Ten movies from last year to seek out.
Sorry this is late. But please don’t mistake the tardiness of my list for a lack of enthusiasm about the titles I’ve...
Ten 2021 Movies That I say are Good.
Wow, I really dragged my feet on this one. In fact, I’ve dragged my feet with the uneasy friction of an escaped men...
2019: A Movie Year That Hopped High and Buzzed Loudly.
I can’t say I am proud of this.
Here I am, waiting until the last conceivable moment to lob t...
Whether Alfonso Cuarón is taking us to Mexico City or Frederick Wiseman is taking us to Monrovia, Indiana or Debra Granik is taking us into the woods or Ali Abbasi takes us right up to the Border, there has been no shortage of special trips at the movies in 2018.
What an embarrassment. An embarrassment of riches, that is! 2017 had so many excellent, top-tier, wonderful, provocative, enjoyable films, that any given criti...
2016 Strikes... a Chord
"2016 strikes again!" Whether it was the rash of jarring celebrity deaths, the disquieting state of global affairs, or the most gawd-aw...
Better Than Your Ordinary Whizzpopper
The prevalent attitude that it's acceptable to skimp when it comes to children's entertainment may not be dead, but it's ...
Lonely Island Mockumentary Dances To Familiar Beats
In the spirit of the layered comedy that this just might be, let's start this review of the new lowbrow mus...
At Least Three Good Scenes And No Bad Ones…?
DIRECTORS: JOEL AND ETHAN COEN/2016
Despite regularly tepid response from common moviegoers, the Hollywood film i...