PROFESSOR MARSTON AND THE WONDER WOMEN: STRANGER THAN FICTION
The biggest mystery surrounding this film is how its story has remained in the shadows for so many years. I’m sure comic book devotees have known about it, but the details are so juicy I’m surprised no one has…
MARSHALL: A MAN WORTH KNOWING
Chadwick Boseman has made a specialty of playing real-life figures: Jackie Robinson, James Brown, and now Thurgood Marshall, the first black man appointed to the United States Supreme Court. Marshall focuses on an important case in his work for the NAACP—one…
THE MEYEROWITZ STORIES (NEW AND SELECTED): WHAT A FAMILY!
I loved this movie from the moment it started. Perhaps it’s because I used to drive in New York City and related to Adam Sandler trying to find a parking space while shouting at fellow drivers. Talk about a…
GOODBYE, CHRISTOPHER ROBIN: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
There is a tendency among some critics to dismiss anything genteel and British in a condescending manner, relegating it to the “Masterpiece Theater” demographic. I hope this fate doesn’t befall Goodbye, Christopher Robin, a handsome production that may be genteel but is…
PIGGING OUT ON LOONEY TUNES
A decade ago Warner Home Video released a series of handsomely packaged DVDs, and later Blu-rays, of cartoons from its vast library. Nowadays the big news comes from the company’s little-engine-that-could division, Warner Archive: a spectacular 5-disc DVD set…
LOST HORIZON—RESTORED YET AGAIN
Frank Capra’s Lost Horizon was considered a disappointment in 1937, following a string of box-office hits and a passel of Oscars. It was cut from the night of its first preview through its initial release, then edited again for a 1940s…
HOLLYWOOD’S FIRST SUPERHERO IS BACK
Adventures of Captain Marvel is often called the best serial ever made; it’s certainly my all-time favorite. I had a great time revisiting all 12 chapters on the beautiful new 4K scan Blu-ray from Kino Lorber and listening to commentary…
