Terence Davies Breathes New Life Into Emily Dickinson in “A Quiet Passion”
APRIL 25, 2017 The question might be asked: do we really need an Emily Dickinson film? If that film is Terence Davies’ “A Quiet Passion,” the answer is definitely…
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Bye Bye Bill-O
APRIL 20, 2017 Photo: AP Finally. After years of making excuses for the star of its highest-rated show, Fox News finally fired Bill O’Reilly on Wednesday after pressure became…
“Your Name.” — The Most Successful Movie You’ve Never Heard Of
APRIL 19, 2017 Continuing our look at the hidden gems that April brings to the nation’s movie screens, let’s turn to top Japanese anime director Makoto Shinkai’s “Your Name.” …
Anne Hathaway, Jason Sudeikis and a Gigantic Green Lizard Stomping Around Seoul Star in the One-of-a-Kind “Colossal”
MARCH 18, 2017 I tend to doubt that T.S. Eliot was much of a moviegoer, but when he wrote that “April is the cruelest month” in “The Waste Land,”…
“Survivor”: Why Would a Gay Man Out His Transgender Friend on National Television?
APRIL 13, 2017 Photo: People It was a week of unexpectedly appalling language and behavior. If you are a fan of cable news, it’s been a rough week. To…
“The Zookeeper’s Wife” Promises a Fresh Take on a Holocaust Movie But Fails To Follow Through
MARCH 10, 2017 I’m not going to call out a fellow film critic who described “The Zookeeper’s Wife” as “‘Schindler’s List’ with pets.” That would be disrespectful and very…
François Ozon’s “Frantz” Reveals a Hidden Secret Between Two Men, But It’s Not What You Think
APRIL 6, 2017 “Frantz” is a foreign-language period film that’s shot in black-and-white, a combination that would usually doom any chance of popularity in the U.S. from the get-go. …
The U.S. Senate Careens Toward the Nuclear Option
APRIL 4, 2017 Photo: Getty Presidential historians are coming to the conclusion that, with the possible exception of William Henry Harrison who actually died 31 days into his term,…
Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” Remake Proves That It Truly Is a Timeless Tale
APRIL 3, 2017 Do we really need another Disney production of “Beauty and the Beast”? That depends. As of today, the current live-action remake of the 1991 animated classic will…
Gay? Ick! The Dreadful “CHIPS” Marks The Unwelcome Return of Gay Panic Jokes To the Screen
MARCH 29, 2017 I can hear you now. “Why, for God’s sake, are you wasting time reviewing something like ‘CHIPS’? It’s supposed to be terrible.” Is it really that…
