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'Memoria': Art Attack Apr. 01, 2022
It would be wrong to say that "slow cinema," as the genre is sometimes called, is simply a pigeonhol... Read More
'Deep Water': Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Stuck in a Murderous Marriage Mar. 18, 2022
Ben Affleck shuffles through the moral murk of "Deep Water" like a man with a minor head injury. But... Read More
'Ultrasound': Ball of Confusion Mar. 11, 2022
What can I tell you about "Ultrasound"? Not a lot, really — and I just finished watching it. T... Read More
'Sundown': A Very Quiet Mystery Jan. 28, 2022
Even the worst movies always have a shot at critical reassessment. Consider the 1961 "Last Year at M... Read More
"King Richard" Biopic Shows the Power in Having a Vision Dec. 03, 2021
There is only one scene in the "King Richard" biopic where the father of Venus and Serena Williams i... Read More
'House of Gucci': Lady Gaga Kills Nov. 26, 2021
If "The Godfather" had been played for laughs, the result might have been something like "House of G... Read More
'Eternals': Twilight of the Gods Nov. 05, 2021
"Eternals" is a movie of grand sweep. The story it tells begins in Mesopotamia in 5000 B.C. and conc... Read More
The Hustler Oct. 27, 2021
Several years ago, Paul Newman starred in a movie titled "The Hustler." It dealt with the game of po... Read More
'The French Dispatch': Wes Anderson's Tribute to Old-school Journalists and the Glories of France Oct. 22, 2021
The title of Wes Anderson's new movie — one of the sweetest and most charmingly batty of his 2... Read More
Drive-Ins Offer More Than Movies May. 15, 2021
By Victor Block From time to time, residents of the little town of Farmington, Maine, gather to atte... Read More
White-Savior Movies, Bad; White-Savior Politicians, Good May. 06, 2021
I recently came across the term "white-savior movies." According to critics, this is a type of film ... Read More
Art Imitates Life -- Inside the Insidious World of Elder Guardianships Feb. 27, 2021
Given that this is a crime and justice column, it is pretty safe to say this will likely be the only... Read More
Movie Night for Shut-Ins Dec. 03, 2020
Right now, it's getting dark so early you've got to come up with something to do. Something fun and ... Read More
'Stardust': The Early Days of David Bowie Brought Back to Life by Johnny Flynn Nov. 20, 2020
A rock-star biopic without a note of the rock star's music in it is an unpromising thing. Witness th... Read More
May 21, 2020 May. 21, 2020
Dear Annie: I am 17 years old and still in high school. I recently became "Jake's" girlfriend. We've... Read More
'Capone': Even Tom Hardy Can't Bring This Listless Mob Flick to Life May. 15, 2020
One of the interesting things about "Capone" — the only interesting thing, actually — is... Read More
Cinematic Cosmic Action Sequence May. 10, 2020
If the month of May 2020 were a movie, this week would be the action sequence. Mercury enters Gemini... Read More
Plague Movies: Offbeat Options for Waiting out the Apocalypse Apr. 03, 2020
Now that we have all the time in the world on our hands, filling it with movies has become an organi... Read More
'Harriet': An Account of a Life Exemplified by Faith, Hope and Love Nov. 07, 2019
Go down, Moses Way down in Egypt land Tell old Pharaoh to Let my people go! This was one of the firs... Read More
'The Current War: Director's Cut': Lighting Up With Benedict Cumberbatch and Michael Shannon Oct. 25, 2019
"The Current War" is an elegantly made movie about the late-19th century battle between Thomas Ediso... Read More
