Steve Jobs (Danny Boyle, 2015) Aaron Sorkin has made a career writing clever scripts in which characters speak brilliantly conceived (if unrealistically articulate) … More
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“Freeheld” Needs Saving
Freeheld (Peter Sollett, 2015) I have met Peter Sollett a few times, and had him Skype with my students once. He … More
A Pan of “Pan”
Pan (Joe Wright, 2015) Never having been a particular fan of Peter Pan growing up, I was unaware of the … More
Pedestrian Filmmaking Can’t Destroy “Malala”
He Named Me Malala (Davis Guggenheim, 2015) At the age of 15, Malala Yousafzai was shot by a Taliban gunman in … More
“The Martian” Is a Great Space Western for Our Time
The Martian (Ridley Scott, 2015) It’s another beautiful day on Mars, our closest planetary neighbor. As far as the eye … More
“Sicario” Starts Strong, but the Deeper We Go, the Dumber It Gets
Sicario (Denis Villeneuve, 2015) Sicario opens with a text-on-screen definition of its title, explaining the word’s Latin roots and current, Latin American meaning: … More
“Sleeping with Other People” Flirts with Tropes from Better Movies
Sleeping with Other People (Leslye Headland, 2015) Alison Brie (Trudy Campbell on “Mad Men“) and Jason Sudeikis (lots of characters on … More
In “The Walk,” Gordon-Levitt’s Manic Pixie Gallic Guy Cannot Ruin the Majesty of Zemeckis’ 3D High-Wire Thrills
The Walk (Robert Zemeckis, 2015) Have you seen James Marsh’s Oscar-winning documentary, Man on Wire (2008)? It tells the story of famed … More
10/2/15: Midday on Space Exploration at the Movies (and TV)
[Missed the show? Check out the podcast!] Since the early 1950s, as the Cold War truly got under way and … More
In “The Intern,” Nancy Meyers Asks, Once More, What Women Want. The Answer, Yet Again, Is … a Man
The Intern (Nancy Meyers, 2015) Ah, Nancy! For years now (in films like What Women Want, The Holiday and It’s Complicated), you have been … More
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