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March 2015

March 05, 2015

UnDivided (Martin, 2013)

"The best way to convince people you don't have an agenda is to not have...

March 04, 2015

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (Madden, 2015)

It's clear that when beloved matriarch figure Muriel Donnelly (Maggie Smith) describes hotel entrepreneur Sonny...

February 2015

February 28, 2015

Farewell to Hollywood (Corra and Nicholson, 2015)

This documentary about the relationship between a filmmaker and his dying young protégée is both...

February 24, 2015

Gotham Episode 1.17 Recap: The Red Hood

I am not sure how I feel with what seems to be an odd rush...

February 23, 2015

Out of the Dark (Quílez, 2014)

Either Out of the Dark had the misfortune to be released too soon in the...

February 22, 2015

McFarland, USA (Caro, 2015)

“McFarland, USA” may not deviate much from the underdog sports movie playbook. But it’s so...

February 22, 2015

In Defense of “To Kill a Mockingbird” — A Response to Roger Ebert

Who says hope can't be grounded in truth?

February 20, 2015

From the Vault: Shaft (Singleton, 2000)

Shaft is still a ladies man, but the promiscuity that was a staple of the...

February 14, 2015

Rocks in my Pockets (Baumane, 2014)

Cliché alert! Signe Baumane’s debut feature film is an instant classic, thanks to evocative, inventive...

February 14, 2015

The Theory of Everything (Marsh, 2014)

A heartbreaking work of super-duper-staggering genius.

February 12, 2015

Gotham Episode 1.15 Recap: The Scarecrow

Overall this was a good, but not great episode. I am very nervous about next...

February 10, 2015

Still Alice (Glatzer & Westmoreland, 2014)

Still Alice absolutely deserves an acting award, for Kristen Stewart.

February 08, 2015

Crash (Haggis, 2005) — 10 Years Later

Do you think Crash gets a bad rap--or does the mere mention of the title...

February 08, 2015

Match (Belber, 2014)

Now available for home viewing, Patrick Stewart comes down to earth in this solid drama,...

February 07, 2015

Beyond the Mask (Burns, 2015)

Who doesn't like a good redemption arc?

February 03, 2015

Gotham Episode 1.14 Recap: The Fearsome Dr. Crane

Boo! Fear was center-stage in this week's episode of Gotham.

February 01, 2015

As It is in Heaven (Overbay, 2014)

With his debut feature, director Joshua Overbay has created an intriguing story of a tiny...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Hoovey (McNamara, 2015)

Hoovey is the sort of film about which a youth pastor or sleep-over-host parent can...

January 26, 2015

Foxcatcher (Bennett Miller, 2014)

Deservedly nominated for multiple Oscars, "Foxcatcher" achieves maximal creepiness with this tragic tale of a...

January 25, 2015

Whiplash (Chazelle, 2014)

There are a lot of lies in play in Whiplash (★★★★), Damien Chazelle's Oscar-nominated water-cooler...

January 24, 2015

Still Life (Pasolini, 2013)

May, played by British actor Eddie Marsan, is a curious character and Still Life is...

January 22, 2015

Be the Message (Shook & Shook, 2014)

Kerry and Chris Shook's conversational, observational new book is worth pausing to recommend for one...

January 21, 2015

American Sniper (Eastwood, 2014)

With "American Sniper," Clint Eastwood has created a movie of integrity, exploring the nature of...

January 20, 2015

Which 2015 Amazon Pilot Should You Watch?

From start to finish, this was the best, well-crafted episode of the pilots and has...

January 17, 2015

Like Sunday, Like Rain (Whaley, 2014)

The unusual chemistry between them is passable, if again, not very remarkable.

January 12, 2015

Christian Mingle (Bernsen, 2014)

The film that writer/director Corbin Bernsen name checks in his video introduction is Sleepless in...

January 12, 2015

Human Capital (Virzi, 2013)

Human Capital ("Il capitale umano") is a cross between Crash and Edith Wharton's The House...

January 09, 2015

Virunga (von Einsiedel, 2014)

Virtue, venality, and vocation are all abundantly on display in "Virunga," a suspense-filled Netflix documentary...

January 07, 2015

Documentary Double Feature: “To Be Takei” and “The Pleasures of Being Out of Step”

These two documentaries, now available for home viewing, offer interesting profiles of Nat Hentoff and...

January 03, 2015

King Kong (Jackson, 2005) — 10 Years Later

Ten years before Peter Jackson stretched a simple story into three movies, he stretched a...