Tag: film review
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: A British Charmer & a Troubling Documentary On...
“Phantom of the Open”
How often do you see a comedy movie about golf? Recent years have seen a few popular US movies like the...
Two New Pictures: A French Bagatelle and an Old School Western
“The Rose Maker”
Arriving just in time for spring comes a new French crowd-pleaser, all about roses ‒ and the people who love and grow...
Movies: A Look at an American Prison Tragedy
Every year during Oscar season, Academy voters come up with a winning list of five films for the Best Feature Documentary category. Here are...
A Lively New Period Musical and Some Stunning Documentaries
Cyrano
“Cyrano de Bergerac,” a 1897 drama by Edmund Rostand has had dozens of iterations with its evergreen tale of unrequited love. Its latest movie...
Spanish Film Icon Comes up with Another Winner
Spanish writer-director Pedro Almodovar continues to amaze with his latest effort, “Parallel Mothers,” a touching and brilliantly realized film that brings him back to...
At The Movies: Art and Soul
The New Bauhaus
The German Bauhaus (roughly “building-house) was a touchstone for 20th C. Western art, architecture. and design. It was founded after WWI by...