Ed Harris Stars in ‘Good For Otto,’ a Long Play Where No One Is Named Otto
At one point, Ed Harris plays the tuba while everyone sings "Carolina in the Morning." I wish I could tell you it was for a reason.
View ArticleThough a Little Hokey, ‘Love, Simon’ Tackles Teenage Coming Out With Compassion
A hokey crowd pleaser, 'Love, Simon' seems a bit too tame to be entirely plausible from start to finish, but it's hard for find fault with any film that addresses a changing teenage world with such...
View Article‘Hannah’ Leaves the Great Charlotte Rampling to Do Everything on Her Own
Once again, the great actress Charlotte Rampling is left to carry
View Article‘Submission’ Offers a Weighty and Memorable Take on #MeToo
Stanley Tucci's gives a moving, multi-layered performance as both predator and prey.
View Article‘Journey’s End’ Has Too Much Talk, Too Little Impact
Now with a fifth screen adaptation, 'Journey's End' is starting to seem worn.
View ArticleGeoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer Show Off Different Talents in ‘Final Portrait’
Written and directed by Stanley Tucci, this glimpse into the relationship between Giacometti (Geoffrey Rush) and his famous sitter, art dealer James Lord (Armie Hammer), is a compelling dossier on the...
View Article‘Three Tall Women’ Sets the Benchmark for Broadway in 2018
Glenda Jackson returns to Broadway—alongside Alison Pill and Laurie Metcalf—to star in Edward Albee's 'Three Tall Women,' the writer's vengeful depiction of the woman who raised him.
View ArticleTwo Stars: ‘Spinning Man’ Is the Kind of Movie You’ll Want to Leave Early
'Devoid of suspense and purpose, 'Spinning Man' doesn't spin. It doesn't even move.'
View Article‘Chappaquiddick’ Makes You Think About the Consequences of Power
A pathetic final chapter in the history of America's royal family.
View Article‘Mean Girls’ Musical Is Every Bit as Vapid and Tasteless as You’d Expect
Tina Fey proves she is not above trashing her talent to make money.
View ArticleThe New Revival of ‘Carousel’ Is So Good It Should Run Forever
Overlook this musical at your own peril.
View ArticleThree Stars: Ed Harris Disdains the Digital Age in Netflix’s ‘Kodachrome’
'Kodachrome' is about the tragedy of saying goodbye to the pre-digital age.
View Article‘Little Pink House’ Brings One Woman’s Supreme Court Battle Back Into View
Catherine Keener gives a no-frills performance as Susette Kelo, a woman who changed how courts ruled on U.S. law.
View Article‘The House of Tomorrow’ Is Not Much of a Movie
At a time when so many movies are clueless, filthy, stupid and mean-spirited, The House of Tomorrow has a sweetness that lifts flagging spirits.
View ArticleOne Star: Halle Berry Aside, ‘Kings’ Falls Flatter Than a Wet Tortilla
Unfortunately 'Kings' proves that good intentions do not always a good motion picture make.
View ArticleIraq-Set ‘Backstabbing for Beginners’ Is Too Crammed With Information to Make...
A young U.N worker has his idealism shattered when he uncovers a vast conspiracy in Iraq. The details of the conspiracy? 'Backstabbing for Beginners' makes it too convoluted to understand, let alone...
View ArticleA New Revival of ‘My Fair Lady’ Dazzles…Until It Doesn’t
A new production of 'My Fair Lady' delivers a different ending that is not exactly disastrous, but decidedly disappointing.
View ArticleThree Stars: David Tennant Will Give You the Cold Sweats in ‘Bad Samaritan’
'Bad Samaritan' centers on Sean (Robert Sheehan), a likeable small-time thief who becomes the object of a homicidal maniac's psychopathic games. As that psychopath, David Tennant steals the show (as...
View ArticleCharlize Theron Is the Only Reason to Suffer Through ‘Tully’
Mislabeled a comedy, there is nothing funny about 'Tully.'
View ArticleZero Stars: ‘Terminal’ Is an Unwatchable Mistake for Margot Robbie
What star-on-the-rise Margot Robbie is doing in this film is anyone's guess.
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