I like historical dramas which illuminate corners of history of which I am sadly unaware; such is the case with Viceroy’s House.  This British – Indian – Swedish co-production describes in incredible detail the turmoil which occurred when Britain officially withdrew […]

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I have mixed feelings about this animated franchise just as I have about its most popular feature — the Minions.  On the one hand they are cute and funny and different, yet on the other they are annoying little yellow […]

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The Glass Castle is a very difficult movie for me to review, simply because I came to hate its key character.  Based on a memoir by Jeanette Walls (which I have not read), the film describes Jeanette’s turbulent life, made […]

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This is my kind of thriller — one which presents a genuine mystery at its outset, slowly builds not just suspense but solid, intriguing characterizations and situational complexity before exploding into jarring, thoroughly believable action.  The action, when it finally […]

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The fortieth anniversary has arrived for my favorite film, and I am thrilled to see it in a theater again.  And not just any theater — a new Dolby-equipped auditorium with vibrating sound (just like Sensurround, if one can recall […]

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