Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – ‘Swept Away’ and ‘Chicago’ (2002)
“More than any other example in recent memory, Chicago shows how much the element of surprise is missing from today’s movies.” – Mike Clark, USA... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: ‘Tom & Jerry’ somehow makes New York less interesting with animated characters
There’s maybe one scene in all of Tom & Jerry that at least partly measures up to the catchy formula of the Hanna Barbera cartoons.... Read More
Film Review: Keith Thomas’ debut ‘The Vigil’ is a visceral, shomer scare
You can’t run away from your past. Your past is always there, over your shoulder, like the monster in a scary movie — spin your... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Freddy Got Fingered and A Beautiful Mind (2001)
“This film not only left me with an incredible sense of dread for the 80 minutes of my life wasted on this repulsive experience, but... Read More
Film Review: ‘Silk Road’ is a true-story crime drama that is weirdly short on both
In one of the earliest scenes of Silk Road, a scraggly-bearded Nick Robinson half-heartedly perks up from his bed to address a radiant Alexandra Shipp... Read More
Film Review: ‘To All the Boys: Always and Forever’ wraps up the cozy trilogy with a few new hearts to break
In many ways, To All the Boys: Always and Forever feels like a love letter addressed to its own series, which has been an unlikely... Read More
Film Review: ‘Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar’ is the comedic vacation we need right now
You’d be well within your rights to wonder if Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo’s titular Barb and Star are characters ripped straight out of an... Read More
Retrospective: 30 Years Later, ‘The Silence of the Lambs’ remains an Oscar anomaly in the horror genre
Historically, in the eyes of AMPAS, the idea of even nominating a horror movie for Best Picture is scarier than watching one. When The Silence... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘The World to Come’ too often sacrifices character for mood
The latest entry in the period piece lesbian drama genre that has grown increasingly popular in the past few years is The World to Come,... Read More
Film Review: ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’ is powered by a fiery and brilliant performance from Daniel Kaluuya
The giants of the Civil Rights movement of the ‘60s could be considered America’s original Avengers, and perhaps there is no better representative of their... Read More
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 262 – Reviewing ‘Wicked’ and ‘Gladiator II’ and our Favorite Denzel Washington Performances 
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