Review: ‘Rocketman’
Taron Egerton is absolutely electric as Elton John in Dexter Fletcher’s imaginative, brash and dazzling musical biopic of the legendary musician Sometimes a biopic about... Read More
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Cannes Review: Xavier Dolan’s ‘Matthias and Maxime’ is an improvement over recent works but still lacks emotional urgency
Xavier Dolan’s latest is cluttered, uneven but well-intentioned film about repressed love In his follow-up to a string of negatively received films (It Must Be... Read More
Cannes Review: Joon-ho Bong’s ‘Parasite’ is breathtaking and heartbreaking
Joon-ho Bong delivers the best film of the Cannes Film Festival so far Known for his genre-twisting work, Joon-ho Bong is a director that never... Read More
Review: ‘Aladdin’ has flashes of greatness but ends up an overlong retread
The 1990s saw two major renaissances for Disney, a creative one and a financial one. The Little Mermaid had come out at the end of... Read More
Cannes Review: Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date
Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a delicious, subversive and audacious takedown of Hollywood In one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date, Quentin... Read More
Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message
Is Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna a big middle finger to the Time’s Up/Me Too movement? Or is it his way of being woke to the... Read More
Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant
Ira Sachs’ latest is a hollow yet picturesque film on a decaying star In his follow-up to Little Men, Ira Sachs delivers a picturesque but... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them
I grew up slightly outside the New York City ball and vogue scene with the likes of legends like Kevin Aviance, Leiomy, Pony Blanik, and... Read More
Review: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Live’ but also a damn FYC plea to the Emmys
AwardsWatch’s Eddie Mouradian was front and center at the final stop of the Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Live concert tour (with a surprise appearance by superfan Lin... Read More
Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame
Asif Kapadia’s new documentary is an engrossing portrayal of a football legend One of the most interesting documentary filmmakers working today, Asif Kapadia has built... Read More
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