THE WEEK IN REVIEW
IN THEATERS TODAY: Alice Rohrwacher’s “LA CHIMERA”
Alice Rohrwacher's latest film, "La Chimera," is an ambitious and self-aware rumination on life, death, and heartbreak. Through the imaginative style of its director, the film is playful and ... more >
SXSW24: Recap
Austin is a great city to explore and enjoy any time of the year, but when SXSW comes to town, it's a whole other level of stimulation: music, movies, cocktails, tech, mixers, parties, and ... more >
Nicholas Winton saved 669 lives during World War II and “ONE LIFE” is in tribute to him | Film Review
Hebrew scripture says, "he who saves one life saves the world entire." At the beginning of World War II, Nicholas Winton was instrumental in the complex relocation of 669 mostly Jewish ... more >
Be open to the fanciful (you’ll be rewarded); “PROBLEMISTA” | Review
Written and directed by its star, Julio Torres, the new semi-surrealistic comedy “Problemista” belongs in the category of the un-categorizable. While not as strong, Torres’ film could be ... more >
A dark vision of rural America and a visceral moviegoing experience | “RED RIGHT HAND”
Over the past decade Appalachian-set thrillers have had a rough go of it. 2015’s “The World Made Straight,” “Them That Follow” (2019), they lacked substance. The Ron Howard-directed ... more >
“HE WENT THAT WAY” | Movie Review
A man with an ice skating chimpanzee picks up a hitchhiking serial killer. What sounds like the beginning of a joke is actually a true story and the basis for the flawed new film “He Went ... more >
“THE MONK AND THE GUN”; film review
The influence of the Western world: is it good for the planet? History shows that, perhaps, the U.S. needs to stop pushing our ways on every shore on which we land. Writer/director Pawo ... more >
Three from this year’s Sundance: “A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS”; “THE BLEACHER” and “ALL WE CARRY”
“A NEW KIND OF WILDERNESS” Director: Silje Evensmo Jacobsen A tear-jerking documentary follows an Englishman living a pristine life in the Norwegian forest with his wife and family. ... more >
NEWS
The call to remember Shoah, sharing a past dispassionately so we’re better armed to confront the present, resonate in bittersweet and personal documentary “NINA & IRENA” | INTERVIEW
If a filmmaker or publicist contacts me regarding my reviews, it’s usually to complain—with the unhappy missive-composers often forgetting that the job of a critic is to, well, ... more >
“THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHERE HITE” | Interview with the director
Many people are familiar with the Kinsey Report on sexual behavior, which rocked the establishment in the early fifties, but far fewer know about 1976’s Hite Report, which ... more >
Ken Burns returns with “THE AMERICAN BUFFALO,” along with trusted colleagues | INTERVIEW
At the start of the twentieth century, it was estimated that fewer than 1,000 bison were left on the Great Plains following two centuries of unchecked extermination. Today, thanks ... more >
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