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February 2016

February 16, 2016

An Inconvenient Truth (Guggenheim, 2006) — 10 Years Later

A decade after the world's most famous documentary sent us running for the hills, Greenland...

February 07, 2016

The Devil Wears Prada (Frankel, 2006) — 10 Years Later

It’s morning in Manhattan and the legion of the city’s models rise. They dress in...

February 03, 2016

“Telling a Great Story” — An Interview with Disney’s Mark Henn

There is a certain stigma attached to adults watching animated films, as if they are...

February 01, 2016

Is Snow White Still Essential?

When was the last time you actually watched Snow White?

January 2016

January 30, 2016

My Best Picture Choice: Room

By any standard, Room is a film full of meaning. But compared to the other...

January 26, 2016

My Best Picture Choice: Mad Max: Fury Road

The sheer spectacle of Fury Road is almost on the scale of grand opera; it's...

January 20, 2016

Breathe (Laurent, 2015)

Friendships are often an incalculable mix of ecstasy and disillusionment.

January 17, 2016

My Best Picture Choice: Spotlight

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its nominees for the Oscars this...

January 12, 2016

The Looking Glass (Hancock, 2015)

I hate to use the word "sweet" when describing a film. There's no way to...

January 08, 2016

The Prestige (Nolan, 2006) — 10 Years Later

A lot of movies show people trapped in hell; this one shows them constructing it.

January 08, 2016

In Jackson Heights (Wiseman, 2015)

A modern masterpiece of quotidian urgency.

December 2015

December 22, 2015

The Hateful Eight (Tarantino, 2015)

I've mostly been a Tarantino fan, but even I can't defend this...

December 18, 2015

Star Wars: Episode VII — The Force Awakens (Abrams, 2015)

As mimicry, it is good. As fan-service, it is serviceable. But it adds nothing to...

December 17, 2015

The Big Short (McKay, 2015)

The Big Short is about people who got rich by short-selling credit default swaps--people who...

December 14, 2015

Kingdom of Heaven (Scott, 2005) — 10 Year Later

"No one has claim. All have claim."

December 04, 2015

Janis: Little Girl Blue (Berg, 2015)

A great introduction to the life of Janis Joplin, but some will wish it probed...

November 2015

November 28, 2015

“Feel Better” Movies — Josh Wartel’s List

Nothing makes me feel better than the truth, and in their own ways, all five...

November 26, 2015

Big Eden (Bezucha, 2000)

Maybe our neighbors are more like us than we know.

November 15, 2015

Feel “Better” Movies — What to Watch When the News is Bleak

Here are five films that make me feel better when I'm feeling bad about...everything else.

November 12, 2015

Spotlight (McCarthy, 2015)

Director Tom McCarthy delivers a somber, sobering film which denies any character (or the viewer)...

November 12, 2015

My All American (Pizzo, 2015)

I'm not giving Freddie Steinmark a "C." I'm giving the movie about his life and...

November 04, 2015

Spectre (Mendes, 2015)

Spectre (★★★) starts strong, overstays its welcome, overshoots its marks, and ends up a big...

October 2015

October 31, 2015

Sex, Death and Bowling (Walker, 2015)

Adrian Grenier almost always charms in charming movies.

October 15, 2015

Bridge of Spies (Spielberg, 2015)

The first half of Bridge of Spies is Spielberg at his finest.

October 11, 2015

The Ballet Boys (Elvebakk, 2015)

The Ballet Boys (★★½) doesn't quite hold our attention as strongly as First Position, but...

October 10, 2015

In My Father’s House (Stern and Sundberg, 2015)

"I want my dad in my life, but I grew up with addicts..."

October 04, 2015

Sleeping with Other People (Headland, 2015)

I started to write that it took me a week to decide whether or not...

September 2015

September 29, 2015

Finding Noah (Baum, 2015)

To those who are like me, who were always taught that God does not intend...

September 29, 2015

The Walk (Zemeckis, 2015)

I will confess, too, that the last act of The Walk, when Philippe Petit finally...

September 26, 2015

Boiling Pot (Ashmawey, 2015)

While it is not as accomplished and polished as Do The Right Thing, The Sixth...