Positioning itself as the next chapter in “The Iron Lady” series, “Golda” feels more like watching a movie inside a smoke-filled paper bag than a cinematic experience. Dame Helen Mirren is hardly recognizable in three and a half hours of heavy makeup and prosthetics. The Oscar-winning actress is calmly fierce in the role of the […]
Woody Allen’s 48th feature-length film is another forgettable trite romantic comedy; ironic since “A Rainy Day in New York” has become one of his most controversial. Set to debut in 2018 amidst the “Me Too” movement, allegations, old and new, against the Oscar-winning filmmaker resulted in many of the cast including Chalamet, donating their salary
You will find more nuance in director Marc Meyers’s previous film, “My Friend Dahmer,” than in his latest, “Human Capital.” The first clue, the screenplay is weak, occurs when virtual strangers meet and instantly become involved in each other’s very separate lives. For the audience, you wonder why we are so focused on Liev Schreiber’s
In the hands of Wes Anderson, a stop-motion animated film with mostly dogs as characters and an allegorical theme will captivate children and adults without pandering to either. Probably by coincidence, writer-director Anderson, with the help of Roman Coppola, Jason Schwartzman, and Kunichi Nomura, employ themes of topical relevance today: government corruption, foreign influences on
You are thinking, not another boxing movie. But this one has a slightly different spin, it’s about the real life inspiration for Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky. If that doesn’t interest you enough, then Chuck, despite its dedicated lead performance – from the forever supporting actor Schreiber, will bore you. Producing and co-writing, this is clearly a
What starts out as an interesting post-apocalyptic thriller quickly reveals itself to be a teenage science fiction romance.