Simon CroweinMostly MoviesMiss SloaneMiss Sloane would like you to know that lobbying is a blood sport, a winner-take-all affair in which tactics trump ideas and those who make…3 min read·Dec 11, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesMoonlightThe word “normalize” has been much in play in our cultural conversation lately, whether in reference to gross personal behavior, extreme…3 min read·Nov 20, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesArrivalArrival is a splendidly restrained science fiction film, one that in fact may not become as successful as it deserves to be because of the…3 min read·Nov 13, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesThe Girl on the TrainThe Girl on the Train would seem to to have all the surface qualities we want in an adaptation of a bestselling thriller. Tate Taylor’s new…3 min read·Oct 16, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesThe Nice GuysShane Black’s hugely entertaining and very funny The Nice Guys is a private eye picture with jokes. The distinction between that…2 min read·Jun 12, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesLove & Friendship/The Family FangWhit Stillman’s brisk adaptation of Jane Austen’s little-known novel Lady Susan finds the writer/director far removed from his 1980’s films…3 min read·Jun 4, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesCaptain America: Civil WarCaptain America: Civil War is a film with multiple agendas. The latest chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is Marvel’s attempt to make…3 min read·May 29, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesNeighbors 2: Sorority RisingThe 2014 comedy Neighbors didn’t strictly require a sequel; the ending found new parents Mac and Kelly Radner (Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne)…2 min read·May 25, 2016----
Simon CroweinMostly MoviesSome Thoughts on My First Murakami NovelI’ve just finished reading Norwegian Wood by the acclaimed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami. Having heard Murakami celebrated for years —…2 min read·Mar 23, 2016--1--1
Simon CroweinMostly Movies10 Cloverfield Lane10 Cloverfield Lane is J.J. Abrams playing with us and doing it well. When the trailer appeared online a couple of months ago it wasn’t…3 min read·Mar 13, 2016----