“Mr. Jones” (available to rent on Amazon Prime). Truth-tellers are often dismissed out of ignorance or fear. Such a man was Gareth Jones, a yo…
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This week we have three films from foreign countries that both inform and entertain.
I knew pretty much nothing about “Get Out” before I saw it, except that Jordan Peele, a gifted satirical comedian and actor, had written and d…
I’m not a big fan of the everything-is-a-contest school of living our lives. Competition, in its place — baseball and football, the Olympics, …
I’m not quite sure why it took me so long to see “Manchester By the Sea.” On second thought, I do know why: At the time it opened and for week…
“Moonlight” is revelation. Focusing on lower class black lives in Miami, circa the 1980s and on, it was written and directed by gifted filmmak…
I liked “Hidden Figures” so much I went back to see it again. And I liked it just as much the second time. It’s a thoroughly entertaining hist…
“La La Land” is director/writer Damien Chazelle’s (“Whiplash”) love letter to Los Angeles, especially the Silver Lake neighborhood. A huge, am…
This week, by sheer happenstance, I’m writing about four female-centered productions: Two in theaters, two on TV.
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