AwardsWatch

Review: ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Live’ but also a damn FYC plea to the Emmys

Eddie Mouradian May 20, 2019

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

Mina Takla May 20, 2019

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

Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Robert Eggers follows up The Witch by crafting The Lighthouse, a sublimely nightmarish tale about madness and solitude Few thrillers will draw you in and... Read More

Cannes Review: Terrence Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ is a film for the ages

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Terrence Malick’s latest is a magnetic, contemplative and epic film that asks big, timely questions coupled with fantastic technical credits and performances A return to... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘I Lost My Body’

Mina Takla May 19, 2019

Jérémy Clapin’s film is a unique, inventive if slightly undercooked, animated gem In his debut animated feature, Jérémy Clapin goes for a dark, uncompromising and... Read More

Review: ‘Pokémon Detective Pikachu’ is nostalgic and fun, but not much else

Matthew Jenner May 18, 2019

In all honesty, Pokémon Detective Pikachu is exactly what you’d expect from a modern live-action Pokémon film, and will certainly divide audiences – it isn’t... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Pain and Glory’ is Pedro Almodóvar’s magnum opus

Mina Takla May 18, 2019

Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film is a masterpiece that balances the personal with the relatable How do you make a film about yourself? Perhaps the better... Read More

Cannes Review: Jessica Hausner’s ‘Little Joe’ is engaging, haunting and reflective

Mina Takla May 18, 2019

Jessica Hausner’s atmospheric new film is an engaging, if somewhat lacking, work Part-thriller, part-drama, Little Joe features excellent technical credits, an intriguing script but lacks... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Sorry We Missed You’

Mina Takla May 17, 2019

Ken Loach’s latest film is a deceptively simple yet shattering and a step up from I, Daniel Blake Did you ever stop to think about... Read More

Review: ‘Booksmart’ is one of the year’s best films

Erik Anderson May 17, 2019

Just when you think you didn’t need another ‘last night of high school before graduation’ movie, Olivia Wilde’s Booksmart comes along and bursts through as... Read More

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