Tag: Movies
At the Movies
This is a hybrid column: presenting one full review of a fine current release and a batch of intriguing options for the months ahead....
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...
Two New Comedies: One Touching the Absurd and a Second Just...
Official Competition
An aged pharma multimillionaire Humberto Suárez (José Luis Gomez), celebrating his 80th birthday, is musing on his legacy and rejects the idea of...
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: Two Major Directors’ Latest
“The French Dispatch”
From director Wes Anderson comes his 10th feature, “The French Dispatch,” which he has described as “a love letter to journalists set...
Two Autumn Films
“Worth” follows the horrific 9/11 attacks, after Congress has appointed renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund,...
