AwardsWatch - Reviews

TV Recap: ‘One Day at a Time’ Season 4 – Episode 1

Amelia Merrill March 24, 2020

If you were surprised, annoyed, or devastated last spring when Netflix canceled One Day at a Time, their reboot of the 1970s Norman Lear sitcom... Read More

Film Review: ‘The Banker’ comes up short on its promissory note

Catherine Springer March 24, 2020

Apple had a lot riding on the success of The Banker, an historical race-based drama starring Anthony Mackie, Samuel L. Jackson and Nicholas Hoult, directed... Read More

Film Review: ‘Swallow’ is a provocative mouthful

Michael Frank March 22, 2020

A story about a pregnant housewife who starts compulsively eating inedible objects sounds like a gruesome, horrific film. Fortunately, Swallow diverts away from body horror... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Devs’ — Episode 4

Michael Frank March 22, 2020

Alex Garland’s Devs continued to chug into a higher and higher gear of intensity with episode four. A show that’s built on tension with a... Read More

TV Rucap: RuPaul’s Drag Race S12 E4 – Balls to the Wall

David Acacia March 20, 2020

After Dahlia’s steely exit last week, the girls return to the Werk Room to decompress after Nicky Doll survives her lip sync. Brita and Jan... Read More

TV Recap: Top Chef: All-Stars LA – Episode 1

Daniel Trainor and Sam Stone March 19, 2020

Hello, everybody! Welcome to the official AwardsWatch recap of Top Chef: All-Stars LA. My name is Daniel Trainor and I will be one-half of your... Read More

SXSW Review: John Leguizamo’s ‘Critical Thinking’ makes chess inspiring

Michael Frank March 19, 2020

John Leguizamo continues to create stories that matter; that give a face to underrepresented groups. With his feature directorial debut, (he previously directed the 2003... Read More

TV Recap: ‘Dispatches from Elsewhere’ Season 1 Episode 4 — “Fredwynn”

Michael Frank March 18, 2020

Fredwynn is you if you have ever obsessed over something so much that it hurt your chest. Fredwynn is you if your drive becomes all... Read More

TV Review: ‘Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker’

Kathia Woods March 18, 2020

Madame C.J. Walker, born Sarah Breedlove, was an independent, wealthy businesswoman; a pioneer not only in Black Hair Care but invented the direct sales method... Read More