NOVEMBER 3, 2020 Please allow me to whine for a moment. Last winter, when “David Byrne’s American Utopia” was selling out on Broadway at the Hudson Theater, I vowed…
OCTOBER 29, 2020 Photo: Joan Marcus You can’t say that director Marielle Heller shies away from a challenge. After her acclaimed directing debut, 2015’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl,”…
OCTOBER 28, 2020 It’s rare that a hit comedy has to wait 14 years for a sequel and even rarer that the sequel is even good. But the huge…
OCTOBER 17, 2020 Even though the the cupboard has been pretty bare for those movie theaters that are currently open, it’s still a hot weekend for movies as film…
OCTOBER 1, 2020 One of the great ad lines from the 1970s was the poster for William Friedkin’s film version of the landmark play which proudly touted that “‘The…
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020 It’s all about the power of the image. Filmmaker Dawn Porter, who has already produced the year’s best political documentary with “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” has…
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020 One of the most interesting TV events of the fall will be just how ABC pulls off its primetime presentation of the 72nd Emmy Awards on…
SEPTEMBER 3, 2020 I never thought that I would be reviewing a movie called “An American Pickle,” but here we are. What’s even more surprising is that the film,…
AUGUST 28, 2020 Despite the documentary’s provocative title, “You Cannot Kill David Arquette” is a surprisingly sympathetic documentary focusing on how the actor is managing his eclectic career. Primarily…
AUGUST 27, 2020 I know that the question may sound preposterous, but as the pandemic rolls on with theaters only beginning to open, decisions will have to be made…
