AwardsWatch

Cannes Review: Xavier Dolan’s ‘Matthias and Maxime’ is an improvement over recent works but still lacks emotional urgency

Mina Takla May 23, 2019

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

Interview: ‘Barry’ actor Anthony Carrigan, TV’s nicest mobster

Erik Anderson May 23, 2019

“You can put that on the record!” was Anthony Carrigan’s response to me telling him what a huge fan I am of HBO’s Emmy-winning comedy... Read More

Cannes Review: Joon-ho Bong’s ‘Parasite’ is breathtaking and heartbreaking

Mina Takla May 22, 2019

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

Frameline43’s Full Slate Unveiled: SF Gay Men’s Chorus, Virginia Woolf, Trixie Mattel and more

Erik Anderson May 22, 2019

The world’s foremost, largest, and longest running LGBTQ+ film festival will feature 59 US premieres, including 22 world premieres, welcome all-star guests and bestow the... Read More

2019 Emmys: The Limited Series race

Amanda Spears May 22, 2019

Since 2010 only three networks have won Best Limited Series: FX, HBO and PBS (this includes 2011-2013 when the category was combined with TV Movie).... Read More

Review: ‘Aladdin’ has flashes of greatness but ends up an overlong retread

Erik Anderson May 22, 2019

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

Mina Takla May 22, 2019

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

Valerie Complex May 21, 2019

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

‘Downton Abbey’ trailer: a royal visit, gay romance and an extra sassy Maggie Smith

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The King and Queen are coming to Downton, let the drama ensue. It’s 1927, just a few years after the end of the television series... Read More

Watch: New ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ trailer ahead of Cannes premiere

Erik Anderson May 21, 2019

The world premiere of Quentin Tarantino’s 9th film, Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood is happening at the Cannes Film Festival today and just ahead of... Read More

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