Linda DeLibero and I spent a great hour discussing the movies of the fall season on the Midday with Dan Rodricks show –…
What If Your Friends with Kids Met Your Sister’s Sister?
That’s what happened to me, anyway, this weekend. Without realizing what I was doing, I rented two films that both…
Holy Motors: A Cinematic Reverie That Enchants and Frustrates
Holy Motors (Leos Carax, 2012) Though I have long been tempted, I have never managed to catch a film by the…
A Little Bit of Impish Fun: A Review of “Hitchcock”
Hitchcock (Sacha Gervasi, 2012) I had no idea who Sacha Gervasi was before watching this film the other night, but…
A Few Words About “The Queen of Versailles”
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences just published its list of the 15 Documentaries from which it will choose…
Twilight – Forever!
Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008) Twilight Saga, The: New Moon (Chris Weitz, 2009) Twilight Saga, The: Eclipse (David Slade, 2010) Twilight…
Killing the Guardians Softly As They Rise
Rise of the Guardians (Peter Ramsey, 2012) This enjoyable children’s fantasy from DreamWorks has a plot that makes, at times,…
We Really DON’T Need to Talk About Kevin . . .
. . . but we could say a few more words about Anna Karenina. In my review, I praised the performances…
The “Silver Linings” of the “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
I continue to do my best to watch as many films released in the past year as my schedule will…
Life of Pi, Anna Karenina, The Interrupters, The Fitzgerald Family Christmas, Monsieur Lazhar
Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012) When modern 3D technologies first started making serious inroads into contemporary filmmaking, thanks to the phenomenal…
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