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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

November 27, 2020

  NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Thirteen years after his most recent film, 2007’s “Towelhead,” Alan Ball returns to feature filmmaking with “Uncle Frank,” a comedy/drama which, like most of his work,…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Spike Lee Takes the Concert Film to New Heights with “David Byrne’s American Utopia”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Spike Lee Takes the Concert Film to New Heights with “David Byrne’s American Utopia”

November 3, 2020

  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…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: “What the Constitution Means to Me” Is a Comedy That Packs an Unexpected Punch

Now Playing in Your Living Room: “What the Constitution Means to Me” Is a Comedy That Packs an Unexpected Punch

October 29, 2020

  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,”…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Aaron Sorkin Directs a Powerful Cast in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Aaron Sorkin Directs a Powerful Cast in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

October 17, 2020

  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…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: “The Boys in the Band” Is Still Not A Musical

Now Playing In Your Living Room: “The Boys in the Band” Is Still Not A Musical

October 1, 2020

  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…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: An Insight into the American Presidency via Pete Souza and “The Way I See It”

Now Playing In Your Living Room: An Insight into the American Presidency via Pete Souza and “The Way I See It”

September 23, 2020

  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…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: Seth Rogen Delivers His Best On-Screen Performance(s) in “An American Pickle”

Now Playing In Your Living Room: Seth Rogen Delivers His Best On-Screen Performance(s) in “An American Pickle”

September 3, 2020

  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,…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room:  A Surprisingly Empathetic Look at One Man’s Quest for Redemption in “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”

Now Playing In Your Living Room: A Surprisingly Empathetic Look at One Man’s Quest for Redemption in “You Cannot Kill David Arquette”

August 28, 2020

  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…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: Freedom of the Press Is On the Line in the Powerful Documentary “A Thousand Cuts”

Now Playing In Your Living Room: Freedom of the Press Is On the Line in the Powerful Documentary “A Thousand Cuts”

August 12, 2020

  AUGUST 12, 2020 Start with a political outsider running as a presidential candidate on a platform of draconian policies used against the poor and minorities; then hire an attractive…

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Now Playing In Your Living Room: “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Is a Fitting Tribute To a True American Hero

Now Playing In Your Living Room: “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Is a Fitting Tribute To a True American Hero

July 20, 2020

  JULY 20, 2020 John Lewis, who died on Friday at the age of 80, was a real-life American hero.  I don’t use a word like that lightly, but Lewis…

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Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

  JANUARY 20, 2021 When “The Prom” first opened on Broadway in 2018 with little…
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    October 28, 2020
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    April 13, 2020
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    March 2, 2020

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  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Bigger Isn’t Always Better in Ryan Murphy’s “The Prom”

  • The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)

    The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)

  • Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away

    Kenneth Lonergan’s “Margaret” — The Masterwork That Almost Got Away

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room:  Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy” — How Did It Go So Wrong?

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Ron Howard’s “Hillbilly Elegy” — How Did It Go So Wrong?

  • Who Could Surprise Us On Oscar Nomination Morning?

    Who Could Surprise Us On Oscar Nomination Morning?

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Paul Bettany’s Strong Performance Is Almost Lost Amid the Otherwise Forgettable “Uncle Frank”

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: Spike Lee Takes the Concert Film to New Heights with “David Byrne’s American Utopia”

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Spike Lee Takes the Concert Film to New Heights with “David Byrne’s American Utopia”

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: “What the Constitution Means to Me” Is a Comedy That Packs an Unexpected Punch

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: “What the Constitution Means to Me” Is a Comedy That Packs an Unexpected Punch

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Has Lowered the Shock Value But the Laughs Are Still There

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” Has Lowered the Shock Value But the Laughs Are Still There

  • Now Playing in Your Living Room: Aaron Sorkin Directs a Powerful Cast in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

    Now Playing in Your Living Room: Aaron Sorkin Directs a Powerful Cast in “The Trial of the Chicago 7”

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