One of the best movies from 2019 is now on Netflix. Sure, the world out there ain’t a barrel of laughs, but why not spend a couple of hours with Howard Ratner (Adam Sandler)? Sure, he’s a low-level crook and a … Continue reading UNCUT GEMS
It’s not looking good for local theaters big and small. Cinemark plans to reopen their theaters on July 1—but even that seems suspect. They hope to get things up and running for Christopher Nolan’s latest, Tenet, still scheduled for a … Continue reading Streaming Cat Blues: Week Two
Truth is one, but the sages speak of it by many names. —The Rig Veda The Two Popes, one of the most anticipated movies of the holiday season, arrives on the silver screen Dec. 13 before heading to Netflix on … Continue reading THE TWO POPES and THE BELLS OF ST. MARY
Who is Frank talking to? That was the question posed as a group of us exited The Irishman. One was a film programmer, the other four: film professors—the fixating kind. But the question was valid. Who is Frank Sheeran (Robert De … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN
In the suburbs of Dakar, men labor in the hot sun to erect a massive tower. Seen through the dust, it looks like something futuristic, something alien. Even more so considering the men who built it: Impoverished and overburden. They … Continue reading ATLANTICS
The Irishman begins in darkness. A small box of light at the center of the frame opens like an iris, and we see nurses and doctors. It looks like a hospital, but this is no beginning; this is the end: A … Continue reading THE IRISHMAN
Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. —Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue is Scorsese’s second documentary about the singer/songwriter from Duluth, Minnesota. His first, No Direction Home from 2005, covered Dylan’s early years up to his motorcycle … Continue reading ROLLING THUNDER REVUE: A BOB DYLAN STORY BY MARTIN SCORSESE
Every year is a great year for the movies, but when was the best? Was it 1939, the year Hollywood gave us The Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind, and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington? Or was it the great global year … Continue reading 2018: An Embarrassment of Riches
The theatrical release of Roma is the cinematographic event of the year. Initially acquired by Netflix for their streaming service, Roma’s visual and aural power proved too big for TVs, laptops, iPads, and phones. Sure, subscribers will be able to … Continue reading ROMA
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