2017 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Winners
2017 NYFCC Winners: Best Picture: “Lady Bird” Best Actor: Timothée Chalamet, “Call Me By Your Name” Best Actress: Saoirse Ronan, “Lady Bird” Best Supporting Actor: Willem Dafoe, “The Florida Project”…
Foxtrot Movie Review
FOXTROT Sony Pictures Classics Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shock Ya! Grade: B+ Director: Samuel Maoz Written by: Samuel Maoz Cast: Lior Ashkenazi, Sarah Adler, Yonatan Shiray, Shira Haas, Yehuda Almagor,…
Quest Movie Review
QUEST First Run Features Director: Jonathan Olshefski Cast: Christine’a Rainey, Christopher Rainey, PJ Rainey, William Withers Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 11/17/17 Opens: Dec.1 in Philadelphia; Dec. 8 in NY;…
Gurumbe Movie Review
GURUMBÉ: Afro-Andalusian Memories ArtMattan Productions Director: M. Angel Rosales Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 11/16/17 Opens: December 1-7, 2017 at New York’s Cinema Village Of all the world’s cultural contributions,…
Gifted Movie Review
GIFTED Fox Searchlight Pictures Director: Marc Webb Written by: Tom Flynn Cast: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Octavia Spencer, Jenny Slate Screened at: Critics’ DVD, NYC, 11/16/17 Opens: April…
Mudbound Movie Review
MUDBOUND Netflix Director: Dee Rees Written by: Virgil Williams, Dee Rees, based on Hillary Jordan’s novel Cast: Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Jason Mitchell, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, Jonathan Banks…
Saving Capitalism Movie Review
SAVING CAPITALISM Netflix Director: Jacob Kornbluth Written by: Jacob Kornbluth Cast: Robert Reich Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 11/13/17 Opens: November 21, 2017 If you knew nothing about Robert Reich;…
Sweet Virginia Movie Review
SWEET VIRGINIA IFC Films Reviewed by: Harvey Karten, Shockya Grade: B Director: James M. Dagg Written by: Ben China, Paul China Cast: Jon Bernthal, Christopher Abbott, Imogen Poots, Rosemarie DeWitt,…
Thelma Movie Review
THELMA The Orchard Director: Joachim Trier Written by: Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier Cast: Eili Harboe, Kaya Wilkins, Henrik Rafaelsen, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Grethe Eltervag, Oskar Pask, Steiner Klouman Hallert Screened…