Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016) Now 78, Dutch filmmaker Paul Verhoeven has long since graduated beyond enfant terrible, if that moniker were … More
Category: movie reviews
Reviews on movies I have seen, whether they be new releases or older films.
In Moving “Lion,” Dev Patel Roars
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today.] Lion (Garth Davis, 2016) Based on the memoir A Long Way Home, by Saroo … More
The Dilemma of “Jackie”: Beautiful to Behold, Unbearable to Watch
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today.] Jackie (Pablo Larraín, 2016) We first meet her in close-up, shot in muted … More
Rodricks, Reed and DeLibero on the Films of December 2016
Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department … More
“A Kind of Murder” Is a Worthy Tribute to Highsmith
A Kind of Murder (Andy Goddard, 2016) The late, great American writer Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) – best known for books like … More
“Collateral Beauty” Offers Mostly Collateral Damage
[This review will also appear at Film Festival Today, and when it does, I will link to that review.] Collateral Beauty (David Frankel, … More
“La La Land” Is a Magical, Musical Paean to the Hollywood Dream Factory
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today.] La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) From its exuberant opening musical number, set … More
In Weary “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,” Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Take on the Death Star
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today.] Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Gareth Edwards, 2016) Gradually, over the course of … More
Ho, Ho, Ho: “Office Christmas Party” Delivers Just Enough Laughs to Mostly Justify Its Existence
[Note: This review also appeared on Film Festival Today.] Office Christmas Party (Josh Gordon/Will Speck, 2016) There is something both comfortably and … More
Rodricks, Reed and DeLibero on the 70th Anniversary of “The Best Years of Our Lives”
Today, Linda DeLibero – Director, Film and Media Studies, Johns Hopkins University – and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (that’s me) – Chair and Professor, Department … More
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