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You don’t have to know the 1891 play Hedda Gabler by Norwegian Henrik Ibsen to enjoy filmmaker Nia DaCostas’ new adaptation of it entitled HEDDA. But it helps. DaCosta has left most of what some [...]

You’re probably aware that SPRINGSTEEN: DELIVER ME FROM NOWHERE opened in theaters this weekend, but you may not know that another biopic about a musical legend premiered as well. It’s BLUE MOON [...]

There’s a simmering tension in almost every scene in the new period political thriller THE SECRET AGENT from Brazil. It’s a feeling of dread hanging over every scene and every character, as [...]

It’s time to add Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone’s names to the greatest director/actor pairings in the history of cinema. They join the likes of Scorsese & De Niro, Pollack & Redford, [...]

Rose Byrne is amongst our best actresses, one who doesn’t get nearly the acclaim that she should. (Not even one Emmy nominations in the three seasons of PHYSICAL on Apple TV +. Unbelievable.) The [...]

Few would approach a biographical film about Franz Kafka with the light touch that filmmaker Agnieszka Holland applies to her latest film FRANZ. (It just had its Midwest premiere at the Chicago [...]

The thinking is likely that the tale of Dr. Victor Frankenstein and his creature has been told so many times that filmmakers are looking for something different to bring to the party. Thus, over [...]

A stellar cast, an acclaimed filmmaker, and a hot button topic. You’d think that such attributes would make for a well-done and timely moviegoing experience. You’d think. AFTER THE HUNT can claim [...]

The 1975 novel Kiss of the Spider Woman by Manuel Puig concerned two Argentine prisoners –Molina, in for corrupting a male minor, and Valentin, incarcerated for being a revolutionary. Puig’s [...]

There is no question that Dwayne Johnson is a movie star, but for those who question whether he’s a terrific actor, one need only to look at how hilarious he was in the JUMANJI action-comedy [...]