AwardsWatch - Reviews

Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 2 – ‘LIKE A VIRGIN’ (1984)

Erik Anderson April 14, 2020

Welcome back to Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi! We hope you liked our first episode, where Abdi (author of the Madonna-rich, queer coming of... Read More

Talking Madonna with Erik and Abdi: Episode 1 – ‘MADONNA’ (1983)

Erik Anderson April 13, 2020

Welcome to the first in a series of conversations about the one, the only, the queen – Madonna. In this series, I am joined by... Read More

TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Drag Race S12 E7 – The Visage of Madonna

David Acacia April 10, 2020

Following Aiden Zhane’s elimination, the queens return to the Werk Room, where Brita must wipe the lipstick message off of the mirror. “You may not... Read More

TV Recap: Top Chef: All-Stars LA – Episode 4 “You’re So Fresh!”

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone April 9, 2020

Another week of quarantine, another week of very accomplished chefs forced to fight over ingredients like cotton candy and pomegranate seeds in an attempt to... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 7

Michael Frank April 9, 2020

Alex Garland’s Devs has never been in a rush to get to the climax of its story. Its penultimate episode taught us that lesson once... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 7 — “Cave of Kelpius”

Michael Frank April 9, 2020

After focusing on “Everyone” last week, Jason Segel’s Dispatches from Elsewhere moved forward in leaps and bounds in its seventh installment “Cave of Kelpius”. Giving... Read More

Retro Review: ‘Frailty’ (2001)

Erik Anderson April 8, 2020

Bill Paxton’s directorial debut is a well-crafted gothic thriller and one of the best films of the year. He does double duty, also playing father... Read More

TV Recap: One Day at a Time S4 E3 – “Boundaries”

Amelia Merrill April 7, 2020

Okay, let’s just jump in: this episode of the family sitcom One Day at a Timeis all about masturbation, complete with a variety of euphemisms... Read More