This vast narrative collage comprises an artful group biography and an account of an unprecedented phenomenon that has never recurred, and seems unlikely, in today's splintered culture, ever to do so.
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Movie Review: ‘Star Trek Beyond’
'Star Trek Beyond' lets us look at 'Star Trek' in a new way while still honoring the original, and that’s all we ever really asked of a 'Star Trek' reboot.
Read More »NYFF, Cannes Film Festival Winner Review: ‘Mia Madre’ Starring John Turturro, Margherita Buy
How do you bring together your personal life and career when you discover that your mother is dying?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Nine Lives’ – Not the Cat’s Meow
I recommend that you avoid this one completely, but if your kids do drag you to it, take some Sominex and wear a pair of dark sunglasses – at least you’ll get a nice 87 minute nap.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Hell or High Water’ starring Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine and Ben Foster
A late-summer surprise with a great cast, Hell or High Water is an exciting, character-driven antidote to the season's typical sequels and would-be blockbusters.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Pete’s Dragon’ Soars to Great Heights
A film that celebrates families, promotes appreciation of nature’s beauty, and reminds us that all creatures – even enormous green dragons – are deserving of respect and dignity.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘East L.A. Interchange’ – A Documentary
Does a documentary film about the Hispanic community of Boyle Heights shy away from tackling the major issue of the day?
Read More »Toronto and London Film Festival Movie Review: ‘The People vs. Fritz Bauer’
Who was really behind Nazi SS-Obersturmbannfuhhrer Adolph Eichmann's celebrated capture in Argentina which led to his eventual trial and execution in Israel?
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Suicide Squad’ – DC Finally Outshines Marvel
'Suicide Squad' is like a cinematic wink to an audience that gets it much better than the critics ever will.
Read More »Movie Review: The Award-Winning ‘Parched’ by Leena Yadav
Above all misogyny destroys the misogynist in the Award-Winning 'Parched' by Leena Yadav.
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