Reviews of independent cinema
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…
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…
JULY 16, 2020 Many of you may know that Palm Springs, CA is where I’ve called home since 2018. It’s a place that I truly love, so when news…
JULY 6, 2020 Forget July 4th weekend. For much of the United States, these past three days has been “Hamilton” weekend, as a filmed performance of the ground-breaking musical…
JULY 3, 2020 At first glance, “The Truth” might seem to be an outlier in director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s filmography. After all, this film marks the first time that the…
MAY 29, 2020 Andrew Ahn’s latest film, “Driveways,” is a quiet film that speaks volumes. Though focusing on only three major characters and running a trim 83 minutes, “Driveways”…
MAY 26, 2020 “Military Wives,” directed by Oscar nominee Peter Cattaneo (“The Full Monty”), had its world premiere in September 2019 at the Toronto Film Festival and was the…
MAY 21, 2020 The “Trip” series of films originated in 2010 as a British sitcom airing on BBC Two with a premise that actor Steve Coogan is asked by…
MAY 18, 2020 I was reading the New York Times online the other day and noticed that this coming week, Michelle Obama’s memoir “Becoming” has climbed to #2 on…
APRIL 2, 2020 The real-life drama, “The Banker,” is Apple TV+’s first foray into motion picture production, and like most of the programming I’ve seen so far on the…
