Film critics are by-in-large naysayers. Glass half-full kind of people. There is always something lacking in this year’s films. I…
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This decade of film has had years that were lean, where it was a stretch to pull ten exceptional for…
By my count, there have been at least a dozen film and television productions of “Little Women,” including two silent…
Amidst the prosperity of post-war America, two of the institutions that reaped great rewards were labor unions and organized crime….
“When I grew up in Brooklyn no one committed suicide. Everyone was too unhappy” Woody Allen would famously joke. It’s…
For fans and followers of director Bong Joon-ho (“The Host,” “Mother,” “Snowpiercer”), you are truly in for a treat with…
“Lucy in the Sky” is a manifestation of Newton’s Law of Gravity. It starts with Natalie Portman’s Lucy up in space….
The maestro of Spanish cinema, Pedro Almodóvar, known for quirky characters, bold themes and daring aesthetics, delivers a quieter more…
Salvador’s torso bears a vertical scar. We come upon him (Antonio Banderas) sequestering himself, holding his shallow breath while his…
While on the surface the 42nd Annual Mill Valley Film Festival may seem like global cinematic showcasing, per usual, but…
Who could have guessed that the race for best actor at the Oscars would be between Brad Pitt and Brad Pitt? As unlikely…
Life can be more than ups and downs, as “The Goldfinch” argues, it can be just downs. This drama/comedy means to…
Sorry to pop your balloon, but “It Chapter Two” is a mess. The second chapter in the clown saga feels as…