Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Color of Night and Forrest Gump (1994)
Color of Night – “This is worth seeing if you’re in the mood for a adult-orientated suspense thriller…with quite a lot of sex. & yes, ladies,... Read More
Film Reviews
Worst Picture/Best Picture Series: Indecent Proposal and Schindler’s List (1993)
It’s baaaaack! After a long hiatus, Jeff Beachnau returns to his Worst Picture/Best Picture series comparing the Razzie’s worst film and the Oscars Best Picture... Read More
Frameline41: SF LGBTQ Film Fest Docs to Watch
The San Francisco LGBTQ International Film Festival is always a wealth crucial documentaries that detail the lives of the LGBTQ community and enlighten in a... Read More
Review: ‘Jackie’ (★★★★)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In his first English-language film, Chilean director Pablo Larraín (Neruda, the Oscar-nominated No) has given us a bracingly original take on... Read More
Review: ‘Moonlight’ (★★★★)
[divider style=”solid” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Like most people I love going to the movies to be entertained. But I also use movies as my portal to... Read More
Review: ‘La La Land’ (★★★★)
La La Land is a film that often fights and challenges itself. It complains about Hollywood as much as it adores it (a line from... Read More
Telluride Review Roundup: Moonlight, Bleed for This, Manchester by the Sea
Three major Oscar contenders hit Telluride this weekend; Moonlight, Bleed for This and Manchester by the Sea. The first two were seen for the first... Read More
Venice Review Roundup: La La Land, Arrival and Nocturnal Animals
Three of Oscar season’s biggest titles made their debuts in Venice this week and the reviews so far have been pretty stellar. Sometimes a Venice launch of... Read More
Frameline 40: 5 Films You Must Watch
Frameline 40 is about to kick off and here are five movies that well represent this year’s festival. From coming of age stories, great docs,... Read More
SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)
In Maggie’s Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the DNA of a former college... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 131 – ‘High Life’ (Claire Denis, 2019) 
Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ): ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Hamnet’ Lead 
North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) Nominations 
Interview: ‘Marty Supreme’ Casting Director Jennifer Venditti on Finding 1950s Faces and the Magic of Collaborating with Josh Safdie