Downsizing Movie Review
DOWNSIZING Paramount Pictures Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shock Ya! Grade: C+ Director: Alexander Payne Written by: Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Cast: Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz, Hong Chau, Kristen Wiig Screened…
Bombshell Movie Review
BOMBSHELL: The Hedy Lamarr Story Zeitgeist Films Director: Alexandra Dean Screenwriter: Alexandra Dean Cast: Anthony Loder, Mel Brooks, Jennifer Hom, Wendy Colton, Fleming Meeks, Peter Bogdanovich, Diane Kruger, Michael Tilson…
The Lovers Movie Review
THE LOVERS A24 Director: Azazel Jacobs Screenwriter: Azazel Jacobs Cast: Debra Winger, Tracy Letts, Jessica Sula, Melora Walters, Aidan Gillen, Tyler Ross Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 12/11/17 Opens: May…
The Man Who Invented Christmas Movie Review
THE MAN WHO INVENTED CHRISTMAS Bleecker Street Director: Bharat Nalluri Screenwriter: Susan Coyne Cast: Dan Stevens, Christopher Plummer, Jonathan Pryce, Miriam Margolyes, Simon Callow Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 12/11/17…
New York Film Critics Online Awards 2017
New York Film Critics Online members held their 18th annual awards meeting in Walter Reade Theatre’s Furman Gallery in Lincoln Center, December 10, 2017, and voted winners in fifteen categories:…
Maudie Movie Review: The year’s most powerful, though understated, performance
MAUDIE Sony Pictures Classics Director: Aisling Walsh Screenwriter: Sherry White Cast: Sally Hawkins, Ethan Hawke, Kari Matchett, Gabrielle Rose, Zachary Bennett Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 11/25/17 Opens: June 16,…
The Leisure Seeker Movie Review
THE LEISURE SEEKER Sony Pictures Classics Director: Paolo Virzi Screenwriter: Stephen Amidon, Francesca Archibugi, Francesto Piccolo, Paolo Virzi based on Michael Zadoorian’s book Cast: Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay,…
I, Tonya Movie Review
I, TONYA Neon Director: Craig Gillespie Screenwriter: Steven Rogers Cast: Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Allison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Cannavale Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 12/7/17 Opens:…
A Fantastic Woman Movie Review
A FANTASTIC WOMAN (Una Mujer Fantástica) Sony Pictures Classics Director: Sebastián Lelio Screenwriter: Sebastián Lelio, Gonzalo Maza Cast: Daniela Vega, Francisco Reyes, Luis Gnecco, Aline Küppenheim, Nicolás Saavedra Screened at:…