Your Weekend Movie Guide — June 3-5
JUNE 3, 2016 The summer season is on, which means that multiplexes are filled with computer-generated superhero movies where cities are destroyed and mad hatters rule in a wonderland. …
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“A Bigger Splash” — In the Market for Naked Movie Stars? You’ve Come To the Right Place
JUNE 2, 2016 Strapped for vacation cash this summer? What if I told you that, for the price of a movie ticket, you could be swept away to a…
How Will Bernie Sanders Land the Plane?
JUNE 1, 2016 Photo: AP Just what is Bernie Sanders’ endgame? On Tuesday, at a California rally in Santa Cruz, Sanders told his supporters that when the media reports…
“Love & Friendship” Reveals a Surprisingly Hilarious Jane Austen
MAY 31, 2016 There was a period of time when I was Jane Austen’ed out. By the late 1990s, there already were no less than 5 TV mini-series adaptations…
“Weiner” — A Fascinating Portrait of a Political Sociopath
MAY 26, 2016 “Weiner” is a fascinating documentary that is at once compelling, appalling and cringe-inducing, as it captures the self-immolation of a man who is both a born…
Primary Tuesday — Trump Wins Washington State, But Violent Protests Follow His Every Move
MAY 25, 2016 Tuesday night is Primary Night in the heat of the 2016 campaign, but this Tuesday in Washington was a low-impact affair with only the Republican side…
“Maggie’s Plan” — Would You Ever Send Your New Boyfriend Back to His Ex-Wife?
MAY 24, 2016 Did you ever want to return a product that you’re tired of using but you have to come up with a plan to get the store…
Get Your Groove On, But Don’t Miss “The Nice Guys”
MAY 23, 2016 To put it simply, “The Nice Guys” is a blast. The filmmakers had me in the first 10 seconds, when the oh-so-hip Warner Bros. logo of…
Director Terence Davies Returns With the Ravishingly Beautiful “Sunset Song”
MAY 20, 2016 Coming from a place of love (I’m sure), one of the most familiar comments I hear from readers is “Why do you review so many movies…
In “The Lobster,” If Somebody Asks You What Animal You’d Like To Be, It’s No Joke
MAY 19, 2016 When someone asks you in “The Lobster” what animal you would like to be, it’s not a frivolous question. It is deadly serious. “The Lobster” has…
