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July 2017

July 02, 2017
A showdown between a billionaire property developer and an ordinary Mexican-American? Yep, it’s as scathing...

June 2017

June 25, 2017
Casey Affleck’s bedsheet ghost haunts Rooney Mara in Lowery’s odd, appealing tale.
June 23, 2017
Dr. John Gartner and I discuss Trump’s psychological state, the warning signs of fascism around...
June 18, 2017
A dad and daughter offer caution and tentative praise for Netflix’s controversial TV show dramatizing...
June 11, 2017
One disappoints, while the other disturbingly lives up to its hype.
June 04, 2017
What should be a compelling subject – corruption in American-Israeli relations – is dimmed to...

May 2017

May 30, 2017
As a psychiatrist, here’s why I signed the Duty to Warn petition, and why I...
May 21, 2017
Plus, some words on why Ridley Scott is a good entertainer, but not a great...
May 14, 2017
Not for the fainthearted, this HBO documentary clearly lays out recent history in Syria, from...

April 2017

April 30, 2017
In Nacho Vigalondo’s thoughtful and strange tale, childhood events and character flaws become monstrous.
April 23, 2017
Charlie Hunnam and Robert Pattinson made their names as eye candy, but show their legitimate...
April 16, 2017
Director Marc Webb, splendid in his debut “(500) Days of Summer,” has yet to recapture...
April 09, 2017
Denmark’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar nominee explores a forgotten fragment of World War II...
April 02, 2017
When a prominent scholar of 20th Century fascism and the Holocaust sounds the alarm, it’s...

March 2017

March 26, 2017
Now available for home viewing, a Madalyn Murray O’Hair biopic and an irreverent take on...
March 19, 2017
This Oscar-nominated film out of Switzerland and France innovatively offers a sympathetic orphan’s tale.
March 12, 2017
Denzel Washington’s adaptation of August Wilson’s psychologically rich, Pulitzer-winning play mostly succeeds in jumping to...
March 05, 2017
The tenth X-Men film tells a solid story, while avoiding the worst Marvel movie clichés.

February 2017

February 26, 2017
This first turn behind the camera for Jordan Peele, of “Key and Peele” fame, is...
February 19, 2017
Drawing from the writings and life experience of James Baldwin, this documentary is rare cinematic...
February 12, 2017
This latest film by the makers of "Winged Migration" and "Oceans" condenses and considers the...
February 05, 2017
This optimistic documentary covering the 30 year history of Partners in Health should reinfuse many...

January 2017

January 29, 2017
A superb overview of the AIDS crisis awaits perusers of the book and documentary of...
January 23, 2017
From the Washington, D.C., Women’s March, I share my onsite observations of this unforgettable experience.
January 19, 2017
Sexual violence and manipulation fill the screen in this disturbing drama from Paul Verhoeven.
January 15, 2017
The clash of religions in 17th Century Japan may make “Silence” of greater interest for...
January 08, 2017
I couldn't resist; here's one final list for the New Year.
January 01, 2017
It’s been a rough year in every other aspect of public life, but what a...

December 2016

December 17, 2016
“Arrival” may not soar as high as some of the best sci-fi of the 2010s,...
December 11, 2016
The story of the landmark Supreme Court decision that ended anti-miscegenation laws is simply yet...
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