Movie Reviews

“An Ordinary Man,” written and directed by Brad Silberling, is a perplexing film. It is not perplexing in terms of

“Shelter,” advertised as a subtle thriller suffers from a bit too much subtlety. Eran Riklis, the director/writer of “Shelter,” attempted,

“Ismael’s Ghosts,” Arnaud Desplechin’s latest attempt to create a philosophical legacy, is an unholy mess with either too many or

“Oh Lucy!” is another in what is turning out to be a trend in multi-national film-making. Directed by Atsuko Hirayanagi,

“Young Karl Marx,” the multi-national film directed by Raoul Peck (I Am Not Your Negro), who co-wrote the screenplay with

  “My Art,” is a very personal film by artist Laurie Simmons who not only wrote and directed it, but

“Big Sonia,” a documentary and labor of love by Leah Warshawski (Sonia’s granddaughter) and Todd Soliday, is a tribute to

“Rebels on Pointe,” directed by Canadian documentarian Bobbi Jo Hart, is a celebration on so many different levels. A gay

In a new 4K restoration, Jean Renoir’s too seldom seen 1936 classic “The Crime of Monsieur Lange” is a pure

“The Square is a sanctuary of trust and caring. Within it we all share equal rights and obligations.” So reads

Coming of age movies come in all shapes and sizes but rarely do they deal with the issues faced by

Thousands of prisoners have been incarcerated at La Santé prison in Paris since 1867 and many were guillotined, a practiced

“Whose Streets?” is a heartfelt and emotional documentary inspired by the aftermath of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri. Written

“Stefan Zweig, Farewell to Europe,” is a well-intentioned portrait of the last years of Austrian writer Stefan Zweig, one of