The Homesman (Tommy Lee Jones) In Tommy Lee Jones’s second directorial effort he gives us the story of a pioneer woman (Hilary Swank) who is... Read More
Film Reviews
The 41st Telluride Film Festival is underway and classically it’s one of the shortest high profile film festivals around. With just five days to pack... Read More
“A Duck, a Soldier, and a Prince Walk Into a Bar” A rare occurrence happened in 1986; the Razzies awarded two films as the Worst... Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

37th Mill Valley Film Festival Capsule Reviews: The Homesman and Two Days, One Night
Telluride Reviews: Oscar Hopefuls ‘The Imitation Game,’ ‘Rosewater,’ ‘Wild’
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Under the Cherry Moon & Howard the Duck and Platoon (1986)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Leonard Part 6 and The Last Emperor (1987)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Rambo: First Blood Part II and Out of Africa (1985)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Bolero and Amadeus (1984)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – The Lonely Lady and Terms of Endearment (1983)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Inchon and Gandhi (1982)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Mommie Dearest and Chariots of Fire (1981)
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Can’t Stop the Music and Ordinary People (1980)
‘Euphoria’ Season 3 Review: What’s Left to Do for the Teens of East Highland High but to Rue the Day [C+]
Alana Haim and Mamoudou Athie on Supporting Each Other Through ‘The Drama’
The Oscars Set March Dates for 99th and 100th Academy Awards
Critics Choice Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television Honorees: Hannah Einbinder, Dan Levy, Bre-Z, ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Jacob Tierney and More