“Get Out” — Can You Picture “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” As a Horror Movie?
MARCH 15, 2017 Over the past few months, several of the most acclaimed films out there have centered on race and the African-American experience in the United States. In…
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“Logan” — Very Dark, Very Bleak and Not a Whole Lot of Fun
MARCH 13, 2017 The world of “Logan” is very dark, very bleak and not a whole lot of fun. It’s the year 2029, and the world of “X-Men” is…
The B-Plus Club — Four Films That Are Definitely Worth Your Time
MARCH 10, 2017 You may have noticed that I give a lot of films a grade of B-plus, and there’s a reason why that high mark comes up so…
Ryan Murphy’s “Feud: Bette and Joan” — More Than Just the Camp Classic That You Might Expect
MARCH 7, 2017 TVs in gay bars all over America were likely turned to FX on Sunday night for the premiere of Ryan Murphy’s latest all-star extravaganza, “Feud: Bette…
“Hey, Look At That Bright Shiny Object Over There!”
MARCH 6, 2017 Photo: AP Welcome to another laugh-filled episode of “Barack Obama: Wire-Tapper.” A week that has just ended with President Trump, ludicrously accusing his predecessor of high…
“The Red Turtle” — The Best New Animated Film You’ve Never Heard Of
MARCH 2, 2017 It’s only eight weeks into the New Year, and we’ve got our second A-minus film already. I have a good feeling that 2017 is going to…
But He Sounded So Presidential…
MARCH 1, 2017 Photo: Getty I’d like to talk a little bit about wrapping paper. Are you one of those people, like me, who have a wide array of…
Asghar Farhadi’s “The Salesman” is the Year’s First Great Film
FEBRUARY 28, 2017 It’s only the end of February, and we’ve got our first great film of 2017. If you watched that chaotic Academy Awards on Sunday night, there…
Chaos at the Oscars, With Lots of Comedy and a Touch of Class
FEBRUARY 27, 2017 Photo: Washington Post Well….that was different. Oscar history was made on the stage of the Dolby Theater on Sunday night but for all the wrong reasons. …
My Guaranteed Office-Pool-Winning, Don’t-Sue-Me-If-I’m-Wrong Oscar Predictions
FEBRUARY 23, 2017 Photo: ABC This is the column I have most dreaded to write all year and the one I’ll most regret re-reading on Monday morning. Exact Change Today…
