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…
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Now Playing in Your Living Room: “What the Constitution Means to Me” Is a Comedy That Packs an Unexpected Punch
OCTOBER 29, 2020 Photo: Joan Marcus You can’t say that director Marielle Heller shies away from a challenge. After her acclaimed directing debut, 2015’s “Diary of a Teenage Girl,”…
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…
Cate Blanchett Headlines Her First American TV Series in “Mrs. America,” and the Result is Triumphant
APRIL 27, 2020 Cate Blanchett is unquestionably one of our greatest artists on stage or screen. A Tony Award nominee for her work on Broadway, Blanchett has been nominated…
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…
Charlize Theron Leads a Sterling Cast in the Emotionally Effective “Bombshell”
DECEMBER 17, 2019 When I first heard that a film was planned depicting the 2016 ouster of Fox News founder Roger Ailes on charges of sexual harassment, all kinds…
Glenn Close is Zero-For-Six at the Oscars, But That May Change This Year With Her Terrific Performance in “The Wife”
SEPTEMBER 20, 2018 There is no actor alive who has more Oscar nominations without a win than Glenn Close. But that might change with this year’s ceremony in February,…
Charlize Theron Is in Top Form in Jason Reitman’s Tender “Tully”
MAY 16, 2018 Foremost among the many wonderful things about Jason Reitman’s new film “Tully” is Charlize Theron. A character actress at heart stuck in the body of a…
The Washington Press Corps is Shocked, Shocked! That a Comic Would Be Disrespectful to the White House — Seriously?
APRIL 30, 2018 Photo: Getty I’m sorry, but I’ve got a bug up my ass. It happens every year after the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington. It’s an…
Director Ava DuVernay Swings For the Fences, But “A Wrinkle in Time” Is Only a Bloop Single
MARCH 29, 2018 After creating two of the most challenging films in the past four years about African-American history, Ava DuVernay would seem to be able to direct almost…
