This Eiffel Tower biopic doesn’t merge with the fictional romance the way it should. The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France has been a celebrated worldwide structure, designed and nicknamed after the engineer […]
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Hollywood Stargirl
Disney+ sequel sings its heart out. The new made-for-Disney+ movie “Hollywood Stargirl” is a sequel to the studio’s 2020 film “Stargirl.” Both films are made by husband and wife filmmakers Julia Hart […]
Downton Abbey: A New Era
The PBS characters continue to be themselves and delight us all the way. I began my review of the first movie version of Julian Fellowes’ acclaimed PBS series “Downton Abbey” with this: […]
Paris, 13th District
Jacques Audiard’s dramatic romcom has passion, laughs, and real tears. “Paris, 13th District” is about one man and three women. Unlike “The Other Woman,” it’s not dumb or degrading or miserable. It’s […]
Mothering Sunday
This period drama has more passion than literature. When you step inside a British period piece, distributed domestically by Sony Pictures Classics, you want to be relaxed by the ambiance, you want […]
Cheaper by the Dozen
An unnecessary, but good-natured Baker’s Dozen. Zach Braff and Gabrielle Union play Paul and Zoe Baker, two “Cheaper by the Dozen” parents, who have a lot of kids of their own. To […]
Cyrano
A musical that admires these two romantics and the girl they’re both in love with. Director Joe Wright’s last movie was “The Woman in the Window,” which was an absolute mess and […]
I Want You Back
Charlie Day and Jenny Slate both levitate in the right kind of romcom. Charlie Day wasted his talents in “Horrible Bosses 2,” “Vacation,” and “Fist Fight,” and tried to tackle on villainous […]
Marry Me
I object to this would-be wedding romcom. In the past decade, I’ve heard two movie songs that have been playing on the radio for months before or after their film’s release dates. […]
The Worst Person in the World
The ravishing story of a woman who can’t decide her career path or keep true love in place. “The Worst Person in the World” is a Norwegian film focusing on one woman, […]
