MVFF38 Preview: ‘I SMILE BACK,’ starring Sarah Silverman
Comedian Sarah Silverman is a complete revelation in her first leading dramatic film role as an upper class soccer mom with daddy issues and... Read More
Film Reviews
MVFF38 Preview: ‘TRUTH,’ starring Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford
Based on the book “Truth and Duty: The Press, The President and the Power of Privilege” by Pulitzer and Emmy winning television producer Mary... Read More
REVIEW: Foreign Language Film Oscar Winners 1947-1951
As the deadline for 2015 entries for the Foreign Language Film Oscar approaches (October 1st), AwardsWatch contributor Jeff Beachnau (Worst Picture/Best Picture Series) delves into... Read More
TIFF Review: ‘Freeheld,’ starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page
We now live in an era where gays have the same rights to marriage that has been open to heterosexuals in America for longer... Read More
Is The Danish Girl Sending a Dangerous Message About Trans* People?
One only has to hear Tom Hooper and Eddie Redmayne passionately discuss the research they did in preparation for The Danish Girl to realize... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Grandma’ (★★★½)
Sometimes endings are beginnings. In Grandma, the new film by Paul Weitz (American Pie, About a Boy), we start at the end; the end... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Irrational Man’ (★★★)
After a joyful return to form with 2011’s Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen’s slump of To Rome with Love, Blue Jasmine (yes, as great... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Southpaw’ (★★★)
It’s hard to think of a more adventurous and versatile American actor of his generation than Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s become a chameleon of a... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Hudson Hawk and Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The 80s was a good decade for Jodie Foster and Bruce Willis. Jodie won an Oscar for The Accused and Bruce starred in the hit... Read More
REVIEW: Trainwreck (★★★½)
In the opening scene of Trainwreck, the new film directed by Judd Apatow, two young girls are told by their father “Monogamy isn’t realistic”... Read More
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