Tag: At The Movies
In Memoriam: Mike Canning 1941-2023
In many ways Mike Canning’s whole life set him on the path to become the three-decade film reviewer for the Hill Rag. He loved...
At The Movies: It’s Quieter in the Twilight
The Voyager 1 spacecraft was a singular project when NASA launched it in September 1977. Its aim, as a space probe, was to study...
A Superb Wildlife Documentary and a Touching French Family Drama
“Wild Life”
This superb new documentary traces one couple’s sustained commitment to preserving wild lands against the encroachment of urban growth. It follows Doug and...
At The Movies
Moving On
Actresses Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin forged identities as a successful sitcom team as co-stars of the Netflix series “Grace and Frankie,” which...
At the Movies
The Quiet Girl
One of Oscar’s newly nominated Best International Feature of 2022, “The Quiet Girl,” made its debut at local theaters this month with,...
Two End-of-Year Oscar Contenders
Empire of Light
Writer-director Sam Mendes’s latest offering is a period drama about the staff of a English resort town’s movie house with themes including...
Two Real-Life Dramas from New York City and Colombia
She Said
“She Said” is a drama based on the 2017 New York Times investigation that exposed film producer Harvey Weinstein’s history of abuse...
The Movies That Got Away
With this column, I again highlight several “Movies That Got Away,” feature films (from 2021) less noticed or hyped upon release. This selection avoids...
A Rundown on Some Notable Films for the Holidays
This month’s column offers filmgoers a preview of upcoming major films—mainstream and indie—coming out during the holiday season, films that may likely contend for...
The Good Boss
As a genre, workplace movies have made only a marginal impression over decades of cinema. (by “workplace” I mean factory or manufacturing settings, not...