Color Purple: African Violet
There was not as much outcry as you might expect when Steven Spielberg was announced as the director of The Color Purple in the...
God Parents
I had an epiphany while watching The Nativity Story. An angel spoke in my ear, if you wish, though I prefer to believe I...
Heard that Song
Amber Heard recently complained about her supermodel good looks getting her typecast in eye-candy roles in lowbrow slasher flicks and action thrillers. Maybe, but...
Tank Busting
I rather liked David Ayer’s last film, the 2012 found-footage cop drama End of Watch. The financial success of that movie has allowed him...
Blackening: Behind the Green Door
This Juneteenth weekend comes The Blackening, which happens to be pegged to our newest national holiday. It’s adapted from a 2018 short film by...
Gregory Crewdson: Motionless Pictures
For whatever reason, 2012 has yielded a bumper crop of documentary films about prominent artists: Marina Abramovic, Ai Weiwei, and Gerhard Richter have all...
Super: Frank’s Last Shot
It’s a chestnut, but it does bear repeating: Sometimes getting there first matters most. The comic-book satire Super reaches us about a year after...
