AwardsWatch - Reviews

Venice Review: The children are our future in effective and fearless ‘Greta’

Savina Petkova September 5, 2020

Some documentaries take its subject matter to heart which also involves probing and delicately unfolding it at the same time. Others are so determined to... Read More

TV Film Review: ‘Coastal Elites’ is a witty and dark satire with a star-studded cast that zeroes in on pandemic and political fears

Zofia Wijaszka September 2, 2020

The world is tired – exhausted from the pandemic, the constant fear for our lives, and the future’s uncertainty. One group is exceptionally weary, frustrated,... Read More

Film Review: Another take on the delirious brilliance of ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’

Jason Adams August 31, 2020

“’Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.’ That’s an Oscar Wilde quote.” And... Read More

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Ruffled Feathers”

Daniel Trainor August 30, 2020

It’s a tenuous time for the ladies of Potomac. Nobody is directly down anybody’s throat, but most of the intertwined relationships feel like a powder... Read More

Fantasia Review: Bryan Bertino is back with ‘The Dark and the Wicked,’ a masterful supernatural horror

Sara Clements August 29, 2020

“Because you were home” is still a chilling phrase twelve years later. Bryan Bertino burst onto the horror scene with The Strangers, a divisive film... Read More

Film Review: Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ describes the indescribable

Michael Frank August 28, 2020

Categorizing Charlie Kaufman’s new Netflix film I’m Thinking of Ending Things as horror would be a mistake. In fact, labeling Kaufman’s latest to any genre,... Read More

TV Review: ‘The Boys’ finds its momentum in a grittier and deeper second season

Reyzando Nawara August 24, 2020

What The Boys does to deconstruct the basic tropes of superhero and comic-book formula isn’t exactly bold and new. Watchmen, both the graphic novel and... Read More

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Beyoncé, Sweetie, I’m So Sorry”

Daniel Trainor August 23, 2020

When you think about the best, most illustrious Housewives cities (I’m looking at you, New York and Atlanta), they’ve been successful for so long because... Read More