AwardsWatch - Film Reviews

Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover

Catherine Springer June 24, 2020

Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing industries, having roasted everything from television news and politics to NASCAR, ice skating and basketball. His latest is... Read More

Film Review: Jon Stewart’s spoof of political elites is simply ‘Irresistible’

Joshua Encinias June 22, 2020

Jon Stewart’s (Rose Water, The Daily Show) new film Irresistible proposes something radical in the midst of national calls for dismantling the police and by... Read More

Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’

Rubin Safaya June 12, 2020

Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS weaves three strands into one thread: There’s the story whites tell Blacks about who they are, the story Blacks tell... Read More

Film Review: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau trades armor for dad sweaters in ‘Exit Plan’

Jason Adams June 12, 2020

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stumbles in one of his first post-Game of Thrones projects but at least he looks good doing it If ever we’ve had a... Read More

Film Review: ‘You Don’t Nomi’

Jason Adams June 9, 2020

I refuse to do a search because I’m afraid what it would tell me about how repetitive I get here on this website, but I’d... Read More

Film Review: Pete Davidson is a revelation in ‘The King of Staten Island’

Dewey Singleton June 8, 2020

The King of Staten Island is one of the best and most authentic films of 2020. While some might attribute this to the narrative being 75%... Read More

Film Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ is out of this world

Jason Adams June 4, 2020

Cayuga, New Mexico is a small ass town, and you can tell it because the camera doesn’t blink as it seems to run the full... Read More

Film Review: ‘Capone’ is a flaming pile of shit

Joshua Encinias May 11, 2020

Outside of Shakespeare, there are three recurring characters in the history of cinema: Australia’s Ned Kelly, America’s Al Capone and world cinema’s auteurs. In the... Read More