‘Nomadland‘ Review: Captivating film on transience, trauma
In her elegiac and emotionally captivating new movie Nomadland, director Chloé Zhao opens with a curious title card about a small city in Nevada named...
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Don’t miss these ten favorite biopics
This past weekend I ventured out to the theater to see Shaka King’s Judas and the Black Messiah. There were seven people in the theater and all of us...
‘Little Fish‘ Review: A profound but melancholic love story
Meeting at the intersection of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Contagion, the new sci-fi romance Little Fish is a quietly devastating and...
Previewing the 2020 Golden Globes
Like most folks, I’m much more a fan of the Oscars than I am the Golden Globes. But those two programs are the alphas of the awards show season, whether...
‘Malcom & Marie‘ Review: Bruising conflict center of hollow film
As the coronavirus continues to affect all manners of public and private life, we’re beginning to see its effect on the creative process for artists,...
Looking at the top 15 of Denzel’s career
This past weekend saw the release of a new Denzel Washington film called The Little Things. Written and directed by John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side,...
‘Palmer‘ Review: Timberlake sinks in tired melodrama
What does Justin Timberlake want? Not yet 40 years old, the pop icon has sold tens of millions of albums in his solo music career alone, resulting in...
My early Oscar nomination predictions
For the first time in 87 years, an Oscar awards ceremony will include films released over the span of more than a single year.
With this year’s show...
Get ready for a strange night at the Oscars
Sunday, April 25, should make for one of the strangest nights in Oscars history as the Steven Soderbergh-produced awards show attempts to document the...
‘The White Tiger‘ Review: Strong source material carries movie
Based on the 2008 New York Times bestseller of the same name, The White Tiger tells the spirited story of Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav), a successful...