Review: Ms. Purple
This stylish drama set in L.A.'s Koreatown tells the story of a young woman's dedication to family at the expense of her own happiness and her gradual return to a…
Review: Where’s My Roy Cohn?
There’s something inherently distressing and depressing – and more than a little scary - about the documentary Where’s My Roy Cohn? The title is taken from a 2018 quote attributed…
Review: Midnight Traveler
Stories of refugees and immigrants are all over the news these days. But mostly they're about numbers and policy while the people are faceless and nameless. What this gritty documentary…
Review: JUDY
Renée Zellweger is the total package to play legendary performer Judy Garland. Zellweger is an actress who can sing (Chicago), do drama (Cold Mountain) and deliver a punchline (Bridget Jones).…
Review: Downton Abbey
Downton Abbey is a movie for the legions of loyal fans of the “Downton Abbey” television series, and I am quite confident they will be most pleased with this highly-anticipated…
Review: Neither Wolf Nor Dog
This ever so indie film was funded with a Kickstarter campaign and then self-distributed. And right now it is the longest-running US theatrical release in more than a decade, having…
Review: Hustlers
Can/will Hustlers appeal to both men and women? I’m not sure. It’s a film about friendship and sisterhood, payback and… pole dancing. A stimulating crime drama served up with a…
Review: Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins
If you don't know who Molly Ivins was, you'll be a fan by the end of this doc. If you do remember her, you'll fall back in love. And after…
Review: This is Not Berlin
In this coming-of-age film set in Mexico City in the 80s, 17-year-olds Carlos and Gera are on the cusp of adulthood. And when they're invited to the coolest club in…
Review: The Goldfinch
Some movies inspire me to run out and buy (or download) the books upon which they are based. The Goldfinch is not one of them. I’m sure it’s a fine…
Review: Official Secrets
Remember back in 2003, when US Secretary of State Colin Powell went before the United Nations to make the case for war against Iraq, basing his appeal on what later…
Review: Vita & Virginia
Vita Sackville-West was a British socialite and a popular writer in the 1920s. She was also fond of scandalizing the society in which she lived, especially with her female lovers.…
Review: IT Chapter Two
And so – barring any future studio or literary shenanigans – IT ends. IT Chapter Two is the creepy, edge-of-your-seat follow-up to the creepy, edge-of-your-seat horror film that hit the…