T Categories Movies Reviews January 5, 2023 Tom Hanks channels his cantankerous side in A Man Called Otto America’s dad convincingly becomes the grumpy neighbor next door but can only stay unlikable for so long.
P Categories Movies Reviews September 8, 2022 Pinocchio is another misfire from Disney & Robert Zemeckis The strings of the past and present tangle up this misguided remake of an animated classic.
E Categories Movies Reviews June 23, 2022 Elvis is a colorful, soulful & frenetic feast for the eyes Baz Luhrmann's biopic of the King is as garish and over the top as you'd expect, but has a heart thanks to Austin Butler
F Categories Movies Reviews November 5, 2021 Finch succeeds in spite of its worn out plot Tom Hanks brings his usual sweetness & grace to a touching, if not terribly original story of hope & companionship after an apocalypse.
& Categories Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You July 27, 2020 “Charlie Wilson’s War” wins some of its battles A token of the aughts and a swan song for Mike Nichols, this 2007 drama runs on more hermetically sealed Aaron Sorkin writing to okay results.
G Categories Movies Reviews July 7, 2020 Go “Greyhound” and leave the sailing to Hanks Tom Hanks admirably buoys a lean, but sloppy WWII naval thriller too sincere to sell its simplicity.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies June 30, 2020 Houston, we have a problem: “Apollo 13” at 25 Ron Howard's gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 17, 2019 “Road To Perdition” Is Not A Subtle Film Sam Mendes' Depresson-era gangster fable is as effective as it is in-your-face with its aesthetics.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies November 26, 2019 “You’ve Got Mail” and the Fight for a Vulnerable Life Nora Ephron's charming Tom Hanks/Meg Ryan comedy also makes the case for letting yourself be vulnerable and brave.
A Categories Movies November 24, 2019 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review: Mr. Rogers’ Radical Kindness Tom Hanks fills the loafers of childhood's kindest saint in Marielle Heller's case study of Mr. Rogers' impact.
