An affecting modern adaptation of the novel by Henry James, this is a well directed movie by David Siegel and Scott McGehee, who…
There are so many twists upon twists upon twists, so many fake endings, so many wasted minutes of mayhem in this…
This surprise hit, written and directed by Rama Burshtein, takes place inside the fold of a well-to-do orthodox Jewish family in Tel Aviv and it is remarkable for being a very sympathetic, insider’s view of a cloistered world. Burshtein went to film school in Israel, and then became religious, so she…
At the beginning of Margarethe Von Trotta’s new film about the German philosopher (opening at Film Forum May 29), one fears many…
Joseph Gordon Levitt wrote, directed and stars in this funny and smart movie that succeeds in doing what many consider impossible: a romantic…
I have never enjoyed the films of Noah Baumbach. Although they are well written and well directed, I find them mean spirited. From The…
