Belle of the Ball
The Truth by Matt Weiner Actors getting lost in a role can become the stuff of legends, or the butt of jokes—as Olivier’s advice allegedly went to Dustin Hoffman, “Why…read more →
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A Time to Act Up
HomoSayWhat: Who’s Pushing Hate? by Matt Weiner For a documentary with the subtitle “Who’s Pushing Hate?,” you would think that HomoSayWhat, Craig Bettendorf’s brief survey of homophobia in America from…read more →
Persona Non Grata
Clementine by Matt Weiner A woman trespassing in a cabin in the woods tends to foretell a very different kind of film than Clementine’s smart, sensual coming-of-age story. But writer…read more →
Rear Window
Butt Boy by Matt Weiner A killer fixated on jamming people, animals and any other object not nailed down into his rectum. The grieving detective haunted by loss and obsessed…read more →
Lukewarm Runnings
Olympic Dreams by Matt Weiner You have to admire the chutzpah when the first feature film ever to shoot on location at the Olympics has the star athlete’s event be…read more →
Dovidl the Conservatory Boy
Song of Names by Matt Weiner A Holocaust movie where the central tragedy haunts the characters just offscreen like a specter, anchored by two forceful leads and a mystery that…read more →
Fear and Loathing in Long Island
Uncut Gems by Matt Weiner There’s something acutely familiar right now about watching a consummate New York macher unable to help himself as he pursues more and more wealth, drawing…read more →
Nice Guys Finish Last
Ford v Ferrari by Matt Weiner Director James Mangold has a knack for turning the comfortable biopic formula into something genuinely gripping, even when it’s not surprising. In the case…read more →
We Didn’t Start the Fire
Promare by Matt Weiner As the first feature-length film from Studio Trigger (the studio behind the well-received TV series “Kill la Kill”), Promare has its work cut out for it.…read more →
I Don’t Want to Go Out—Week of September 16
Quiet week in home entertainment, but if you’re hankerin’ for a redhead (and who isn’t, really?) there are two options. Click the film title to link to the full review.…read more →