No. 1: Pain & Glory (Pedro Almodovar) Antonio Banderas always does his best work with Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, and here, it’s …
Category: Reviews
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 …
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 …
Wyatt Earp Helped Write His Own Hagiography, Says New Documentary, ‘And With Him Came the West’
And With Him Came the West (2019 | USA | 77 minutes | Mike Plante) It’s easy to see why Wyatt Earp …
In Dark Waters Corporate Malfeasance is No Fun
Dark Waters (2019 | United States | 126 minutes | Todd Haynes) Todd Haynes has a rich history of finding the often-ignored …