Mike Leigh’s tale of Yin and Yang sisters played memorably by two of his “Secrets & Lies” stars. Here’s how “Hard Truths” sets us in as we sit in the theater and […]
Hard Truths
The Order
An entertaining cat and mouse game between the law and the neo-Nazi group. With movies like “Heat” or “Hell or High Water,” we get riveting perspectives from both the bank robbers and […]
The End
This apocalyptic musical doesn’t hit all the right notes. “The End” is a musical directed by Joshua Oppenheimer (“The Act of Killing,” “The Look of Silence”) and set after the end of […]
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 […]
Gladiator II
A decent sequel to an Oscar winning hit. Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator” won five Oscars for Best Picture, Best Actor (Russell Crowe), Best Costume Design, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. So, why […]
Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin.
A bland take on such a faithful figure. Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German Lutheran pastor, neo-orthodox theologian, and anti-Nazi man, whose faith kept his spirits alive. Throughout the 39 years of his […]
The Piano Lesson
The Washingtons can sure make entertaining movies based on August Wilson’s plays. Following the success of the film versions of August Wilson’s plays “Fences” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” Denzel Washington is […]
