& Categories Anniversaries Features Movies June 9, 2021 “Duct tape will not make an honest man out of you”: “A Prairie Home Companion” at 15 Robert Altman's swan song remains a mesh of spontaneity and character detail further lifted by its ensemble cast.
& Categories Reviews TV April 6, 2021 “Hemingway” makes a moveable feast of the author’s life Ken Burns and Lynn Novick spend six enlightening hours interrogating the author's famous machismo, his works, and his legacy.
C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Movies March 23, 2021 Criterion Corner: “Secrets & Lies”, “Defending Your Life” Mike Leigh's kitchen-sink drama and Albert Brooks' droll afterlife comedy are two of Criterion's stellar March releases.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 11, 2020 “The Prom” is a glittery, insubstantial musical fantasia Ryan Murphy's bajillionth project for Netflix adapts the Broadway musical to spectacular effect, even if the spectacle wallpapers over its lack of substance.
H Categories Movies Reviews December 10, 2020 Hop aboard and take a bow for “Let Them All Talk” Steven Soderbergh goes further back to his indie roots with a boatful of talent, loose style, and delightful improv.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
T Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 29, 2020 The Neoliberal Time Capsule of “Ricki and the Flash” Jonathan Demme's final film is a flawed, fascinating time capsule into Obama-era politics.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies February 22, 2020 “The Manchurian Candidate”, A Study of Humanity Lost Jonathan Demme's remake of the 1962 classic is as notable for its look at political dehumanization as it is its modernization.
L Categories Movies November 25, 2019 Little Women Review: Gerwig’s Girls March to Their Own Drum Greta Gerwig's adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott book is sensitive, challenging, and earnestly engages with the source material.
T Categories Movies October 4, 2019 The Laundromat Review: Money, It’s a Gas Steven Soderbergh serves up a messy capitalist critique in the shell of a slick, simplistic essay film.
