AwardsWatch - Film Festivals

Toronto Review: ‘Widows’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson September 10, 2018

Steve McQueen’s twisty thriller finds room for a heist, family drama, racial politics and violence, and gender issues all led by a powerhouse performance from Viola... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Consequences’

Meghan White September 10, 2018

Looking back at childhood from the safe distance of adulthood, many of us find ourselves surprised to realize that our parents essentially had no idea... Read More

Toronto Review: ‘Capernaum’

Meghan White September 9, 2018

There is a moment in Nadine Labaki’s CAPERNAUM which perfectly encapsulates the profound conundrum it presents. Her face crumpled with premature age and agony, Saoud (Kawthar Al Haddad),... Read More

Toronto Review: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ (★★★★)

Erik Anderson September 7, 2018

The opening of A Star Is Born gives us Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, a country-fried rock star who can pack booze and pills as... Read More

SFFILM Fest Reviews: ‘American Animals,’ ‘Miseducation of Cameron Post,’ ‘RBG,’ ‘We the Animals’

Erik Anderson March 30, 2018

The 2018 San Francisco International Film Festival starts April 4th and runs through the 17th. Here are a few films that caught my eye. Keep... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘ In the Aisles’ is a touching and engaging surprise

Erik Anderson February 23, 2018

Synopsis: Story of three supermarket workers whose lives intersect between the aisles of the store they work in. Not every festival can deliver a TONI... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Malgorzata Szumowska’s masterful and uncompromising ‘Mug’ (‘Twarz’)

Erik Anderson February 23, 2018

Synopsis: Story of the first Polish citizen to undergo a face transplant. Malgorzata Szumowska’s MUG is a fascinating, unflinching and dark look at Polish society... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: the engrossing, emotional and masterful ‘Boys Cry’

Erik Anderson February 23, 2018

Synopsis: In Rome, two teenage friends descend into a life of crime hoping for a better future. It’s hard to believe that BOYS CRY is... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘Museum’ (‘Museo’) is a great testament to Latin American cinema

Erik Anderson February 22, 2018

Synopsis: Two young men decide to carry out a daring museum heist in Mexico. But things are never straightforward as they seem – neither before... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Steven Soderbergh’s intriguing and superbly acted ‘Unsane’ with Claire Foy

Erik Anderson February 21, 2018

Synopsis: After being a victim of stalking, a woman gets admitted by force into a mental health facility. Little does she know that a major... Read More

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