‘LION’ IS TEARFUL BUT…
What do you call a movie that has a great first act and a moving finale but bogs down…
‘ALLIED’: TRUE-BLUE HOLLYWOOD STORYTELLING
I wish there was another way to say “old-fashioned” and not make it seem like a putdown. I faced…
WARREN BEATTY PROVES THAT…
Bravo to Warren Beatty for making an original and highly pleasing piece of entertainment. I’m tempted to call Rules…
DISNEY’S ‘MOANA’: TRADITION RENEWED
The Walt Disney Animation Studio has been on a winning streak, and Moana continues that momentum. Beautiful to behold,…
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA:…
The annual award-movie avalanche is upon us, a bombardment of advertising, screeners and emails–but at this juncture, Manchester by the…
THE HAUNTING OF ‘NOCTURNAL…
At one time it was normal to tell a story from beginning to end; now, juggling a movie’s timeline…
ONE MORE ROUND: ‘BLEED…
We’ve been there and seen much of this before: the story of a tough-talking fighter who doesn’t know when…
