Twice the De Niro should have been twice as good. For the first time in his acting career, Robert De Niro has a dual role in “The Alto Knights,” the latest reunion […]
The Alto Knights
Queen of the Ring
There are matches to be fought here thanks to strong womanhood. Professional wrestling dramas come in different formats. There was “Unstoppable,” which was about the one-legged wrestler Anthony Robles; there was “The […]
I’m Still Here
A sad poignant film about a woman trying and failing to find her husband. Walter Salles’ latest film “I’m Still Here” retells a true story that takes place in Rio in 1970 […]
Better Man
A Robbie William biopic you’ll go ape over. As we begin to watch “Better Man,” we wonder if somebody is going to ask: “Why is Robbie Williams a chimp?” and “Can anybody […]
The Fire Inside
Ryan Destiny sure packs a punch as Claressa Shield. I have two movies distributed by MGM and Amazon this season about two kinds of fighters. There’s “The Fire Inside,” which is about […]
A Complete Unknown
Timothee Chalamet’s portrayal of Bob Dylan makes this film another love letter to the singer. Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, Marcus Carl Franklin, Ben Whishaw, and the late Heath Ledger have […]
Unstoppable
This kid can fight with one leg. I have two movies distributed by MGM and Amazon this season about two kinds of fighters. There’s “The Fire Inside,” which is about the female […]
Maria
Brava for Angelina Jolie as the opera singer near the end of her life. Maria Callas is the latest female subject in Pablo Larrain’s filmography after Jackie Kennedy in “Jackie” and Diana, […]
Queer
A step behind of “Call Me By Your Name.” Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer” is based on William S. Burroughs’ book about William Lee, a writer and heroin addict, who fled to Mexico City […]
Joy
Meet the doctors behind the first IVF baby. We all know that In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the procedure in which an egg is removed from a woman’s ovaries and fertilized with […]
