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In conversation with the creator and cast of “LOSING ALICE,” airing today on Apple TV +
The Apple TV+ series “Losing Alice” fashions an atmosphere of dread in its first moments and never lets up. Over eight episodes this Israeli import, which debuts stateside on Friday, is more about engendering a feeling within the viewer rather than setting up a who-did-what-when thriller procedural.
Not that the staples of the mystery genre aren’t present. But unlike lesser shows more >
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His name was Michael Apted
Michael Apted, who died last Thursday at the age of 79, was an artisan filmmaker who started out in England and ended up in Hollywood. As documentary filmmaker, he's made films ... more >
“I didn’t hire Christopher Walken for his accent; I hired him for his soul” (talking with playwright and writer/director John Patrick Shanley about his latest film “Wild Mountain Thyme”)
Since international travel is currently all but impossible the movies provide a way to visit other parts of the world—as they always have. And it was of tremendous importance to ... more >
INTERVIEW: “Ultimately, it’s the deepest quest of all,” Errol Morris speaks with us about his new film “My psychedelic love story,” it airs tonight
Even as we spoke on the phone last week, filmmaker Errol Morris said he was still putting the finishing touches on his new documentary, a version of which I had seen not long ... more >
THE WEEK IN REVIEW
“SOME KIND OF HEAVEN”; riding out the twilight years of our lives down in Sun City
"As far as my eyes can see There are shadows approaching me” These lines from The Alan Parsons Project’s song “Old and Wise” resonates with anyone over the age of sixty. The winter of ... more >
Our interview with the producer of “WHAT WOULD SOPHIA LOREN DO?” now available on Netflix
Producer Regina K. Scully should have known better than to ask her Italian-American mother, Nancy, to try gluten-free pasta. Nancy glared at her daughter, responding, “What would Sophia ... more >
Noise, speed and brutality laced with the sweet, human touch of brotherhood; Liam Neeson stars in “THE MARKSMAN” | REVIEW
It definitely helps to give your protagonist a certain “set of skills,” particularly if he is played by that grand master of icy revenge, Liam Neeson. Neeson, impossibly craggy yet as ... more >
Leading fans down the scandalously awesome path of rock’n’roll music in “ROCK CAMP THE MOVIE”
The term “weekend warrior” could as easily apply to wannabe rockers as it does to those who speed across the summer lakes—both have day jobs but live for their passions. And being a ... more >
When Woody Allen examines New Yorkers’ neuroses it’s always something special; “A RAINY DAY IN NEW YORK”
“We are two different creatures, right? You like the sound of crickets and I like the rattle of the taxis. You blossom in the sun and me, I come into my own under grey skies.” It’s no ... more >
“Let them talk” is one of the best films of 2020
Regrets. The characters in Steven Soderbergh’s latest film have had a few. Writer Deborah Eisenberg’s first screenplay “Let Them All Talk” is smart and literate and a welcome cinematic ... more >
Jasmine Trinca in the tender and sensual “The Goddess of Fortune”
Alessandro and Arturo (Edoardo Leo and Stefano Accorsi, respectively) are a couple who face a new challenge when their dear friend Annamaria (Jasmine Trinca) comes to their doorstep with her ... more >
THE LAST WORD ON 2020: Anthony Francis names the Julian Temple-directed “Crock of Gold” as the year’s best
2020, what a strange year it was. While movie theaters closed in late March, streaming platforms and On-Demand services made many films available to audiences. This allowed titles that ... more >
