Saturday, May 18, 2024

Movies

Joan Micklin Silver, Trailblazing Writer Director of “Crossing Delancey,” “Between the Lines,” “Hester Street,” Dies at 85

Joan Micklin Silver, the great, trailblazing writer and director, has died at age 85. Those three names, said fast, were part of an incredible legacy...

The Best Movies of 2020 Including Some You Didn’t See Starting with “Nomadland,” “Minari,” and “A Quiet Place Part 2”

The best movies of 2020 included a couple I saw but most people didn't. They were John Krasinski's "A Quiet Place, Part 2" and...

Review: Steve McQueen’s “Mangrove” Would Have Been An Oscar Contender and a Hit On its Own, But It’s Not

I'm sure the average person is totally confused by Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" series on Amazon Prime. It consists of five films made for...

Netflix Has Really Erased Shia LaBeouf from All Promotional Materials for “Pieces of a Woman,” After FKA Twigs Lawsuit

You're guilty until proven innocent and your life is over. That's the signal sent to Shia LaBeouf since his ex-girlfriend, FKA Twigs, filed a...

Review: “Soul” Has Plenty of Soul, In its Music, Story, Heart, A Rare Piece of Art in this Pandemic Year

A few animated films I thought could get Best Picture nods-- "Wall E," "Inside Out," now "Soul." Playing now on the Disney Plus channel, I...

Review: Carey Mulligan’s Oscar Worthy Turn in Sensational “Promising Young Woman” is a Rebuke to all the Brett Kavanaughs Out There

The specter of Brett Kavanaugh’s unmanly past at a frat party hangs over Emerald Fennell’s revenge fantasy, "Promising Young Woman," as do the million...

Box Office: “Wonder Woman” Sequel Scores $16.7 Mil, Exceeds Expectations Despite Mixed Reviews and Limited Theaters

It's not a great movie and it can't play in a lot of locations. But "Wonder Woman 1984" is a hit, nonetheless. The sequel to...

Review: “I’m Your Woman” Is a Terrible Title for a Terrific Film that Shows Rachel Brosnahan Won’t Always Be Mrs. Maisel

Julia Hart's "I'm Your Woman" is the best movie with the worst title of the year. I don't know what anyone was thinking about...