AwardsWatch

TV Review: Netflix’s ‘When They See Us’ is a career-defining work from Ava DuVernay

Erik Anderson May 29, 2019

Ava DuVernay has given us the most vital examination of the downward effects of systematic oppression to African-Americans since Roots 1989 was a culturally and... Read More

First Look: Nicole Kidman and Ansel Elgort in ‘The Goldfinch’

Erik Anderson May 28, 2019

The first look at the John Crowley-directed adaptation of The Goldfinch, based on Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize-winning best-selling novel, is here. USA Today had the... Read More

Focus Features to distribute ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ from Eliza Hittman

Erik Anderson May 26, 2019

Focus Features has snapped up the rights to Eliza Hittman’s follow up to Beach Rats, the abortion drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always, with Universal Pictures... Read More

Cannes Review: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is passionate, unconventional lesbian cinema

Valerie Complex May 26, 2019

Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the romance drama set in 18th-century French high society has all the boxes checked: stunning cinematography, elegant... Read More

Netflix acquires Cannes winners ‘Atlantique,’ ‘I Lost My Body’

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Hot off their wins at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, Netflix has snapped up the rights to Grand Prize winner Atlantique (Atlantics) from Mati Diop... Read More

2019 Cannes Film Festival Awards: Bong Joon-Ho’s ‘Parasite’ wins Palme d’Or

Erik Anderson May 25, 2019

Bong Joon-Ho’s Parasite (South Korea), a piercing social class commentary, has won the 2019 Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or. Jury president Alejandro González Iñárritu called... Read More

Cannes Review: Elia Suleiman’s ‘It Must Be Heaven,’ is a political and sometimes brilliant meta commentary on Palestine identity

Mina Takla May 25, 2019

Elia Suleiman’s latest is a dryly comedic essay film on the Palestinian identity In the same vein as his previous films, but perhaps less structured... Read More

2019 Cannes: ‘Invisible Life of Eurídice,’ ‘The Climb,’ ‘Joan of Arc’ among Un Certain Regard winners

Erik Anderson May 24, 2019

The President and jury of the Un Certain Regard section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival have announced their winners. Karim Aïnouz’s The Invisible Life... Read More

Cannes Review: Marco Bellocchio’s Godfather-esque ‘The Traitor’ struggles with the duality of its style

Mina Takla May 24, 2019

Marco Bellocchio’s latest features a clash of cinematic styles with mixed results One of Italy’s most remarkable directors, Marco Bellocchio’s films always have a sense... Read More

Cannes Review: Michael Angelo Covino’s ‘The Climb’ is pitch-perfect buddy comedy

Jack King May 24, 2019

It’s not without its blemishes, but by combining breakthrough lead performances, accomplished cinematography, hilarious sight gags and pitch-perfect, farcical dialogue, Michael Angelo Covino’s re-invention of... Read More

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