Bathe in the incredible brilliance of ‘Moonlight’
‘Moonlight’ is one of the best films of 2016. One of the finest dramatic movies of the last several years.
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‘Silence’ speaks volumes
“You make a deal. You figure out how much sin you can live with.” – Martin Scorsese Silence is a movie that has been a project of Martin Scorsese’s for over 25 years. Based on a novel published in 1966 that won the Tanizaki Prize (one of the most prestigious literary awards in Japan) it…
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Natalie Portman brings ‘Jackie’ to life
President John F. Kennedy was assassinated on November 22nd, 1963. Before the end of that month his widow, Jackie Kennedy (Natalie Portman – Black Swan, Thor) summoned Life Magazine journalist Theodore H. White (Billy Crudup – Spotlight, 20th Century Women) to the Kennedy’s compound in Hyannis Port, MA. She wanted to give an interview as a kind of postscript to the Kennedy presidency and his assassination.
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Only the diehard fans of the franchise will like ‘Underworld: Blood Wars’
Underworld: Blood Wars is only for franchise fans
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Board the bus for a ride through ‘Paterson’ – it’s worth the trip
Adam Driver is superb in the lead role of ‘Paterson,’ a new film from writer/director Jim Jarmusch.
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Enjoy a fun ride with Jackie Chan and ‘Railroad Tigers’
Jackie Chan is indeed older but he’s still energetic and able to generate laughter in an audience while creating plenty of action on-screen. He proves this in Railroad Tigers, which opened in limited release in the United States on January 6, 2017.
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’20th Century Women’ is filled with emotion, estrogen and excellence
15 year-old “Jamie” (Lucas Jade Zumann) is a familiar character to Mike Mills who wrote and directed 20th Century Women, as it is based on his own upbringing. In 1979 Jamie is into skateboarding and his best friend “Julie,” but is having trouble in relating to his 55 year-old mother “Dorothea” (Annette Benning).
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‘Lion’ roars loudly and with feeling
‘Lion’ is the true story of Saroo Brierly, born in India who winds up 1,500 kilometers away from his family with no way to get back to them. Adopted while still a young child by an Australian couple, when he becomes an adult he decides to try to find his birth mother.
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Ben Affleck’s ‘Live by Night’ dies long before the break of dawn
“You can get further with a kind word and a gun than you can with just a kind word.” – Robert De Niro as Al Capone in The Untouchables Live by Night is based on an award-winning novel by Dennis Lahane. Ben Affleck adapted that novel for the big screen and he is an Academy…
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There is an amazing story inside those ‘Hidden Figures’
“You are no better than anyone else, and no one is better than you.” – Katherine G. Johnson “I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” – Katherine G. Johnson In the…
