‘The Taste of Things’—Very Good Indeed
My mouth is still watering from this sumptuous film, directed and written lovingly by Tran Anh Hung, based on the novel “The Life and Passion of Dodin Bouffant, Gourmet” by Marcel Rouff.
‘The Promised Land’—Unfulfilled or Unfulfilling?
Director Nikolaj Arcel dreams in technicolor and sees life on a grand scale, a David Lean film on a minuscule budget.
What to Watch This Winter – Part Two
There’s so much out there, it’s a Sisyphean task to keep current.
‘Driving Madeleine’ – A Rose, Not a Daisy
“Driving Madeleine” is a gift to all of us, old and young.
What to Watch This Winter
Class, before we begin with chemistry there is an important lesson to be learned about adapting bestsellers.
‘The Teachers’ Lounge’—Nowhere to Relax
This year’s submission to the Oscars by Germany is a thought-provoking film that sends prickles of discomfort up and down your spine as you recognize yourself, others and society in general at this progressive middle school.
‘Memory’ Not Forgotten
“Memory,” a searingly incisive film about loss and love, tears at you from many directions, some unexpected. Initially, the impression is given that the story is about connection, and it is but not necessarily in ways you think. Sylvia has just celebrated 13 years sober at
‘The Crime is Mine’—For All of Us
We all have reasons why we’ll see a film sight unseen and one of mine is Isabelle Huppert. She makes even mediocre movies (and she’s been in a few) watchable. So what a thrill when she’s in a good one, and a comedy to boot,
‘American Fiction’ – Too True
Adapted from Percival Everett’s novel “Erasure,” “American Fiction” tells a story of Black identity from many different, and always ironically funny, points of view.
“Our (Almost Completely True) Love Story” – An appreciation
Mariette’s date from hell, as if the first one wasn’t enough, was with someone she calls “psycho date” played by a demonically serious Peter MacNicol as he describes how he disposed of a body off the Long Beach Pier. “Do you want dessert?” It’s tough