No. 1: Pain & Glory (Pedro Almodovar) Antonio Banderas always does his best work with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, and here, it’s …
Month: December 2019
The Safdie Brothers Continue Documenting the Dirtbag Experience in Riveting Thriller ‘Uncut Gems’
(2019 | USA | 135 minutes | directors: Josh and Benny Safdie) In the 2012 NBA playoffs, the second round saw the …
Spies in Disguise is Harmless Fun (That Can Distract the Children for 100 Minutes)
Spies in Disguise (2019 | USA | 101 minutes | Nick Bruno, Tony Quane) It is my immutable belief that when it …
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is a Gift
Little Women (2019 | USA | 135 minutes | Greta Gerwig) Greta Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with Lady Bird, one …
On Screen: A Hidden Life, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, CATS, and Bombshell
With apologies to Endgame, this is easily the biggest week of the moviegoing year, with a film that’s been anticipated for nearly …
The Rise of Skywalker Concludes Four Decades of Star Wars
Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker opens Thursday in extremely wide release; a spoiler-free review follows. Perhaps we’ll reconvene after …
Cats Makes a Disturbing Leap From Stage to Screen
Thirty-eight years ago, a upstart composer called Andrew Lloyd Webber, having previously made a name for himself by adapting Bible stories and …
On Screen: Black Christmas, Celebration, Little Joe, Richard Jewell, The Two Popes, and more
In the final month of the year is a glorious time because theaters are full of movies angling for attention during awards …
Film Club: Jojo Rabbit, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, and The Irishman
So … what was the best movie you saw in November Morgen: Luckily, I hadn’t yet tossed up my review of Jojo …
Merry Christmas, Matt Berry and Britcom Fans, ‘Toast of London’ Has Arrived on IFC
I don’t know if I can legitimately claim to be president of the U.S. Matt Berry fan club, as there might be …