A solid biopic that uses its words for freedom wisely. Colman Domingo stars as civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the new Netflix biography “Rustin, which has its flaws but still enough […]
Rustin
The Marsh King’s Daughter
A muddy thriller lead by the usually affective Daisy Ridley. “The Marsh King’s Daughter” may be based on Karen Dionne’s book, but it starts off as a rip-off of “Room,” as the […]
The Persian Version
This cute Iranian-American comedy gets deported by its many plot elements. “The Persian Version” has the right to represent its Iranian culture to an American audience, especially when it’s narrative and young […]
Priscilla
Sofia Coppola’s Burning Love letter to the King’s mistreated young wife. The year is 1959. We meet young Priscilla in a diner outside her father’s base in Bad Nauheim, Germany, where a […]
Pain Hustlers
This ambitious opioid money game ODs on cliches and weak script. A decade ago, we got “The Wolf of Wall Street,” which knew how to swindle people of their money, so Jordan […]
The Holdovers
A sincere and funny “Sideways” reunion that’s more than meets the eye. Less than 20 years after collaborating on one of the most original and delicious comedies “Sideways,” director Alexander Payne and […]
Anatomy of a Fall
Accident or murder? This profound movie must figure that out. The death of a loved one is heartbreaking beyond measure, especially if it has to be a painful one. It regards a […]
The Killer
A Fassbender/Fincher merger that shoots and scores. Michael Fassbender’s killer character in David Fincher’s “The Killer” has his rules to follow, when it comes to taking out his targets. He narrates these […]
Nyad
Annette Bening gets her laps in as the swimmer who refused to give up. “Nyad” is the true story of how swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba […]
Butcher’s Crossing
Nicolas Cage strongly thrives in this gritty western. I’ve seen two Nicolas Cage western vehicles in the independent circuit. First, there was “The Old Way,” in which he played a gunslinger with […]
