AwardsWatch - Film Reviews

Review: Charlize Theron hits the mother load in ‘Tully’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson April 30, 2018

[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Charlize Theron is a deliriously committed actress. Whether it’s being in top shape and doing her own stunts for Atomic Blonde... 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

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: the indulgent misfire ‘My Brother’s Name is Robert and He is an Idiot’

Erik Anderson February 21, 2018

Synopsis: Robert and Elena are two siblings living in a remote rural area. Elena is about to take her final exam when the two decide... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: an original and unorthodox look at Iranian cinema in ‘Pig (Khook)’

Erik Anderson February 21, 2018

Synopsis: A blacklisted Iranian director is alarmed when several filmmakers are murdered around the country. He’s alarmed not only because of the murders – but... Read More

2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: Gus Van Sant’s ‘Don’t Worry He Won’t Go Far On Foot’

Erik Anderson February 20, 2018

Synopsis: The story of American cartoonist John Callahan whose alcoholism led him to a permeant physical impairment and a career in satirical cartoons. Gus Van... Read More

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