A given piece of a man’s work has to be judged not merely by itself but as one item in his complete or growing production–Sociologist Everett Hughes
Dead Man’s Wire: Van Sant’s New Thriller, Starring Bill Skarsgård, Colman Domingo, Al Pacino (Venice, Toronto Fest)
July 21, 2025 by
Van Sant’s true story of the stand-off that took the world by storm as Tony demanded $5 million, no charges or prosecution, starring
Margaret (2011): Kenneth Lonergan’s Provocative Exploration of Painful Adolescence, Starring Anna Paquin
July 20, 2025 by
Blast from the Past: “Margaret” Starring Anna Paquin Searchlight Pictures Kenneth Lonergan shot this drama about an Upper West Side teenager in 2005, as a follow-up to his superb indie, You Can Always Count on Me, the Sundance Fest winner, which was later nominated for several Oscars. The film’s title derives from Gerard Manley Hopkins’s […]
Superman: Superhero Dominates Box-Office, while “Smurfs” and Ari Aster’s “Eddington” Flop
July 20, 2025 by
Superman remains Numero 1 With $57Mil, as ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and ‘Smurfs’ Underwhelm
Beloved (French: Les Bien-Aimés): Christophe Honoré’s Romantic Melodrama with Music, Starring Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni (Real-Life Mother and Daughter)
July 20, 2025 by
A romantic drama with music, starring real-life mother-daughter, Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni.
