Even Chris Hemsworth Can’t Save Ron Howard’s Sinking “In the Heart of the Sea”
DECEMBER 15, 2015 Leave it to Ron Howard to make cannibalism boring. Welcome to “In the Heart of the Sea,” Howard’s latest epic which details the sinking of the…
Month: December 2015
There’s No Other Best Picture Contender Quite Like Todd Haynes’ “Carol”
DECEMBER 14, 2015 Todd Haynes’ new film “Carol” has had two very good weeks on the awards front. On December 2, the film received four awards from the prestigious…
A Musical Comedy in Rhyming Verse? You’ve Never Seen a Movie Quite Like Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq”
DECEMBER 11, 2015 On Thursday, hundreds of protesters filled the streets of Chicago demanding the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emmanuel. The protests center on the police killing of a…
Has Trump Finally Gone Too Far With His Anti-Muslim Rants? I Doubt It
DECEMBER 9, 2015 Trump again. (Sorry) I wouldn’t bother you with this nonsense, except this latest tirade against Muslims feels different. Yes, I know for months that, with every…
Dame Maggie Smith Channels Her Inner Bag Lady in Alan Bennett’s “The Lady in the Van”
DECEMBER 8, 2015 It’s heresy, I know. But I didn’t like Maggie Smith in “The Lady in the Van.” To be clearer, I didn’t like how her character, a…
Why “Brooklyn” Speaks To the Romantic Side of All of Us
DECEMBER 7, 2015 I was at an event the other night, and at the table, the subject turned to current movies. We were arguing the merits of “Carol” or…
#thoughtsandprayers
DECEMBER 3, 2015 For a change, it didn’t take long for the Republican Presidential candidates to react to yesterday’s mass killing of 14 people in San Bernadino, CA. Did…
Best Supporting Actress — Ten Performances To Put On Your Oscar Radar
DECEMBER 2, 2015 Category fraud. It’s a tough charge to make during an intensely political Oscar race, but it’s one that has applied to many contests, especially this year. …
Ryan Coogler’s “Creed” is the Most Unexpected Holiday Surprise of the Year
DECEMBER 1, 2015 Remember a week or so ago, I had a column that mentioned 10 performances that should be on your Oscar radar as Best Supporting Actor? Well,…
