Comedy

Get Out

Or now you know how black people really feel about white people. This very funny and quite scary movie written and directed by comedian Jordan…

2016: The Year In Movies. Best, Worst and Everything in Between

2016: The Year In Movies.

Best, Worst and Everything in Between

Perhaps not as horribilis as it was in real life, but 2016 was a crap year in movies, for the most part.

Toni Erdmann

A curious and original story from Maren Ade, Toni Erdmann is a well-rounded comedy of opposites. A creative, jocular father and his square, corporate daughter face off in a battle of wills that escalates at absurdum.
The movie is anchored by a truthful and phenomenal performance by Sandra Hüller, in the…

Café Society

To be honest, the only reason that compelled me to see the latest Woody Allen film is that the cinematographer is Vittorio Storaro. His masterly touch certainly takes it to a higher level. His images are creamy. Some are breathtaking, like a shot of two lovers on the beach. He is beautifully abetted by…

Hail, Caesar!

This movie is the sweetest bonbon: the Coen brothers’ valentine to movies and to the old Hollywood studio system. If you are a movie lover, you’ll get a huge kick out of their endlessly amusing treasury of references to different genres, movies and actors. If you are not familiar with the names Esther…

Where To Invade Next

Yes, he can be obvious and a tad overbearing, but Michael Moore returns to form in his latest passionate outburst of unabashed liberalism. The concept is a bit cheesy: he goes to “invade” different countries in Europe and take with him their best social policy ideas to bring back home…

The New Girlfriend

This movie by François Ozon is what no American movie about the topic of transsexuality will ever be: a nuanced and smart look into the infinite subtlety and fluidity of human sexuality.
Here in the US, people are busy policing pronouns and creating labels, categories and sub-categories of…

Trainwreck

Some are complaining that this movie, written by Amy Schumer and directed by Judd Apatow, turns Schumer’s irreverent and subversive humor…