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Historical faction films are always fascinating because they assume that history isn’t quite compelling enough as written. In the sub-genre of historical films, famous figures are placed in [...]

After a flurry of year-end releases, with 2021 just around the corner, it’s time for me to assess this past movie year and make the list of what I deemed best. As bad as this pandemic year was, [...]

Even though 2020 was an abysmal year, there were still plenty of wonderful films to be enjoyed, even if most of them never appeared in a theater. Of the hundred-some films I watched, there were [...]

It’s not exactly the type of film you’d expect to open on Christmas Day, but the new documentary entitled THE DISSIDENT is essential viewing no matter when it premieres. You may think you know [...]

Gal Gadot brings so much to the party as Wonder Woman that it’s a shame that only one of the four movies she’s played the character in has been worthy of her talents. This sequel to 2017’s [...]

Disney/Pixar may have just made their first animated feature exclusively for adults. It’s hard to imagine a film about existentialism, purgatory, reincarnation, a midlife crisis, and the niche [...]

It’s funny to say, but the pandemic may have actually helped the new dark comedy PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN. Originally scheduled to be released on April 17, it had to be pulled due to the theater [...]

Morality has always been one of the watchwords of the western and the characters that Tom Hanks has played in his career, so it’s surprising that it’s taken him this long to star in [...]

Much of what shows up onscreen in George Clooney’s new film, THE MIDNIGHT SKY, opening on Netflix this month, feels very familiar. Like most Hollywood epics about space exploration, the themes [...]

In the Amazon Prime series, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, Emmy-winner Rachel Brosnahan has always added the tinge of a tough cookie to her vulnerable New York housewife performing stand-up. In the [...]