorning their faces. And like your average B-movie scientist with a little too much on the line, Liu decides to use himself as a guinea pig. He applies a strange, fleshy substance to his face and then grins triumphantly as it wriggles into life, replacing his birthmark and melding perfectly with the rest of his skin. But Liu’s delight quickly turns to horror as he discovers—like, well, so many B-movie scientists before him—that his invention works a little too well, and with deadly consequences.

Grafted is full of spluttering effects that look and sound wet and nasty, and they’re...

In a rare instance of introspection, Dylan (Ben Hunter), a rowdy bro type in his 20s, beams at the possibility that another person might genuinely be offering the kind of friendship he yearns for. A shy smile crosses his face, only for the spell to be immediately broken, leaving him feeling used. It’s a brief, easy-to-miss exchange, but one that evinces the lack of meaningful intimacy between him and his closest mates.

That moment of vulnerability follows a night of insidious games and unsavory revelations that test the bonds among a group of friends and acquaintances during a fateful buck’s party in “Birdeater,” an engrossing horror-laced ensemble piece from Australia that successfully instills uneasiness and discomfort via confident and consistently in-your-face stylistic choices. Hunter remains a scene-stealer throughout thanks to his anger-inducing performance as overbearing Dylan, but it’s the character’s best bud Louie (Mackenzie Fearnley) and...

Here on Bloody Disgusting we’ve published multiple articles (find them all here) covering *our* favorite horror movies of last year, but it’s always interesting to take a look at year-in-review roundups from other places as well. Letterboxd, for example, kicks off each new year by spotlighting the previous year’s top hits, and their full 2024 Year in Review is now live.

As always, films are broken up into various categories based on highest user ratings, including the 10 Highest Rated Horror Movies of 2024. That list is unsurprisingly topped by Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu, which just barely became a 2024 release when it was unleashed in theaters on Christmas Day. Other films, well, you might be surprised to see them make the list.

Here are Letterboxd’s 10 Highest Rated Horror Movies of 2024:

1) Nosferatu 2) The Substance 3) Dead Talents Society 4) Bramayugam 5) Chime 6) Alien: Romulus 7) Exhuma 8) I Saw the TV Glow 9) Your Monster 10) Strange Darling...

How Is It The End Of The Year Already? Time, y’all. Life’s proverbial hourglass turns over again, and with it comes another fresh batch of horror titles ready to rock our worlds. But! Before we start digging into 2025’s crop, Daily Dead has once again generously given me a space to highlight my favorite horror “things” of the year.

I’m going to stick with movies because while every year is a good year for horror movies (which I had to remind doubters yet again), 2024 was a Really good year for horror movies. In trying to whittle down a Top 10, I stared at double the amount of titles I thought deserved recognition. Therefore, I’m sticking to the screen — I need every single slot.

10. A Quiet Place Day One

In a year of surprising prequels, A Quiet Place: Day One is my favorite.

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Love it or hate it, Netflix is still a dominating force in the streaming wars. As of 2024, the platform has 282 million paid subscribers worldwide, with roughly 96 million of those coming from North America alone. That means if you recommend a worthwhile Netflix original movie for someone to check out, there's a good chance they already have a subscription lined up to watch it. And recommendations can be so very crucial, as Netflix constantly cycles through movies and TV shows to the degree that it's easy for a real gem to get lost in the mix.

Many Netflix movies don't wind up in theaters at all, with a few noteworthy exceptions. That means there's typically a small window where a film can make an impact and get some buzz going before it's shifted out of the carousel at the top of the homepage. 2024 had a host of great Netflix originals, from...

C Critics Choice Awards 2025 TV Nominations Revealed ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Each year, fans look forward to a set of awards to see the best projects and talents of the past year be rewarded. The Critics Choice Awards is one such annual awards ceremony. The 2025 edition of the show is coming up next month and netizens have been eagerly waiting for the nominations.

The list of nominees helps them figure out who will sweep the trophies this time around. Whether their favorite shows and actors will get their due or will they have to deal with a snub? Here’s what we know about the 30th edition of the Critics Choice Awards, including the revealed nominees.

When Are Where To Watch 2025 Critics Choice Awards?

The 2025 edition of the Critics Choice Awards will be held on January 12, 2025, in Santa Monica, California. The ceremony will be broadcasted on E! and will stream on Peacock the day after.

“Shōgun” was the most lauded show among the Critics Choice Awards annual list of TV nominations. The FX series nods in six categories: drama series, drama actor (Hiroyuki Sanada), drama actress (Anna Sawai), supporting drama actor (Tadanobu Asano and Takehiro Hira) and supporting drama actress (Moeka Hoshi).

After “Shōgun,” six series tied with four nominations each: “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

The Critics Choice Awards will take place on Jan. 12 and air live on E! at 7p.m. See the full list of nominated series below.

Best Drama Series

“The Day of the Jackal” (Peacock)

“The Diplomat” (Netflix)

“Evil” (Paramount+)

“Industry” (HBO/Max)

“Interview with the Vampire” (AMC)

“The Old Man” (FX)

“Shōgun” (FX/Hulu)

“Slow Horses” (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – “The Old Man” (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – “Doctor Who” (Disney+)

Eddie Redmayne – “The Day of the Jackal...

Cosmo Jarvis as John Blackthorne and Anna Sawai as Toda Mariko in ‘Shogun’ (Photo Cr: Katie Yu / FX)

FX’s Shōgun tops the list of the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards TV nominees, earning six nominations including Best Drama Series. The Penguin, The Diplomat, Hacks, Disclaimer, Abbott Elementary, and What We Do in the Shadows followed close behind with four nominations each.

Chelsea Handler will return as host of the 2025 Critics Choice Awards airing live on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at 7pm Et/Pt. Nominations in the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

30th Annual Critics Choice Awards TV Nominees

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man (FX)

Ncuti Gatwa – Doctor Who...

Television nominees for the 30th Annual Critics Choice Awards were announced on Thursday, and FX’s acclaimed drama Shōgun led the pack with six total nominations.

Shōgun was one of eight shows to earn a nod in the Best Drama Series category, while cast members Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira and Moeka Hoshi all picked up nominations for their work, as well.

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The Critics Choice Association (CCA) has announced all the nominees for the TV categories for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards happening on Sunday, January 12, 2025 at the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles.

In the lead overall is the Emmy-winning FX series “Shōgun” with six nominations including Best Drama Series, Best Actor in a Drama Series for producer/star Hiroyuki Sanada, Best Actress in a Drama Series for Anna Sawai, and Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series — a category it was left out of at the Emmys — for Moeka Hoshi.

Other series recognized with multiple nominations include “Abbott Elementary,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat” and “What We Do in the Shadows,” which have all been recognized by the organization in previous years, as well as new series like “Disclaimer,” “The Penguin,” and “English Teacher.”

Nominations for the film categories will be announced on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

The Critic Choice Awards 2025 will once again...

Hot off its record haul at the Emmys, FX/Hulu’s Shōgun leads the 30th Critics Choice Awards TV nominations with six, followed by a half-dozen other shows with four each: ABC’s Abbott Elementary, Apple TV+’s Disclaimer, HBO|Max’s Hacks and The Pengiun, Netflix’s The Diplomat and the final season of FX’s What We Do in the Shadows.

Eight other programs are next with three nominations apiece.

Netflix leads all networks and platforms with 23 Cca noms, followed by awards rival HBO|Max with 21. FX with 13 and Apple TV+ with 12 are the only others in double digits.

Nominations for the film categories will be revealed December 12, and the awards will be handed out Sunday, January 12, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica. E! will air the Critics Choice Awards live.

Shōgun picked up a staggering 18 Emmy Awards on 25 nominations at the September 15 ceremony. It will face off...

The television nominations for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards have been unveiled!

The awards show celebrates both TV shows and movies, with the movie nominations expected to be unveiled one week from today on December 12. So stay tuned for those!

With the TV nominations unveiled today, it looks like FX’s Shogun has the most nominations this year with 6 total. Several shows came in second place with four nominations each including Hacks, Abbott Elementary, The Diplomat, and The Penguin.

The 2025 Critics Choice Awards will air on January 12, 2025

Keep reading to find out more…

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2025 Critics Choice Awards – TV Show Nominations List:

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor In A Drama Series

Jeff Bridges...

The Critics Choice Association has announced its TV nominees for the 2025 Critics Choice Awards.

Shogun leads with six nominations, including best drama series, followed by Abbott Elementary, Disclaimer, Hacks, The Diplomat, The Penguin and What We Do In the Shadows, which all each garnered four nominations.

The most nominations for a platform came with Netflix’s 23, with HBO/Max finishing closely behind with 21. FX (including FX on Hulu) had 20.

Nominations for the Critics Choice film categories will be announced on Dec. 12. The Critics Choice Awards will air on E! on Jan. 12 and will be hosted by Chelsea Handler.

See below for the full list of nominations.

Best Drama Series

The Day of the Jackal (Peacock)

The Diplomat (Netflix)

Evil (Paramount+)

Industry (HBO | Max)

Interview with the Vampire (AMC)

The Old Man (FX)

Shōgun (FX / Hulu)

Slow Horses (Apple TV+)

Best Actor in a Drama Series

Jeff Bridges – The Old Man...

The first season of FX’s Emmy-winning juggernaut “Shōgun” continued its roll through awards season on Thursday, leading all programs in nominations for the television categories of the Critics Choice Awards.

The series, set in 17th-century Japan, earned a new Emmy record by winning 18 awards in one season, receiving six nominations from the Critics Choice nominating committees. “Abbott Elementary,” “Disclaimer,” “Hacks,” “The Diplomat,” “The Penguin” and “What We Do in the Shadows” tied for second with four nominations each.

In the Best Drama Series category, “Shōgun” will be going up against “The Day of the Jackal,” “The Diplomat,” “Evil,” “Industry,” “Interview With the Vampire,” “The Old Man” and “Slow Horses.”

Comedy series nominees are “Abbott Elementary,” “English Teacher,” “Hacks,” “Nobody Wants This,” “Only Murders in the Building,” “Somebody Somewhere,” “St. Denis Medical” and “What We Do in the Shadows.”

“Disclaimer” and “The Penguin” led all limited series nominees, with the...

"What makes you think I want someone to be in love with me?" The very first movie trailer mashup 2024 retrospective video has dropped today, created by the London-based movie lover Jed Wagman of Wagman Studios. His "2024 Movie Mashup" video is out and ready to watch! Click play for a voyage across time and space and cinema - taking us back through the past year. Nearly 7 minutes of footage from nearly every big and small movie in 2024 cut together into an emotional, triumphant, endearing video. These are always so satisfying to watch! Wagman's 2024 movie mashup is also a reminder that if you haven't seen these films yet, you really need to watch them: Kneecap, Sasquatch Sunset (really!), Hundreds of Beavers, It's What's Inside (on Netflix), His Three Daughters (also on Netflix), A Real Pain, Memoir of a Snail, Hit Man (also on Netflix), The Outrun, Sing Sing + many others. Jed adds:...

Colman Domingo delivers a modern-day “The Fugitive”-style paranoid thriller with Netflix’s new limited series “The Madness.” The “Rustin” and “Euphoria” star takes on the role of Muncie Daniels, a lauded CNN commentator who finds his spotlight turned against him when he stumbles onto the dead body of a high-profile white supremacist and winds up getting framed for the crime. With mysterious, seemingly ultra-powerful forces aligning against him, Muncie has to uncover the truth behind the convoluted web of money, politics and murder that led him there.

The eight-episode series surrounds Domingo with an ensemble full of familiar actors, so if you’re wondering where you’ve seen them before, here’s a handy guide to the cast and characters of “The Madness.”

Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels in “The Madness” (Netflix) Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels

Oscar-nominated actor Colman Domingo plays Muncie Daniels, a high-profile author and CNN...

Rhenzy Feliz walked into West Hollywood’s Soho House Holloway on Wednesday for The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen bash in partnership with Instagram and Waymo, posed for a couple of photos and then managed to perfectly capture the spirit of the celebration in a few short sentences.

“We’re surrounded by so many people who really care about this thing,” explained The Penguin breakout of this thing called entertainment. “People who are passionate about what we’re doing and the future of what it might look like. It’s exciting to even be a part of the conversation.”

Over the actor’s shoulder, there were plenty of exciting conversations happening between creatives, creators, executives and actors, all of whom had been singled out as the future of Hollywood by this publication as part of the annual (and coveted) Next Gen lists. There’s the 31st annual tally of the...

Netflix has submitted a total of 32 TV programs for awards consideration at the upcoming Golden Globes, and 20 for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, Gold Derby has learned exclusively.

Some of the streamer’s notable TV titles include Season 2 of “Squid Game,” the survival thriller starring Emmy and SAG winner Lee Jung-jae; popular new comedy “Nobody Wants This,” about an agnostic woman (Kristen Bell) and an unconventional rabbi (Adam Brody); and “Baby Reindeer,” the buzzy limited series that recently set the Emmys on fire, going home with six trophies. See the full list of submissions below, broken down by show.

Note that the Golden Globes have lead actor and lead actress categories that are separated by TV genres (drama/comedy/limited), but that the supporting actor and supporting actress races encapsulate all genres. As of last year, the organization also now offers an award for the best stand-up comedy special on television.

(Welcome to Under the Radar, a column where we spotlight specific movies, shows, trends, performances, or scenes that caught our eye and deserved more attention ... but otherwise flew under the radar. In this edition: Netflix's "The Diplomat" season 2, the Sam Raimi-produced thriller "Don't Move," and the genre-bending "It's What's Inside.")

Oops, all Netflix! Nobody would dispute that the mega-streaming platform easily leads the pack in terms of total subscribers, brand awareness, and catchy slogans. (Don't tell me that Prime Video and Disney+ haven't been trying to chase the coattails of "Netflix and chill" ever since they first debuted.) Netflix has also thoroughly disrupted the film industry and its conventional reliance on theaters worldwide, taking smash-hit franchises like the "Knives Out" movies and snatching them right out from under Lionsgate's nose ... though it might have met its match with Greta Gerwig insisting on a theatrical release for "The Chronicles of Narnia.

Horror continues to be a major audience draw as a genre, and this year has delivered horror successes like Longlegs, Smile 2, and the critically-acclaimed The Substance. The genre continues to be attractive to filmmakers as horror flicks often feature smaller budgets, but this doesn't deter audiences. Every year, there are a few standout horror hits, and 2022 is certainly no different.

2022 saw the release of the Scream legacy sequel, which revitalized the franchise, and Halloween Ends, which ended that franchise's reboot trilogy. A number of standout original horror movies were also released, including Barbarian, which shocked audiences with its surprising twists and turns, and Smile, which reaped the benefits of a stellar marketing campaign to become a major box office success. Other notable titles include Jordan Peele's Nope, Bodies Bodies Bodies, The Menu, and Men, but the year also delivered two installments of what would become a horror trilogy.

Kate Beckinsale's 2024 spy movie is a streaming success despite its 30% Rotten Tomatoes audience score. The English actress made her feature film debut in 1993 with a brief role in Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing and, during the remainder of the 1990s, continued to star in British costume dramas such as Prince of Jutland, Cold Comfort Farm, Emma, and The Golden Bowl. During the early 2000s, Beckinsale starred in films from a variety of genres, including Michael Bay's Pearl Harbor, the romantic comedy Serendipity, Martin Scorsese's The Aviator, and Click.

However, since taking on the role of Selene in the Underworld franchise from 2003 to 2016, Kate Beckinsale has become best known for action movies, also including Van Helsing, Whiteout, Contraband, Total Recall, and Jolt. She's also received some critical acclaim for her performances in smaller dramas such as Snow Angels, Nothing but the Truth, Everybody's Fine, Love & Friendship,...

Now, a warning.

After wrapping up October with discussions of horror classics like Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), Bob Clark’s Black Christmas (listen) and Kevin S. Tenney’s Night of the Demons (listen), we’re checking in with two of cinema’s fiercest divas in Robert Zemeckis‘ Death Becomes Her (1992).

In Death Becomes Her, novelist Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn) loses her fiancé Ernest (Bruce Willis) to movie star and former friend Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep), she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns to confront the now-married couple, looking radiant. Madeline, desperate to one-up her former rival, is offered a mysterious potion that allows her to look young and beautiful forever, but she soon discovers that immortality has a price…

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Well, well, well, the writers at Elsbeth are making sure they are one step ahead of viewers’ expectations. Rather than waiting until the finale again, audiences got a genuine murder mystery as a change of pace.

Despite the series’ formulaic approach, with episodic murderers and the typical case-of-the-week format, the hands behind the show continue to find ways to add pink sprinkles of chaos.

Elsbeth Season 2 Episode 3 brought us another suspect we will never forget. And we already know the show isn’t afraid to bring back a familiar face or two.

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And while “Devil’s Night” was an apt title for the Elsbeth episode, how much more fun would it have been if it was “Dude, Where’s My Gun?” or “Eternal Nighttime of the Blacked-Out Mind?”

Elsbeth tends to bring out the camp in people.

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Our run of Gay Icons and Anniversaries continues. After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen), Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), and Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas (listen), we’re celebrating Halloween early with Kevin S. Tenney‘s Night of the Demons (1988).

In the film, Judy (Cathy Podewell) is lured by her prospective boyfriend Jay (Lance Fenton) to a party at Hull House, hosted by the school weirdo Angela (Amelia Kinkade) and her boy crazy best friend Suzanne (Linnea Quigley). Along with friends Frannie, Max, Stooge and Helen, as well as Judy’s secret admirer, Sal (William Gallo), the party will accidentally unleash Evil Dead-esque demons that kill and infect the partygoers.

Can the group survive until dawn? Or will Angela and the other demons dance and lipstick boob them to their doom?

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Es.TV is gearing up for an exciting episode this Thursday, October 31, 2024, at 5:30 Am on Talk. This week, the show features a star-studded lineup that promises to entertain and engage. Helen Mirren, known for her powerful performances in films like “White Bird,” will be sharing her insights and experiences. Her presence is sure to add a touch of elegance and depth to the conversation.

Bobby Moynihan, famous for his work in “Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy,” brings his unique humor to the show. Fans can expect plenty of laughs as he shares stories from his career and perhaps even some behind-the-scenes moments from his latest projects. Colman Domingo, who has been making waves in “It’s What’s Inside,” will also be a guest, adding his dynamic energy and perspective to the mix.

Anya Taylor-Joy, known for her role in the upcoming “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” will likely discuss her...

Bitchin’ Barb.

After kicking off October with discussions of David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) and Tobe Hooper’s original The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (listen), we’re tackling another juggernaut of horror history with a look at Bob Clark‘s Black Christmas.

Black Christmas follows sorority sisters Jess (Olivia Hussey), Barb (Margot Kidder) and Phyl (Andrea Martin) as they begin to receive anonymous, obscene phone calls in the days leading up to Christmas. When their other sorority sister Clare (Lynne Griffin) goes missing from the house, the girls frantically search for her, unaware that the mysterious caller has made a home for himself in their attic.

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Episode 304: Black Christmas (1974) feat. Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

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Caddo Lake starring Dylan O'Brien has become a big hit on streaming after its positive initial reception. Released on Max earlier this month, the horror film, which is produced by M. Night Shyamalan and directed by Logan George and Celine Held, chronicles a series of deaths and disappearances at the titular body of water, bringing together Ellie (Eliza Scanlen) and Paris (O'Brien) as both search to uncover answers. Caddo Lake reviews have been generally positive from critics, and the film currently enjoys a strong 81% on Rotten Tomatoes.

New data from Reelgood now reveals that Caddo Lake is the fourth most popular title on streaming in the U.S. for the week of October 10 16. When looking just at movies, the film ranks third. On the overall top 10 list, Caddo Lake beats titles like Nobody Wants This (2024), The Penguin (2024), and Wolfs (2024), but falls short of titles like Salem's Lot (2024), Disclaimer (2024), and, in the number one spot,...

Terrifier 2 has become a major streaming hit as Terrifier 3 continues to dominate in theaters. Released in 2022, Art the Clown's (David Howard Thornton) second major outing is again directed by Damien Leone and serves as a follow-up to his microbudget hit from 2016. Terrifier 2 reviews were generally positive from critics, and the sequel, which sports an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes, was widely praised for its gruesome moments of extreme gore.

New data from Reelgood now reveals that Terrifier 2 ranks as the sixth most popular movie on streaming in the U.S. for the week of October 10 16. Art the Clown actually dominates two spots on this top 10 list, with Terrifier (2016) serving as the fifth most popular movie on streaming and the tenth most popular title overall. While the sequel is available to watch for free on Freevee, the original is streaming on Prime Video.

Terrifier 2 beats titles like...

The Predator has become a global hit for Netflix six years after its release. Hitting theaters in 2018, the fourth installment in the popular Predator franchise was directed by Shane Black with a script co-written by Black and Fred Dekker. The Predator stars Olivia Munn, Boyd Holbrook, Sterling K. Brown, and Jacob Tremblay and tells the story of a team of ex-soldiers who set out to save Earth after a crew of Yautja aliens arrive. The film was made on an estimated budget of $88 million and earned a disappointing $160.5 million worldwide, in addition to earning mostly negative reviews.

New data from Netflix now reveals that The Predator ranks as the second most popular title on the service globally for the week of October 7 through October 13. The film racked up an impressive 23.3 million hours viewed and 12.9 million views in total. Though the Predator movie beats titles like Lonely Planet (2024) and Bad Boys: Ride or Die...

Monster High 2 has become a global Netflix hit. The 2023 title is a sequel to the live-action horror-comedy musical movie about a high school for monsters, adapting the toy line of the same name. The movie originally premiered on Nickelodeon and Paramount+ and stars Miia Harris, Ceci Balagot, Nayah Damasen, The Other Two's Case Walker, and Love, Victor star Ana Ortiz. When it premiered on the platform, it didn't register on the Nielsen streaming chart and indeed was viewed less than the then 10-year-old Martin Scorsese movie The Wolf of Wall Street, which was also streaming on Paramount+.

Netflix has now calculated their global Top 10 most-watched English-language movies for the week of October 7 through October 13. Even though it is not available on the streamer in the United States, Monster High 2 landed at No. 8 on the chart with 4.1 million viewers amassing a total of 6.5 million viewing hours. The movie...

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“The Menendez Brothers” documentary debuted as Netflix’s most-watched movie of the week in the aftermath of Ryan Murphy’s explosive TV dramatization of the case.

Alejandro Hartmann’s documentary, which is produced by Campfire Studios and features new interviews with the Menendez brothers and the prosecutors, scored the top spot on the English films list during the week of Oct. 7 with 22.7 million views. Viewership for “The Menendez Brothers” doc nearly doubled that of “The Predator,” which took second place with 12.9 million views, and more than doubled that of “Lonely Planet” as the Laura Dern and Liam Hemsworth-led romcom took the No. 3 slot with 11 million views.

“Bad Boys: Ride or Die” was the No. 4 most-watched English film of the week with 10.4 million views, while “It’s What’s Inside” took...

Oddity has become a major streaming hit after earning 96% on Rotten Tomatoes. Directed by Damian McCarthy, the Irish horror film premiered at SXSW in spring 2024, where it was met with a glowing reception from those in attendance. Starring Carolyn Bracken, Gwilym Lee, Johnny French, Steve Wall, and Caroline Menton, among others, the Shudder original tells the story of a psychic medium as she attempts to uncover the truth about her sister's murder, with Oddity reviews praising the scares, atmosphere, and filmmaking.

New data from Reelgood now reveals that Oddity ranks as the tenth most popular movie on streaming in the U.S. for the week of October 3 9. The movie, which is available to watch on Shudder and AMC+, falls short of titles like Killer Heat (2024), Inside Out 2 (2024), Challengers (2024), and Apartment 7A (2024).

With Halloween approaching, the top 10 list features a number of horror tiles, including one in the top position.

Salem's Lot (2024) has become a streaming hit even though the Stephen King adaptation has only a 45% Rotten Tomatoes score. Directed by Gary Dauberman, the Max exclusive film is the second adaptation of King's 1975 horror novel, chronicling the story of author Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) as he returns to his hometown and discovers the presence of a blood-thirty vampire. Reviews for Salem's Lot have been mixed from critics since the film's release on October 3, with criticism aimed at the film's lack of scares and surprises.

New data from Reelgood now reveals that Salem's Lot ranks as the second most popular title on streaming overall in the U.S. for the week of October 3 9, beaten only by Nobody Wants This (2024). When looking only at movies on streaming, the King adaptation claims the number one spot. In the overall list, Salem's Lot beats titles like It's What's Inside (2024), The Penguin (2024), and Wolfs (2024). Check...

Slaughterhouse Rules.

Back in mid-September, we began a themed collection of episodes featuring Gay Icons and Anniversaries. Trace and I kicked off the series with a revisit of Jennifer’s Body (listen) before delving into Jonathan Glazer’s controversial Birth (listen), and David Fincher’s Gone Girl (listen) for its 10th anniversary.

Now it’s time to tackle the 50th anniversary of Tobe Hooper‘s classic text, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. It’s a film that hardly needs an introduction, but in case folks have never seen it, the film follows a van full of teenagers travelling through Texas to ensure the resting site of a relative hasn’t been disturbed by a recent wave of grave robberies.

Of course what they do is run afoul of a family of men who have resorted to murder and cannibalism following the closure of the slaughterhouse. With masked killer Leatherface doing most of the heavy lifting,...

Netflixs acclaimed horror comedy Its Whats Inside is a better Black Mirror episode than most of the actual Black Mirror episodes from the shows Netflix era. Set at a pre-wedding party, Its Whats Inside takes a mind-bending turn when an estranged guest shows up with a mysterious briefcase and an idea for a party game. The briefcase turns out to be a cutting-edge device that swaps everyones bodies around, and the game entails players having to guess whos been swapped into their body.

Charlie Brookers dystopian anthology series Black Mirror aired its first two seasons and its Christmas special on Channel 4, where its inherent darkness was allowed to flourish. From season 3 onwards, Black Mirror has moved to a new home on Netflix. The Netflix era has delivered a lot more Black Mirror episodes than the Channel 4 era, but the show has also been a lot more hit-and-miss since the transition.

New Netflix thriller It’s What’s Inside turns a party game among friends into a wildly entertaining body-swapping fiasco. The streamer has launched It’s What’s Inside: The Game, giving you the opportunity to experience the body-hopping mayhem for yourself for a limited time.

The game is available to play here, now through October 14, so don’t wait to dive into the body-swap fun.

As for what to expect, “You and your pals will play a virtual game that puts your knowledge of each other and yourself to the test. Using cutting-edge technology, you’ll swap faces and voices with each other as you try to guess who is in whose body. Head-spinning? Absolutely. Nerve-wracking? You bet. But don’t worry, the game is totally safe. Your friendships, however, might not be.”

The game will use your recorded voice and image to re-create the film’s party game.