Category: Blog Articles

• February 16, 2026

  Nominees & Winners of The 7th Annual WBAMMYs

  

  These are all our nominees and winners of our annual award show, the WBAMMYs. Click here to see the full list. Watch the 2-part video podcast episode here:
• January 9, 2026

  2025 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Award Winners

  

  WBAM is proud to be a member of the Critics Association of Central Florida, an amazing community of film lovers now ready to announce our picks for the best of 2025. Here are the winners of this year’s awards. Best PictureWINNER: SinnersRUNNER-UP: One Battle After Another Best DirectorWINNER: Ryan Coogler, SinnersRUNNER-UP: Paul Thomas Anderson, One…
• November 14, 2025

  ‘Sentimental Value’ and the weight of what is left unsaid – Review

  

  Stellan Skarsgård and Renate Reinsve shine in “Sentimental Value” (2025) The latest from Joachim Trier is one of the most astounding and emotionally resonant films of the year – Review contains some minor spoilers for the end of the film – “Sentimental Value” accomplishes what I might say is the greatest praise that I can…
• April 13, 2025

  Stolen Kingdom – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  Opening film at the 2025 Florida Film Festival “Stolen Kingdom” is an incredibly engaging documentary about a subculture of theme parks that remains largely undocumented. Despite this being Director Josh Bailey’s feature film debut, he is very adept at easing the audience into the world of theme park trespassers (or “Urban Explorers” as they affectionately…
• April 13, 2025

  Somnium – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  For writer-director Rachael Cain, Somium is deeply personal. Cain passionately pours her experiences into this feature debut, crafting a film that’s deeply introspective and intriguing, anchored by a tremendous performance from Chloë Levine. Levine is captivating and full of life, her face filling countless close-ups that demand your empathy and attention, effortlessly carrying the emotional…
• April 13, 2025

  The Shrouds – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  David Cronenberg’s latest, The Shrouds, is the type of movie you keep mentally circling, unsure exactly how you feel, yet compelled to keep unraveling its mysteries. On the surface, it’s about a morose, tech-driven entrepreneur named Karsh (a brilliantly subdued Vincent Cassel) whose company allows grieving families to watch digital renderings of their loved ones…
• April 13, 2025

  www.rachaelormont.com – Review [Florida Film Festival]

  

  The beauty of attending a midnight screening at a film festival lies in the thrill of unpredictability. Sitting in a dark theater, your brain slightly melting, wondering what exactly you just watched. Peter Vack’s latest midnight oddity, http://www.rachelormont.com, perfectly captures a specific cinematic chaos, dragging you down a psychedelic rabbit hole that’s part meme compilation,…
• February 5, 2025

  Is “The Brutalist” Trying Too Hard? – Review

  

  A Complicated (But Ultimately Positive) Review of One of the Most Celebrated Movies of 2024 Adrien Brody as Laszlo Toth in the commissioned library at Van Buren Manor in “The Brutalist”, dir. Brady Corbet After now seeing The Brutalist twice within the span of a few weeks, it’s obvious that much of the plaudits heaped…
• February 5, 2025

  Nominees & Winners of The 6th Annual WBAMMYs

  

  These are all our nominees and winners of our annual award show, the WBAMMYs. Watch the 2-part video podcast episode here:
• January 2, 2025

  2024 Critics Association of Central Florida (CACF) Award Winners

  

  WBAM is proud to be a member of the Critics Association of Central Florida, an amazing community of film lovers now ready to announce our picks for the best of 2024. Here are the winners of this year’s awards. Best PictureWinner: AnoraRunner-up: Wicked Best DirectorWinner: Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Part TwoRunner-up: Jon M. Chu, Wicked Best…