Greta Gerwig’s Refreshing New Take on “Little Women”
DECEMBER 24, 2019 Among the many terrific things (and there are many) about writer/director Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of the beloved Louisa May Alcott novel “Little Women” is that, although…
Saoirse Ronan
10 Best Actresses You Should Put On Your Oscar Radar
SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 Welcome to the third in Exact Change Today‘s series of the 10 best early Oscar contenders in each of the four acting categories. For the past…
Greta Gerwig’s Remarkable “Lady Bird”
NOVEMBER 27, 2017 OK, I was wrong. While that three-word phrase might do wonders in my marriage, it’s not great if I’m trying to establish credibility in a movie…
Ten Best Actresses That You Should Put on Your Oscar Radar
OCTOBER 18, 2017 For years, it has been traditional that the hottest race for the Academy Awards is for Best Actor. This year? Forget it. All of the action…
Why “Brooklyn” Speaks To the Romantic Side of All of Us
DECEMBER 7, 2015 I was at an event the other night, and at the table, the subject turned to current movies. We were arguing the merits of “Carol” or…
Best Actress — Ten Performances To Put On Your Oscar Radar
NOVEMBER 2, 2015 Every year we get the same Oscar party line about the Best Actress race — if only there were more leading women who could turn in Oscar-worthy…
