Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Leonard Part 6 and The Last Emperor (1987)
1987 brought us two visually compelling films with two iconic lead characters. One film is about one of the most powerful men in the world... Read More
Film Reviews
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Rambo: First Blood Part II and Out of Africa (1985)
Rambo: First Blood Part II and Out of Africa were both released in 1985, two action packed motion pictures that blew audiences away. In one... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Bolero and Amadeus (1984)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Lida MacGillivery, two brilliant artists who are masters in their work. Wolfie, a composer who makes exquisite music almost without even... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – The Lonely Lady and Terms of Endearment (1983)
Two strong female driven films were released in 1983 starring classic leading ladies. Terms of Endearment stars Debra Winger and Golden Globe winner Shirley MacLaine... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Inchon and Gandhi (1982)
Two epic films were released in 1982 that focused on key moments in Asia in the twentieth century. Gandhi, a film about the famous Indian... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Mommie Dearest and Chariots of Fire (1981)
Continuing the series, we will be taking a look at 1981, the 2nd year of the Razzie Awards. Two movies which may look on the... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Can’t Stop the Music and Ordinary People (1980)
Welcome to a new Awardswatch series, Worst Picture/Best Picture from the mind of Jeff Beachnau. In 1929, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences... Read More
In Search of Lost Time: Looking at the Small Stuff in The Grand Budapest Hotel
Here is a wonderful piece on Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel from one of Awardswatch’s most esteemed members, Alex Bean. It’s featured on his... Read More
Sundance Film Festival 2014 Roundup
Amidst the increasingly stale Oscar race, where the nominations have been announced and all but a couple races have been set, the Sundance Film Festival... Read More
Review: The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty (Stiller, 2013)
Ben Stiller’s new film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty suffers from something I would call “Zach Snyder Syndrome.” It’s where a film is loaded... Read More
‘Jay Kelly,’ ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Pluribus,’ ‘Task’ and More on AFI’s Top 10 Films and Television of 2025 Lists 
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10