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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Show Must Go On
Great movies often have great performances, but I think it must be harder for an actor to give a great performance in the midst...
Film Shorts // May 28 – June 3, 2025
OPENING
Bhairavam (NR) This Telugu-language action-thriller stars Sai Srinivas Bellamkonda, Nara Rohith, Aditi Shankar, Divya Pillal, Anandhi, and Vennela Kishore. (Opens Friday)
Bring Her Back (R)...
Unbreakable Kimmy Baker
I hate to keep harping on the subject of whitewashing, but Hollywood keeps shoving it back in my face. One of the major supporting...
Spirit Untamed: Even Cowgirls Give the Blues
Back in 2002, I saw Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron and then more-or-less instantly forgot everything about it except for Bryan Adams singing (which...
Louboutins
I don’t give a crap about women’s shoes, yet there is a shot of Paris Hilton’s shoe closet, about halfway through The Bling Ring,...
Ansel Elgort to Play Van Cliburn
I interrupt my World Cup blogging to bring you this juicy piece of Hollywood/classical music news: Ansel Elgort, the star of the current hit...
Making Mary
Saving Mr. Banks is a lie. I don’t mean in the film-school sense that all movies (even documentaries) are fictions constructed by an author....
A Lonely Holdout in District 9
One of my fellow film critics has caused a bit of a dust-up: Writing in the New York Press, Armond White trashed District 9...
The Best Filmmaking Debuts of 2018
Oh, no! My Top 10 list is the start of my annual avalanche of movie coverage that exhaustively recaps all the movies I saw...
The Best Lead Performances of 2016
Having just posted my picks for the past year's best supporting performances, it only makes sense that I follow it up with my best...
