British Theater Adaptation Parks In U.S. Art House Cinemas
DIRECTOR: NICHOLAS HYTNER/2016
This movie is fine, but shouldn’t it be “The Lady in A Van“? Afte...
Fantasy Sequel Improves on the Original
DIRECTOR: JAMES BOBIN/2016
I did not enjoy 2010’s Alice in Wonderland. I don’t fault Mia Wasikowska, who played Ali...
Documentary on Christianity attempts the impossible and (spoiler!) fails
DIRECTOR: ARAM GARRIGA/2014
A movie review should be about the movie, not the revi...
The Making and Unmaking of a Moral Monster
DIRECTED BY JAMES MACKENZIE/2016
Lucy is two weeks shy of graduating from her small, prestigiouos Catholic High S...
New Version Shortchanges the Music in the Musical
DIRECTOR: ROB MARSHALL/2014
I am an Annie fan from way back. The musical opened on Broadway in 1977 and ...
Inspiring Sequel is a Solid Family Film
DIRECTOR: CHARLES MARTIN SMITH/2014
The 2011 movie Dolphin Tale was a family film based on a true story: the rescue...
A Below-middling New Vision of the Dracula Legend
DIRECTOR: GARY SHORE/2014
In the past several years the Syfy network has become known for its intentional...
Repression, Rebellion and Romance Among the Hassidim
How do you solve a problem like Meira? A young Hasidic Jewish mother living in Montreal, she is quietly be...
Meryl Streep Is Perfectly Awful as a Singer with Delusions of Talent
Director: Stephen Frears/2016
What a strange story this is, and all the stranger for b...
A Bleak Marriage Comedy is One of the Year's Finest Films
DIRECTOR: RUBEN ÖSTLUND/2014/Swedish
We are most truly ourselves when we’re caught in an unguarde...
