Directed by Todd Haynes, Carol is the visual testament of what unbridled and pure love looks like, a smile amid the white noise of the crowd.
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‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ – Going to See It a Second Time with the Kids
My kids loved the film almost as much as I did.
Read More »25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘How to Win Enemies’
How do you punish your enemies so that they really feel it and change?
Read More »Blu-ray Review: Arrow Video Brings Massimo Dallamano’s Classic Giallo ‘What Have You Done To Solange?’ To the U.S.
Giallo may be a thing of the past, but they just don't make 'em like they used to.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Chimes at Midnight,’ Orson Welles’ Best Work, Available for First Time in Decades
I inherited a respect for Orson Welles and a love for his work from an uncle who came of age in the 1940s when Orson Welles was one of radio and cinema’s best known actor/directors. When 'Chimes at Midnight' came out, I was busy coming of age and rioting at UCLA. I heard about the film and that Welles considered it his best work, but I missed it. Then, like the mysterious Mr. Welles himself, it disappeared for decades. Now, it’s back.
Read More »25th NY Jewish Film Festival Review: ‘Cinema: A Public Affair’
Can art and film art be used as a tool for civic awareness and self-liberation?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip’
The chipmunks once again give the kiddies what they want.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Heroin: Cape Cod, USA’ An HBO Documentary
Heroin used to be a drug of the underworld associated with criminal types. Not any more. It is positively main street!
Read More »Whistler Film Festival: ‘The Legend of Barney Thomson’
Robert Carlyle's directorial debut about the hapless barber is grotesquely fun, featuring a long overdue collaboration with Emma Thompson.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials’
The third-tier in the wave of teens-in-peril, dystopian future sci-fi franchises, the second 'Maze Runner' is improves on the first.
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