NPR listeners of the “This American Life” program find something extra to appreciate in a movie whose boast as quote “based on a true...

Back in 2021 I left a theater and wrote, “If you walk into the movie Dune cold, you may find yourself lost in a hot desert,” a line that...

My initial reaction watching title nun Cabrini as she sets out to build orphanages for children in New York slums during the 1880s might...

When the 2004 wine-infused movie Sideways got a best picture nomination, I started pumping up my Oscar celebration by pairing drinks with...

On the heels of making short films, writer-director Ruben Sainz adds time more than content to his 116 minute project, Magoada, or “hurt”...

Though filmed in Hamburg, Germany’s nominee for a best international film Oscar hit home, reminding me of circumst ances I faced decades...

Switching gears from his international fame as a go-to bad guy, Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen proves a fine hero in The Promised Land. ...

Maintaining his focus on the lives of Finland’s working class, writer-director Aki Kaurismäki provides a pleasantly low-key, sort-of...

Before reviewing Zone of Interest, my mind goes back to all those writing classes I once took. My teachers hated the word interest and...

A documentary set in a tiny Icelandic town, The Home Game captures the spirit of community and teamwork. Support from Iceland’s film fund...

Though its specifics deal with LGBTQ issues, All of Us Strangers gets universal appeal from the quote “what if” concept. What if we could...

Though documentary seems the natural approach to Isabel Wilkerson’s relevant exploration of societal ills in her book Caste: The Origins...

Frankenstein gets a crazy spin from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, who already showed his penchant for the weird with The...

Given that two of the best and most cinematic musicals deal with topics like gang warfare and Nazis, it follows a pattern to transform a...

Many people spend December singing, celebrating, buying gifts, and admiring pretty lights. In contrast, film critics use the month to...

Actor Michael Fassbender uses his phenomenal body to perfection as The Killer in director David Fincher’s take on a graphic novel. ...

Writer-Director Kristoffer Borgi creates a world for Nicolas Cage to shine in with Dream Scenario. With energy that seems ready to burst...

A movie about more than Christmas, The Holdovers offers a change of pace for those seeking respite from cuddly holiday cheer. Set at an...

For a story that promotes inner depth involving “all the light we cannot see,” the best points from the series based on the Pulitzer...

A fine line between heroics and insanity crawls throughout the movie Nyad when a phenomenal athlete challenges the ocean for a 110 mile...