A great movie about people who lose things, but come together. Just yesterday, I did my double feature for the Joel Edgerton movie “Train Dreams” and Josh O’Connor’s latest starring role in […]
Rebuilding
Trifole
This Italian drama should be as golden as the truffles they find. “Trifole” is an Italian drama that treats truffles like gold and has a grandfather-granddaughter story that could be emotionally complex, […]
Train Dreams
Joel Edgerton shows a strong train of thought. I’m told that “Train Dreams” has a certain Terrance Malick ambiance and it does. It shows us a man working and living in the […]
Rental Family
A nice little haiku about Brendan Fraser acting into people’s lives, and learning to love them. Brendan Fraser has redefined his acting career after winning the Oscar for “The Whale.” We enjoyed […]
Sentimental Value
Another gem from Joachim Trier. We start with a classic American song, cut to a stage production where the music sounds like the opening theme to “The Shining,” and the leading lady […]
Jay Kelly
Noah Baumbach’s latest charmer has George Clooney at the crossroads. We begin with George Clooney lying under a bridge next to a police car in the rain. He’s doing a few takes […]
Nuremberg
One of the most important trials dramatized nicely here by Malek and Crowe. Just the other day, I watched and admired “Judgment at Nuremberg,” which had an all-star cast of Spencer Tracey, […]
Nouvelle Vague
Richard Linklater delights us with the making of a French classic. Richard Linklater has directed two delightful movies about celebrities this season. The first was “Blue Moon,” which had the camera angles […]
Die My Love
Jennifer Lawrence delivers as a young mother who acts like a baby. A few weeks ago, I was one of the few film critics to dislike “If I Had Legs I’d Kick […]
Christy
Sydney Sweeney’s performance will leave you KOed. After my viewing of “Christy” a few months ago, I got in an elevator and I held it for a woman who was trying to […]
