Eleanor the Great is a movie in two parts, adjoined, perhaps haphazardly, by another delightful performance from June Squibb. Here, Squibb plays Eleanor, a cagey old coot who doesn’t suffer the lazy and self-centered subsequent generations gladly, doesn’t mince words … Continue reading ELEANOR THE GREAT
The two most interesting moments in The Phoenician Scheme—the latest from director Wes Anderson—come at the beginning and end of the movie. As for what happens in between, we’ll get there. By the beginning, I don’t mean the actual opening … Continue reading THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME
The play’s the thing, and for Conrad Earp (Edward Norton), a Tennessee Williams-type with a predilection for Tom of Finland cowboy art, his new play is sure to be the one that wakes the audience up. Or puts them to … Continue reading ASTEROID CITY
Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) has always searched for a family. First discarded, then abandoned, Natasha was raised as a brainwashed assassin, manipulated by the duplicitous Dreykov (Ray Winstone), a man who was seemingly everywhere without anyone ever noticing. Funny, with … Continue reading BLACK WIDOW
Earlier today, the Denver Film Critics Society — 16 writers and broadcasters working in and around the Mile High City, of which I am one — announced their picks for the year’s best. Of the 41 movies nominated, 1917 (above) … Continue reading And the winners are…
No matter how corrupt, greedy, and heartless our government, our corporations, our media, and our religious and charitable institutions may become, the music will still be wonderful. Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country One of the best scenes in … Continue reading 2019: Something To Do With Death
It all started so well. There was love, and there was kindness. There was understanding, and there was support. And then one day, there wasn’t. The supports were taken out, kindness gave way to cordiality, and romantic love dissolved into … Continue reading MARRIAGE STORY
Jojo (Roman Griffin Davis) is a good little Nazi. Jojo’s only 10 years old, but his brown shirt is spiffy, his red arm badge is on straight, his arm is at the proper height for a good, strong heil—no flimsy … Continue reading JOJO RABBIT
Where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves … And where we had thought to be alone, we will be with all the world. —Joseph Campbell, The Hero With a Thousand Faces 2008’s Iron Man may have been a small … Continue reading AVENGERS: END GAME
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