‘Summerland’ Offers a Masterclass in Twee Storytelling
A movie should have only so many tinkly piano arrangements in its score.Overdose on these saccharine ...View More
‘Most Wanted’ Reminds Us Quality Journalism Matters
It’s surreal to see a film where a journalist focuses on the truth, not his preferred narrative.It h ...View More
Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoid ‘Parallax View’ Remains Perfection
Alan J. Pakula’s “The Parallax View” opens with a shot the Seattle space needle, an eclectic structu ...View More
‘Mr. Destiny’ Reveals the Perils of Nostalgia
There’s a real danger in revisiting a movie you remember loving in your youth, creating the possibil ...View More
‘Dirt Music’ Croons a Somber, Meditative Love Song
There’s no way to mend the two sides sure to form around “Dirt Music.”Either you’ll savor its subdue ...View More
How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Defied Hollywood Conventions
Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” opens with the Webster definition of narcolepsy.It’s the first ...View More
‘Screened Out’ Is the Warning Our Digital Age Demands
Director Jon Hyatt’s “Screened Out” sprung from the realization he’d been staring too much at his ph ...View More
‘Military Wives’ Honors More Than Just the Troops
Few directors are better suited to material like “Military Wives” than Peter CattaneoThe man who gav ...View More
‘Inheritance’ Slams the Rich Along with Common Sense
You have to admire a film that dispenses with any pretense of plausibility.“Inheritance” starts in s ...View More
How Brian De Palma’s ‘The Fury’ Overcomes Its Sizable Flaws
Brian De Palma’s “The Fury” was a transitional film for the famed director, both in terms of his car ...View More
