June 2017
A True Cinephile Behind the Wheel: On the Films of Edgar Wright
By EntertainerHave you ever been happily in love? I haven’t, but I bet it’s a lot like “Baby Driver.” There’s an initial jolt that you try to piece together before the real action sets in, dragging you willingly on an up, down,...The House
By EntertainerIn theory, any movie starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler—with a supporting cast that includes Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Michaela Watkins and Rob Huebel—should be comedy gold.In theory, these actors should be able to just show up,...The Little Hours
By EntertainerIn the first story told on the third day of Boccaccio's "The Decameron," a young guy named Massetto pretends to be a deaf-mute laborer so that he can work at a nearby convent, a convent filled with—as rumor has it—horny nuns. Before he...The Reagan Show
By EntertainerPacho Velez and Sierra Pettengill’s “The Reagan Show” is a 74-minute nonfiction film comprised entirely of newsreel and video footage from Ronald Reagan’s presidency. Given that its subject was a very divisive...The Skyjacker's Tale
By EntertainerNothing is utilized to suppress the voice of the people quite like white moneyed interests. Netflix just debuted Brian Knappenberger’s alarming documentary, “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press,” which illustrates how...The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography
By EntertainerErrol Morris' documentary "The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography" is a sideline glimpse of mid-twentieth century literary history, told partly through the lens of its title character, a photographer whose most notable work was done on...Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry
By EntertainerIn its brief, 80-minute running time, “Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry” encompasses two different films, and neither one of them is, in fact, a portrait of the poet/novelist/farmer/activist Wendell Berry. Neither one of them,...2:22
By EntertainerThe most memorable facet of chintzy coincidence thriller “2:22” is its strange timing. It arrives to theaters and VOD the same day as a JAY-Z album that also favors numbers, 4:44. With time titles rarely making its way into any medium,...13 Minutes
By EntertainerThe German director Oliver Hirschbiegel impressed viewers the world over with his brutal and psychologically astute 2001 film “The Experiment,” but it was with 2004’s “Downfall,” a spectacularly effective picture about...New York Asian Film Festival 2017 Preview
By EntertainerThe New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) returns to celebrate their sixteenth year with one of their most eclectic line-ups, including new pop art from the Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam, South Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, and Malaysia....
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