AwardsWatch - Reviews

REVIEW: ‘Irrational Man’ (★★★)

Erik Anderson July 24, 2015

After a joyful return to form with 2011’s Midnight in Paris, Woody Allen’s slump of To Rome with Love, Blue Jasmine (yes, as great... Read More

REVIEW: ‘Southpaw’ (★★★)

Erik Anderson July 22, 2015

It’s hard to think of a more adventurous and versatile American actor of his generation than Jake Gyllenhaal. He’s become a chameleon of a... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Hudson Hawk and Silence of the Lambs (1991)

Jeff Beachnau July 20, 2015

The 80s was a good decade for Jodie Foster and Bruce Willis. Jodie won an Oscar for The Accused and Bruce starred in the hit... Read More

REVIEW: Trainwreck (★★★½)

Erik Anderson July 13, 2015

In the opening scene of Trainwreck, the new film directed by Judd Apatow, two young girls are told by their father “Monogamy isn’t realistic”... Read More

Frameline 39: Tab Hunter, I Am Michael and 6 Others to Watch

Erik Anderson June 16, 2015

Frameline39, the 39th San Francisco Gay and Lesbian International Film Festival is just days away and I have your list of MUST watch films... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Star Trek V: The Final Frontier & Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

Jeff Beachnau April 23, 2015

“Speeding is Illogical” Two films were released in 1989 that had similar principals and attempts at finding peace amidst a culture filled with hatred and... Read More

Why ‘Looking’ Being Canceled is a Good and a Bad Thing

Erik Anderson March 25, 2015

HBO decided to cancel Looking today, just a few days after its superb 2nd season finale. It didn’t come as too much of a surprise;... Read More

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Cocktail and Rainman (1988)

Jeff Beachnau March 12, 2015

Cockman: or (The Unexpected Virtue of Autism) Tom Cruise began his film career in 1981 and soon he became the heartthrob everyone knows him to... Read More