Review: ‘Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice’ hits the perfect note
It feels like it doesn’t take much anymore to become famous. Andy Warhol would have either been intrigued or horrified by YouTube if he were... Read More
Film Reviews
Telluride Review: ‘Judy’ is Renée Zellweger in peak form
In Judy, Renée Zellweger is at the top of her game playing a Hollywood legend at the bottom of hers Biopics of legendary figures almost... Read More
Telluride Review: ‘Ford v Ferrari’ is a thrill ride with an emotional supercharge
James Mangold’s thrilling race car drama stars Matt Damon as Carroll Shelby and Christian Bale as Ken Miles, two racing legends at the center of... Read More
Review: ‘Vita & Virginia’
Writers love to write about writers. It certainly helps that there has been no shortage of tragic literary figures in the annals of history to... Read More
Review: Mads Brügger’s ‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ is a compelling whodunit
I love a good conspiracy theory. Don’t get me wrong, though: not all conspiracy theories are fun. Some are silly, some are crazy, and some,... Read More
Review: ‘This Is Not Berlin’
I’m starting to feel about coming-of-age movies the same way I feel about superhero movies: at this point, it’s got to be really special for... Read More
Review: ‘The Lion King’
Between 1939, with their film animated feature Snow White, up to the early 1960s, The Walt Disney Company was the dominated studio for animated film.... Read More
Review: Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’
“Based on an actual lie” That is the opening title card for Lulu Wang’s deeply personal and richly drawn The Farewell, providing us immediately with... Read More
Review: ‘After the Wedding’ is a dull and predictable melodrama despite a radiant Michelle Williams
Funny how things have a tendency to endure when there’s a bit of money behind them. Funnier still how that tendency barely seems to dwindle... Read More
Review: Jennifer Kent’s brutal but brilliant ‘The Nightingale’
The early career path of a breakthrough filmmaker can be a treacherous one. Respond to Hollywood’s call and you risk selling out; pursue an independent... Read More
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