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Current Theatrical Releases, Film October 1, 2019 April 20, 2023

Film Review: The Souvenir (2019)

In French ‘souvenir’ means ‘to remember’. Joanna Hogg’s latest film – executive produced by none other than Martin Scorsese – seems to embrace both…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 14, 2017 February 14, 2017

There is no doubt that Martin Scorsese is most renowned for his Italian-American crime dramas of the ‘70s and ’80s. It would not be surprising…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film February 13, 2017 February 13, 2017

The silence in the title of Martin Scorsese’s most recent film refers to the silence of the voice of God, when one is alone…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film January 30, 2017 January 30, 2017

There seems to be a trend emerging of handsome leading men playing unseemly, balding male characters. Christian Bale did it in American Hustle, and…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film, Foreign January 23, 2017 January 10, 2017

Without knowing much about the promotional material associated with Perfect Strangers, it is still easy to conceive of the way that this film has…

Ballerina has a lot going for it all at the same time. The first thing that you’ll notice about this special film is the…

Current Theatrical Releases, Film August 19, 2016 August 19, 2016

Based on a true story, War Dogs is the latest outing for director Todd Phillips. Best known for The Hangover trilogy, Phillips is also…

Documentary, Festivals, Film July 18, 2016 July 20, 2016

It’s crazy to think there was a time when Alfred Hitchcock was perceived to be more of an entertainer than an artist. It’s even…

It’s hard to imagine what the landscape of film criticism would be had there been no Roger Ebert. Forget for a moment that he…

‘I look back on my life and its 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s…