“Daughters” Rises To the Top of 2024 Documentaries
AUGUST 14, 2024 The sight of a father clasping his daughter’s hand and sharing a moment on the dance floor can touch even the hardest of hearts. Whether it’s at…
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Five Terrific Films To See in September
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021 Can you believe we’re already halfway through September? Kids are back in school, and at the movies, the summer blockbusters are taking their final bows before…
Movie Reviews: Five Terrific Films To See in July
JULY 8, 2021 In what is the first in a series of planned monthly articles focusing the best films ready for your enjoyment, I’ll zero in on what’s showing…
The 10 Best Films of 2020 (and 10 Terrific Runners-Up!) – Part 1
APRIL 6, 2021 When the expected big guns of the 2020 Oscar race (“Dune,” “The French Dispatch,” & “West Side Story,” just to name a few) were hustled off…
The Top 10 Oscar Contenders For Best Documentary Feature Film (and Where to Find Them)
JANUARY 19, 2021 Unlike the race for Best International Film, where many of the leading contenders are difficult to locate and screen, the nomination contest for Best Documentary Feature…
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 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…
Now Playing In Your Living Room: “John Lewis: Good Trouble” Is a Fitting Tribute To a True American Hero
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…
Now Playing in Your Living Room : “Becoming” Offers Us a Glimpse of the Michelle Obama That We All Know Is There
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…
Now Playing In Your Living Room: Why Has Netflix’s “Tiger King” Turned Into a Cultural Phenomenon?
APRIL 10, 2020 If there was any doubt that Netflix’s runaway hit documentary “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness,” would become a cultural touchstone, that question was answered a…
It Took Over Four Decades to Reach the Screen, But “Amazing Grace” Was Worth the Wait
APRIL 5, 2019 It took 47 years to reach theaters, but the documentary “Amazing Grace” is sheer musical bliss. Originally shot in 1972 at a two-night recording session held…
