Retro Reviews

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Cocktail and Rainman (1988)

Cockman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Autism) Tom Cruise began his film career in 1981 and soon he became the… Read More

March 12, 2015

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Under the Cherry Moon & Howard the Duck and Platoon (1986)

“A Duck, a Soldier, and a Prince Walk Into a Bar” A rare occurrence happened in 1986; the Razzies awarded… Read More

June 14, 2014

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… Read More

June 13, 2014

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… Read More

May 29, 2014

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… Read More

May 19, 2014

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… Read More

April 27, 2014

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… Read More

April 4, 2014

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… Read More

March 25, 2014

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… Read More

March 20, 2014

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