Clemency Review: Bookended by scenes of almost unbearable tension
Someone says to you “It’s Christmas! Let’s go to the movies!” You’re probably thinking, oh, it’s going to be one of those like “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” or “It’s…
Sefarad Review: This is a story without humor, a serious drama
In my neighborhood, young Hasidic men and women spend much of each Friday walking around, judging whether the people they see on the street are Jewish. It’s quite common for…
Just Mercy Review: A feel good movie, in time for Christmas
Freeing wrongfully convicted people is an excellent theme for fiction as well as for documentaries. Think of John Grisham’s latest novel “The Guardians,” in which Quincy Miller, a black man,…
Honey Boy Review: by Shia LaBeouf, inspired by the actor’s own childhood
Thematically “Honey Boy” is focused about the kind of father played by James Lort (Shia LaBeouf) in the way he treats his twelve-year-old son Otis Lort (Noah Jupe). He beats…
Motherless Brooklyn Review: Expect to get tired of the tics
I’ve lived in Brooklyn all my life, the only living fellow my age who has loved the borough enough never to move. During the 1950s when I came of age…
Harriet Review: Harriet Tubman must be grinning widely from her grave
You’ve got to hand it to Canada. They have nationwide government health coverage just like the countries of Western Europe. They welcomed Americans who did not want to serve in…
Frankie Review: Falls short of embracing the Classical Unities by its involving subplots
FRANKIE Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Ira Sachs Screenwriter: Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Brendan Gleeson, Marisa…
By The Grace of God Review: The film is absorbing, though not likely to raise the blood pressure of anyone
BY THE GRACE OF GOD Music Box Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: François Ozon, Anais Duran Screenwriter: François Ozon Cast: Melvil…
Jojo Rabbit Review: This is a remarkable feel-good movie
JOJO RABBIT Fox Searchlight Pictures Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Taika Waititi Screenwriter: Taika Waititi based on on the book “Caging Skies”…