My initial reaction watching title nun Cabrini as she sets out to build orphanages for children in New York slums during the 1880s might...

A film focusing on a true-life do-gooder who rescued hundreds of children from Nazi terrors deserves celebration rather than criticism....

When the 2004 wine-infused movie Sideways got a best picture nomination, I started pumping up my Oscar celebration by pairing drinks with...

On the heels of making short films, writer-director Ruben Sainz adds time more than content to his 116 minute project, Magoada, or “hurt”...

Pura Vida! Costa Rica (youtube.com) A movie changed Costa Rica culture and highlights the country's joyous spirit with culture and such...

Though filmed in Hamburg, Germany’s nominee for a best international film Oscar hit home, reminding me of circumst ances I faced decades...

Switching gears from his international fame as a go-to bad guy, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen proves a fine hero in The Promised Land. ...

Maintaining his focus on the lives of Finland’s working class, writer-director Aki Kaurismäki provides a pleasantly low-key, sort-of...

The first Metro we took on our 2023 visit to Paris proved the last for that trip—and perhaps for all others. No heartbreaking love...

Before reviewing Zone of Interest, my mind goes back to all those writing classes I once took. My teachers hated the word interest and...

A documentary set in a tiny Icelandic town, The Home Game captures the spirit of community and teamwork. Support from Iceland’s film fund...

Movies turn trials into courtroom battlegrounds, which intensifies the intrigue for , a prize-winning feature from writer-director...

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With a knowing eye, the film American Fiction both uses and condemns elements that make hit movies and books. Actually, it includes pop...

Though its specifics deal with LGBTQ issues, All of Us Strangers gets universal appeal from the quote “what if” concept. What if we could...

Though documentary seems the natural approach to Isabel Wilkerson’s relevant exploration of societal ills in her book Caste: The Origins...

Frankenstein gets a crazy spin from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, who already showed his penchant for the weird with The...

Given that two of the best and most cinematic musicals deal with topics like gang warfare and Nazis, it follows a pattern to transform a...

Many people spend December singing, celebrating, buying gifts, and admiring pretty lights. In contrast, film critics use the month to...