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Moana: Once on This Island
Moana
Voices by Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Written by Jared Bush. Rated PG.
When Hollywood talks about “diversity,”...
Long Ways From Home
Pride Month was last month, but it’s this week that two movies about gay people reach our theaters. We start with I Carry You...
Kid Detective: The Hardy Man
The Kid Detective is set in a place that’s familiar from other children’s movies, one of those quaint, picturesque small towns where the streets...
Mike Leigh and His Stars
Who is Mike Leigh? You might answer, “A British filmmaker who has been making films since the 1980s, a few of them period pieces,...
Film Shorts // March 27 – April 2, 2024
OPENING
Aadujeevitham (NR) Prithviraj Sukumaran stars in this Indian drama as a Malayali day laborer who’s dragooned into slave labor in Saudi Arabia. Also with...
The Top 10
I have achieved gender parity! Look at the list below, and you’ll find five movies directed by men and five directed by women. On...
Cinematic Fission
Two months ago when I wrote up my summer movie preview, I identified two weekends that would feature a clash of blockbusters. One was...
Custodial Interference
Saying that The Lookout is a terrific little film may sound patronizing, but it’s actually high praise.
To be sure, this film is a...
Film Shorts
Opening
Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (PG-13) Zack Snyder (300) directs this blockbuster as Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) tries to clamp down on the...
More Thoughts on “The Hunger Games”
I read all three of Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games novels in the space of a week last year, so you won’t be surprised to...
