AwardsWatch - Film Reviews

Review: ‘Aladdin’ has flashes of greatness but ends up an overlong retread

Erik Anderson May 22, 2019

The 1990s saw two major renaissances for Disney, a creative one and a financial one. The Little Mermaid had come out at the end of... Read More

Cannes Review: Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date

Mina Takla May 22, 2019

Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a delicious, subversive and audacious takedown of Hollywood In one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date, Quentin... Read More

Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message

Valerie Complex May 21, 2019

Is Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna a big middle finger to the Time’s Up/Me Too movement? Or is it his way of being woke to the... Read More

Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant

Mina Takla May 21, 2019

Ira Sachs’ latest is a hollow yet picturesque film on a decaying star In his follow-up to Little Men, Ira Sachs delivers a picturesque but... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them

Valerie Complex May 21, 2019

I grew up slightly outside the New York City ball and vogue scene with the likes of legends like Kevin Aviance, Leiomy, Pony Blanik, and... Read More

Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame

Mina Takla May 20, 2019

Asif Kapadia’s new documentary is an engrossing portrayal of a football legend One of the most interesting documentary filmmakers working today, Asif Kapadia has built... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers follows up The Witch by crafting The Lighthouse, a sublimely nightmarish tale about madness and solitude Few thrillers will draw you in and... Read More

Cannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the ages

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Terrence Malick’s latest is a magnetic, contemplative and epic film that asks big, timely questions coupled with fantastic technical credits and performances A return to... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘I Lost My Body’

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Jérémy Clapin’s film is a unique, inventive if slightly undercooked, animated gem In his debut animated feature, Jérémy Clapin goes for a dark, uncompromising and... Read More

Review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ is nostalgic and fun, but not much else

Matthew Jenner May 18, 2019

In all honesty, Pokémon Detective Pikachu is exactly what you’d expect from a modern live-action Pokémon film, and will certainly divide audiences – it isn’t... Read More

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