AwardsWatch - Reviews

Film Review: Jayro Bustamante’s ‘La Llorona’ (2020), an absorbing examination of an untold history and the politics of horror

Valerie Complex August 17, 2020

The Guatemalan genocide, or the “silent holocaust,” is the setting for director and writer Jayro Bustamante’s new film La Llorona–not to be confused with the... Read More

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Hello, Charisse”

Daniel Trainor August 16, 2020

There comes a moment in every new friendship when the glossy facade of perfection and the constant desire to impress fades away, leading to vulnerability... Read More

Fantasia Review: ‘Sheep Without a Shepherd’ is a Masterful Ode to Movie Lovers

Sara Clements August 16, 2020

“I saw it in a movie” is something everyone has said at least once, and it’s this phrase that’s the essence of Sam Quah’s feature... Read More

Film Review: ‘Sputnik’ is better red than dead

Jason Adams August 13, 2020

A feast for hypochondriacs, Sputnik asks the question, “What if that tickle in the back of your throat is actually a parasitic alien life-form that slithers out... Read More

Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 15 – Curating the Perfect Madonna Album

Erik Anderson August 13, 2020

It’s been a lot of fun talking with my good friend Abdi Nazemian about our deep love for and connection to Madonna and her music... Read More

Film Review: In ‘Boys State,’ American Exceptionalism Wins

Amelia Merrill August 11, 2020

Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’s documentary Boys State begins by juxtaposing two ideologically opposite campers at the Texas outpost of the American Legion’s Boys State... Read More

Real Housewives of Potomac Recap: “Nobody Likes A Gangbang”

Daniel Trainor August 9, 2020

“Now that I have my baby…that’s the only crap I take.” Ashley Darby, you are testing me. Oof, this tagline. Not only is Miss “I’m... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)

Jeff Beachnau August 7, 2020

“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I’m very drunk to stop me from renting this movie ever again. Hopefully... Read More

TV Review: HBO’s brilliant ‘Lovecraft Country’ fights evils real and supernatural in 1950s Jim Crow America

Zofia Wijaszka August 6, 2020

The cosmic horror of H.P. Lovecraft permeates HBO’s sensational new drama starring Jonathan Majors and Jurnee Smollett HBO, alongside Netflix, dominated this year’s Primetime Emmy... Read More