Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Hudson Hawk and Silence of the Lambs (1991)
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
Reviews
REVIEW: Trainwreck (★★★½)
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
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)
“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
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)
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
MUSIC REVIEW: Madonna – ‘Rebel Heart’ (★★★½)
Madonna’s had a tough couple of months. Just before Christmas last year a handful of demos from her new album were leaked to the public... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Ghosts Can’t Do It, Dances With Wolves and The Adventures of Ford Fairlane (1990)
“A Ghost, an Officer, and a Gentleman” In 1990 there was an enduring film about a couple who loved each other so much that even... Read More
REVIEW: ‘The Comeback’ Season 2 Finale
If you didn’t keep up with The Comeback’s unlikely second season, you missed some of the most compelling television of the year. If The Comeback... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Into the Woods’
Stephen Sondheim’s musical treatment of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales has been all but canonized by lovers of “highbrow” musical theatre. As such, the selection... Read More
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 136 – ‘Rules Don’t Apply’ (Warren Beatty, 2016) 
2026 Oscar Nomination Reactions from Timothée Chalamet, Rose Byrne, Wagner Moura and More 
AwardsWatch Podcast Ep. 329 – 98th Oscar Nominations Reactions: For Good 
Oscar Nominations: ‘Sinners’ Breaks All Time Record with 16, Sets Several Places in Academy Awards History