GIFTS FOR EVERY MOVIE LOVER
Flip books are irresistible, whether you’re 8 or 80… and Fliptomania offers some legendary movie moments: Cary Grant ducking a crop-duster in North by Northwest, the four heroes prancing off to see the Wizard in The Wizard of Oz,…
I, TONYA: STRANGER THAN FICTION, ON AND OFF THE ICE
If you’re still not convinced that Margot Robbie is more than just a beauty, I, Tonya should do the trick. Robbie helped produce the film and has given herself a superb, eye-opening vehicle as ice-skater Tonya Harding, who made worldwide headlines…
CARY GRANT: MAKING IT LOOK EASY
Cary Grant remains one of the most charming actors to ever grace the screen. Because of that seemingly effortless charm he never received much credit for his acting, but three recent Blu-ray releases attest to his considerable skills. Olive…
WONDER WHEEL HITS A SOUR NOTE
Wonder Wheel opens on a high note, with a picture-postcard panorama of Coney Island as it might have looked in a 1950 Kodachrome slide. It’s a vision that Brooklyn-born Woody Allen remembers well, I’m sure. Then we meet our narrator,…
THE SHAPE OF WATER: A GIFT FOR MOVIE LOVERS
Guillermo del Toro is a genius, but not all of his films turn out the way he envisions them. The Shape of Water is a happy exception, a feast for the senses and one of the year’s most original offerings. As…
