A beautiful misfire from the usually brilliant Italian filmmaker. Paolo Sorrentino’s latest movie “Parthenope” has a beautiful title character, but a cynical and self-doubting attitude. This woman captures the hearts of a […]
Parthenope
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 […]
All We Imagine as Light
Two nurses you want to get to know. “All We Imagine as Light” is a complicated Indian drama about characters with complicated issues, all spoken in Hindi, Malayalam, and Marathi. And yet, […]
Emilia Perez
An original musical about a cartel leader starting over as a woman. Sometimes I like to think that songs can come in the form of conversations. Meaning that they are singing, but […]
Red Rooms
A good fashion sense in this murder trial. When I see the title for “Red Rooms,” I think of “REDRUM,” which every movie fan knows is “MURDER” spelled backwards. Thanks for that […]
The Beast
A riveting French drama set in 3 time periods with 2 great stars. I attended a special NYC advanced screening of “The Beast” the same week that “Dune: Part Two” came out, […]
Godzilla Minus One
A Godzilla movie that everyone can enjoy. There have been many stories told of Godzilla on film. From the Japanese films to the Matthew Broderick mess to the Monsterverse movies (including the […]
The Taste of Things
A vivid French drama with the right ingredients. Juliette Binochet and Benoit Magimel used to be romantic partners from 1998 to 2003, even having a daughter together, and co-starring in “The Children […]
Perfect Days
Win Wenders’ love letter to the wise, old, cassette loving janitor. The life of a janitor in Tokyo is simple. He gets up, freshens up, sprays his plants, puts his “Tokyo Toilet” […]
Driving Madeleine
A taxi ride that’s well worth your time. “Driving Madeleine” is obviously a French modern day version of “Driving Miss Daisy but without a black driver. Actually, this driver is two points […]
