"A Late Quartet" (Movie Review)What makes the film enjoyable is watching these actors create characters who have a hard time dealing with sudden disruptions.
Helen Hunt Makes "The Sessions" Worth Taking“The Sessions,” based on the autobiographical essay by Mark O’Brien- is a simple tale of a Herculean chore.
David O Russell Draws Up Winning "Playbook" (Review)"Silver Linings Playbook" is an unconventional love story of whose kind I wish would come around more often.
Being the Ricardos (Review)This is a well-crafted film by Mr. Sorkin with a cast that's off the charts.
The Tender Bar (Review)Mr. Clooney did a solid job of putting enough heart and feeling into it that the movie can stand on its own.
The Lost Daughter (Review)This is an impressive directorial debut by the actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. She kept the essence of the story without sweetening it up.
"Don't Look Up" (Review)Mr. McKay has once again turned toward American history to make a satirical film about the flaws of this country with "Don't Look Up."
The Prom (Review)The opening production of Ryan Murphy's "The Prom" was enough to scramble my senses that I wasn't sure what I was witnessing. I sat down...
Mank (Review)I kept thinking about #QuentinTarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" as I watched #DavidFincher's new movie "Mank." That's not a put...
I Care A Lot (Review)Someone should check to see if #RosamundPike is a Stepford Wife. No one has been better at playing chilling, calculating, deplorable...
The White Tiger (Review)India looked at China as a technical and business rival in 2007. Both looked to catch the United States and surpass it in its influence....
Groundhog Day (1993) RevisitedI have to admit I didn't care much for "Groundhog Day," Harold Ramis' comedy with Bill Murray, when I first watched it in '93. I loved...
The Dig (2021) ReviewThere are combinations that never let down- Tanqueray and tonic, hot fudge and vanilla ice cream and hot tubs and ski lounges. In film...
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) ReviewThe most striking moment in #RonHoward's #Netflix film "Hillbilly Elegy" occurs when J. D. Vance (Gabriel Basso and Owen Asztalos as the...
The Third Man, once again (Revisit) There are those few films that can be revisited an unlimited number of times and instead of growing old they sprout new blossoms and give...
One Night in Miami (Review) 2021"One Night in Miami" cornicles the night four of the leading African-Americans public figures in the sixties assemble after the...
Julie and Julia (2009) Revisit Review"Julie and Julia" will satisfy a food lovers visual appetite and perhaps trigger his appetite while satisfying a cinephiles need for a...