She’s So Smart. That’s What I Like About “Her”

Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) Her, a movie about a man who falls in love with a sentient computer operating system, … More

Misadmirogyny: “August: Osage County” and the Women of Tracy Letts

August: Osage County (John Wells, 2013) Depending on how you feel about family dysfunction, your reaction to the latest cinematic adaptation … More

[NOTE: Time was not on our side today – either that or I just talked too much (this was … More

Greetings on this first day of the new year! May 2014 bring you all that you most desire and need. … More

A brief word of explanation about the title of this post. When I was a high-school language teacher, I started … More

David O. Russell (Flirting with Disaster, Three Kings, I Heart Huckabees, The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook) is not one of America’s most … More

The Wolf of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) When I emerged from the preview screening of Martin Scorsese’s latest film, … More

Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom (Justin Chadwick, 2013) In spite of some of the usual pitfalls of biographical films (or, … More

Saving Mr. Banks (John Lee Hancock, 2013) Are you a fan of Mary Poppins, the 1964 live-action Walt Disney film starring … More

Inside Llewyn Davis (Joel and Ethan Coen, 2013) The new Coen Brothers film, Inside Llewyn Davis, which opens across the country … More