Films

A review of "Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things"

Review of "Titans" Episode 11, "Dick Grayson" and the whole of Season 1

Aging actors, writers/directors in their artistic prime and relative newcomers—they’re all featured in my top...

Review of 'Titans', Episode 10: 'Koriand'r'

Review of "Titans", Episode 9, "Hank and Dawn"

Review of "Donna Troy," Episode 8 of DC Universe's "Titans"

Review of 'Titans" Episode 7, "Asylum"

Review of Episode 6 of DC Universe's "Titans"

The link below is to an hour long conversation on the qualities (or lack thereof)...

Review of DC Universe's "Titans", Episode 5: Together

A slow-burn story about dreams, darkness and love captures the essence of the Haruki Murakami...

Review of "Titans", episode 4

Too dull for too long, and then much too much of everything.

Episode 3 of "Titans" gives us food for thought about our past.

Highlights from the Middleburg Film Festival

Episode 2 of DC's "Titans" challenges our ability to tell the good guys from the...

DC Universe's "Titans" blurs the line between brutality and justice, and opens the door to...

Big emotional moments may be missing in ‘First Man,’ but awe isn’t.

Both lovely and harrowing, “The Sisters Brothers” can be beautiful to look at—when you aren’t...

DC Universe has a lot of potential for comic book fans.

A day in the life of a group of working-class women brings a light touch...

It’s taken 25 years, since “The Joy Luck Club” for Hollywood to offer another film...

If you’re the type of viewer who values subtlety and nuance, BlacKkKlansman will wear out...

The third chapter of the Detective Dee series comes across as stale by comparison to...

A heavily hyped independent film leaves our film critic wanting more.

A high-wire act, Blindspotting puts race, gentrification and class under the microscope, somehow managing to...

Damsel is a surprisingly enjoyable film without much to say about faith.

Over Father’s Day weekend, a documentary festival shows the power of parental legacies.

Punishingly grim, Hereditary goes from dark to demented. You can’t say it’s ineffective. But is...

Light on sound doctrine but heavy on cinematic craft, Paul Schrader’s career-capper is highlighted by...