“Captain Marvel” a Welcome Addition to the Marvel Comics Film Universe
MARCH 27, 2019 “Captain Marvel” has been in theaters for nearly a month now, and I’ve been kicking this review around in my head for the past few weeks. …
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“Us,” Jordan Peele’s Follow-Up to “Get Out,” Is Funny, Scary and Deeply Disturbing
MARCH 25, 2019 If you were unsettled by writer/director Jordan Peele’s first film “Get Out,” then your nerves may really be rattled by his sophomore effort, “Us.” Whereas “Get…
“Hotel Mumbai” Is Disturbing in Many Powerful Ways But Troubling in One Wrong One
MARCH 21, 2019 “Hotel Mumbai,” Anthony Maras’ docudrama based on the real-life terrorist attack on Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel in 2008, is in many ways disturbing for the right…
“Never Look Away” — A Portrait of the Artist as a (Very Conflicted) Young Man
MARCH 6, 2019 Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck is an interesting guy. As one of Germany’s leading filmmakers with a highfalutin’ name to boot, you might expect von Donnersmarck to…
The Oscars: A Hostless Broadcast Works Just Fine, But “Green Book”? Really?
FEBRUARY 25, 2019 Well, that’s over with. Considering the trainwreck that was much of this season’s Oscar race, Sunday’s hostless Oscar awards wasn’t half bad. The show moved along…
My Guaranteed Don’t-Sue-Me-If-I’m-Wrong Oscar Predictions
FEBRUARY 22, 2019 What a mess of an Oscar season this has been. This has nothing to do with the quality of this year’s films, many of which have…
Nominated for Three Oscars, “Cold War” Shines With Bold Filmmaking and Stunning Visuals While Being Sexy as Hell
FEBRUARY 20, 2019 “Cold War” is the real deal. If you have any doubts, just consider that the fact that director Pawel Pawlikowski knocked out Bradley Cooper’s to take…
The 10 Best Films of 2018
FEBRUARY 12, 2019 Less than two weeks before the winners of this year’s Academy Awards are announced, most film writers this week are dwelling on the surprisingly close horse race,…
Handicapping the Oscar Race For Best Foreign-Language Film: Who’s Ahead?
JANUARY 30, 2019 After a three-week break, Exact Change Today is back at it. It was a great opportunity to recharge the batteries before the rough-and-tumble of the Oscar race…
“Mary Poppins Returns” Is a Worthy Successor to the Julie Andrews Classic
JANUARY 4, 2019 When I first heard that Disney was producing a new Mary Poppins film, my heart sank. I’ve gotten used to periodic Disney cash grabs, remaking their animated…
