An unemployed construction worker, Homer Smith (Sidney Poitier) is traveling west when his car breaks down in the Arizona desert. When his car begins to overheat, he stops at a ranch in search of water. As it turns out, the…
America loves football. The NFL rules Sundays. Therefore, Concussion, a film that suggests that the sport lied to fans for years about the dangers of playing football, was going to have trouble attracting an audience regardless of how well constructed…
In 1969, writer-director Melville Shavelson created “My World…and Welcome to it,” based on the works of humorist James Thurber. Though the series won an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, it was canceled after the first season. Not deterred, Shavelson and…
Hands down, The Americans is one of the best written shows on television. The plots are layered, and the plots are tight, even if some of the details initials initially seem concealed. Season three marks a huge turning point for…
Room is not just a film. but an experience. Both a nightmare and a fairytale, I found myself occasionally laughing while on the edge of crying. An adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s acclaimed novel, and penned by the author herself, Room…
Based on the 2009 award winning novel of the same name, Brooklyn is the kind of movie that doesn’t get made very much anymore. Character driven, and filled with heart, Brooklyn is a brilliant coming of age story of an…
Whatever its flaws, Todd Haynes’ Carol has to be one of the best looking films of 2015. Lensed by cinematographer Edward Lachman (Far from Heaven), on 16mm film, Carol meticulously takes the viewer back to 1950’s New York. Shot after…
Denmark, 1926. Einar Wegener (Eddie Redmayne) and his wife Gerda Gottlieb (Alicia Vikander) are regulars on the art scene, largely on Einar’s reputation as an excellent landscape artist. Nonetheless, Einar spends significant time trying to help his wife advance her…
Directed by Igan Hecht, The Sheik—born Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri—provides a surprisingly intimate look at the legendary wrestler’s career, from his days as a bodyguard for the Shah of Iran, his move to the United States and his job as…
This year’s Oscar winner for Best Picture, Spotlight manages a fairly low-key vibe while dealing with a very difficult subject. Exceptional writing and an outstanding ensemble cast recount the true story about a group of newspaper journalists who exposed a…