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…
Pixar’s 16th feature film, The Good Dinosaur didn’t exactly set the box office on fire when it was released. It’s not a terrible film, it just doesn’t quite measure up to the high standard the animation studio has set for…
One of the most talented and reliable screenwriters during Hollywood’s famed Golden Age, today, Dalton Trumbo is likely better known as a member of the Hollywood Ten, a group of ten screenwriters, directors, and producers cited for contempt of Congress…
By 1921, Charles Chaplin was already among the biggest stars in the world courtesy of his 10-15 minute shorts. That year marked the release of The Kid, his first feature film. Having debuted the “Little Tramp,” his most popular character…
The struggle for equal rights for all has been, and in many ways, continues to be, a hard fought battle. Directed by Sarah Gavron and written by Abi Morgan (The Iron Lady, Shame) Suffragette vividly recreates the significant sacrifices made…
Fascinating yet depressing, the second season of HBO’s The Leftovers even better than the first. As watchers of the series know, season one focuses on life in Mapleton, New York, in the aftermath of the Sudden Departure, an event in…
After a nearly five-year moratorium, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs returned to home video earlier this month as the debut title in the Walt Disney Signature Collection, successor to the Diamond Edition line. For fans of streaming,…
It’s long been established that the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was a controlling, egomaniacal bully. Nonetheless, the man who urged the world to “Think different” and introduced the iMac, the iPod and the iPad was one of the most…
In 1957, Soviet spy Rudolf Abel (Mark Rylance) is arrested in New York. Though the trial itself is for little more than show, the government wants it known that he was granted a fair legal defense. To that end, Former…