AwardsWatch - Reviews

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Shining Through and Unforgiven (1992)

Jeff Beachnau March 6, 2016

In 1992, Liam Neeson starred in two WWII films, in one he played a Nazi villain, and in the other he played a Nazi with... Read More

REVIEW: ‘The Big Short’ (★★★)

Erik Anderson December 12, 2015

Breaking down the billionaire boys club that broke America In The Big Short, the surprisingly irreverent new film from Adam McKay (Step Brothers, Anchorman:... Read More

REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)

Erik Anderson December 7, 2015

There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring none other than All My... Read More

REVIEW: ‘The Revenant’ (★★★★)

Erik Anderson December 4, 2015

“You breathe…keep breathing.” One part tale of bloodthirsty revenge, one part tale of undying love, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant is a film of extremes.... Read More

REVIEW: ‘Creed’ (★★★★)

Erik Anderson November 28, 2015

In a year that has been filled with remakes, sequels and reboots it’s hard to imagine that what seems like another attempt to reboot... Read More

AFI Review: Angelina Jolie Pitt’s ‘By the Sea’ (★★)

Erik Anderson November 6, 2015

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s By The Sea attempts to break down and humanize two of the most alien and illustrious faces in Hollywood... Read More

REVIEW: Foreign Language Film Oscar Winners 1952-1957

Erik Anderson October 26, 2015

After the first five foreign film winners coming from Italy, France, and Japan, the Academy decided to change it up a bit with their next... Read More

REVIEW: ‘Room’ (★★★★)

Erik Anderson October 22, 2015

A story of mother-child devotion, Lenny Abrahamson’s Room, based on Emma Donoghue’s book, is a stunning exploration of commitment, love, and survival. Ma and... Read More

REVIEW: ‘Miles Ahead’ (★★★)

Erik Anderson October 14, 2015

“Get the fuck off me, Hitler” Don Cheadle’s gaudy, prismatic passion-project biopic Miles Ahead just had its world premiere. It was the closing night... Read More