Review: Ursula von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own
Ursula Von Rydingsvard's name did not ring a bell when I first heard of this documentary. But after watching it, I realize I've actually seen and loved her work in…
Review: Critical Thinking
For his theatrical film directing debut actor John Leguizamo took on the real-life inspirational story of a group of students at an inner city Miami school who joined a class…
Review: Tesla
I've been interested in inventor Nikola Tesla's life and work for ages, so I was excited that a feature film was going to take him on. And I love Ethan…
Review: Radioactive
Who coined the term "radioactivity"? Who was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize? Who was the first person to win two Nobel Prizes? What husband and wife duo…
Review: My Darling Vivian
My Darling Vivian is a love letter to Johnny Cash's first wife Vivian Liberto with whom he had four daughters and initially a great romance. Narrated mainly by those four…
Review: Resistance
When you think of mime, you naturally think of Marcel Marceau. But you probably don't know how he saved a group of Jewish orphans from the Nazis during World War…
Review: I Still Believe
I Still Believe is squarely aimed at the faith-based crowd and fans of popular Christian music singer Jeremy Camp. So if you fall into that particular demographic, then I do…
Review: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood sticks with me today as much as it did a month ago when I pegged it as one of my favorites at the Middleburg…
Review: Harriet
Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary woman and she deserves to have her story told (and to be on the $20 bill.) She was a tiny, illiterate slave, but she was…
Arty Chick’s Middleburg Film Festival Download 2019
Another super tiring weekend in the bucolic Virginia hamlet of Middleburg watching more films than I should! I predicted early on that this festival would outgrow itself and I think…
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: 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: 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.…
Quickie Review: Pavarotti (documentary)
Don’t get me wrong. My appreciation for Pavarotti does not mean I appreciate having been subjected as a kid to live radio broadcasts from the Metropolitan Opera every Saturday afternoon.…