Michael says: “There’s been a lot of buzz about Todd Hayne’s Bob Dylan biopic, especially after it’s debut in Venice. Those who know me know that I am not a fan of the biopic, but ever the experimenter, Haynes turns
Michael says: “Who can resist Cate Blanchett, royal, imperious, hair unbound, clad in armor, riding on a white horse? Apparently not me, as I went to see ELIZABETH: THE GOLDEN AGE on opening weekend. I enjoyed ELIZABETH, one of Blanchett’s
Michael says: “Richard Eyre follows-up IRIS and STAGE BEAUTY with a real romp of a thriller in NOTES ON A SCANDAL. There’s a lot of excess in SCANDAL, and the entire thing really lives and dies by Judi Dench’s performance
Michael says: “On a recent trip to New York City, Scot, Bruce and I went to see the Australian film LITTLE FISH starring Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving. Unfortunately, this intense little film was never released in Boston and is
Michael says: “Alejandro González Iñárritu’s third feature to be released in the U.S. is a sprawling mess with a lot of intriguing ideas, but with way too much story for one film. It’s also a film with a message, and
Rob says: “Cool is something that cannot be willed into being, something that continues to escape THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS auteur Wes Anderson. He does have the mercurial Bill Murray (LOST IN TRANSLATION) in a solid comic turn as a vainglorious,
Bruce says: “Similar to the childhood flashbacks in RAY, THE AVIATOR attempts to explain away Howard Hughes’ drive and craziness by presenting a telltale scene from his childhood. Scorsese has chosen a moment in 1927 where Howard’s mother is washing
Bruce says: “It was a fluke that I saw VERONICA GUERIN immediately after seeing SHATTERED GLASS – two films about journalism based on true stories. Within a few hours I had a glimpse of two journalistic extremes. Veronica Guerin was
Laura says: “German director Tom Tykwer has explored fate and chance in his films RUN, LOLA, RUN and THE PRINCESS AND THE WARRIOR, falling far short of the works of the late, great Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski. Working from a
Laura says: “While CHARLOTTE GRAY can be an infuriating film at times, with its heroine who not once, but twice, travels a great distance on behalf of a man who may not be committed to her or even alive, it
