Iran’s Oscar Nominated ‘The Salesman’ is Outstanding
Taraneh Alidoosti as Rana and Shahab Hosseini as Emad in ‘The Salesman.’ PHOTO: COURTESY OF AMAZON STUDIOS AND COHEN MEDIA GROUP …
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‘Toni Erdmann’ Is An Ode to Family
From German writer-director Maren Ade, the film centers on the relationship between Winfried (Peter Simonischek), a sly-humored father known for …
On Screen: ‘Julieta’
Adriana Ugarte as young Julieta PHOTO: MANOLO PAVÓN I remember my first encounter with Pedro Almodóvar, back when I was in …
Ongoing Spotlight – February 6, 2017
RINGS [PG-13] D I remember catching the press screening of Gore Verbinski’s “The Ring” back in 2002, mainly because I …
Ongoing Spotlight – January 30, 2017
A DOG’S PURPOSE [PG] D We live in such a cynical age, I’m not sure if even toddlers in today’s …
Ongoing Spotlight – January 23, 2017
THE FOUNDER [PG-13] B It is a shame that a film like director John Lee Hancock’s “The Founder” will suffer …
Shyamalan Redux?
M. Night Shyamalan is back with a new movie opening Friday. It’s called Split and features James McCoy as a …
A ‘Sleepless’ Foxx
I wish more audiences had been exposed to Sleepless Night, Frédéric Jardin’s gritty French B-movie about a corrupt cop named …
Ongoing Spotlight – January 10, 2017
A MONSTER CALLS [PG-13] B+ Immediately following my opening night encounter with Patrick Ness’s adaptation of his novel, directed by …
‘Hidden Figures’
It is hard to fault Theodore Melfi for his safe and carefully crafted Hidden Figures. As the writer-director of St. …
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