Review: Whitney
Whitney, the new documentary about Whitney Houston has it all. Star power, incredible performances, heroes and villains, a sexual abuse bombshell, and the self-destruction and ultimate tragic death of its…
Review: Hereditary
I saw a blurb before I went to Hereditary that said it was "the scariest movie since The Exorcist." I think they must have seen a different film. Yes, there…
Review: Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland)
This "based on a true story" movie takes place in 1946, in a displaced persons camp, where those who survived the Nazi death camps are being held until they can…
Review: RBG
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg aka The Notorious RBG is a fabulous role model for the masses. At 85 and with 15 years on the highest bench in the land, it's…
Review: Foxtrot
This moving Israeli drama begins with a scene every parent with a child in the army fears -- the knock at the door and the soldiers with solemn faces. They…
Review: The Guardians (Les gardiennes)
Most World War One movies are set in the battles and the trenches, but The Guardians takes place at home on a farm in rural of France. There the women…
Review: You Were Never Really Here
Joaquin Phoenix is a phenomenal actor, but his choices of roles lately tend to be odd loners in strange situations (Inherent Vice, The Master, Her, to name just a few))…
Review: Modern Life Is Rubbish
The movie has little to do with modern life or rubbish (though I'd think twice before putting the latter in the title of any movie.) It's the name of an…
Mini-Review: The Leisure Seeker
I was looking forward to this road trip flick with Donald Sutherland and Helen Mirren. But sadly, while they are both pretty great, the script for this movie, itself an…
Review: Isle of Dogs
What a fun movie! I don't think Wes Anderson has made a film I didn't like, so that's no surprise, but the creative choices he made in this one are…
Review: The Death of Stalin
If you saw In the Loop, you know what you're in for in Armando Iannucci's latest political satire -- dark, hilarious, and sometimes creepy. As the title announces, the film…
Review: Back to Burgundy
Set in the beautiful wine region of Burgundy where so many of the great wines are born, Back to Burgundy is a thoughtful story of three adult siblings grappling with…
Review: Finding Your Feet
On the day of her husband's retirement, Lady Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton, Harry Potter's Dolores Umbridge) discovers he's having an affair with her best friend. So she runs away to…
Review: Journey’s End
War is hell. Especially in this World War One drama, where almost the entire film is set in the trenches just yards away from the enemy Germans. It takes place…